SOLA Conference 2020 is March 27-28 at Evergreen SGV, and early bird registration has been extended through this Sunday! Our theme is “Reconciled,” and our plenary speakers are Kim Kira, Watson Jones III, and Owen Lee.
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A new episode of our SOLA Network podcast featuring special guest Heidi Tai is now available on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Spotify. To join the conversation, send me your questions or topics to talk about via Twitter or Instagram.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Steve Bang Lee: Marriage, Ministry, and My Biggest Mistakes
Steve Bang Lee focuses on 4 mistakes he made as a married person in ministry. Furthermore, he gives 2 reasons why marriage can and should be your first ministry.
2. Heidi Tai: The power of promise keeping in a ‘maybe’ world: Reflections from 1917
Writing on the Oscar-winning film, Heidi Tai shares about the cross of Christ, the commitment to fight, and the courage to persevere.
3. Chris Martin: No Social-Media Algorithm Rewards Grace
A call for Gospel light online. With 3 practical tips for how to use your social media, Chris Martin provides excellent encouragement for the Internet age.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. SOLA Network Podcast Episode 7: Brisbane with Heidi Tai
We talk about the story behind her article “Bushfires, Coronavirus, and Kobe: Has God Abandoned 2020?” We also discuss her salvation testimony, her podcast, The Greater Story, and her new Patreon plans in 2020.
She also offers excellent writing tips on (1) considering your audience when writing and (2) the importance of prayer when writing. Listen on Apple Podcasts, YouTube, and Spotify.
2. Jimmy Needham: “Rock of Ages”
A Song from our SOLA Conference worship leader off of his album The Hymns Sessions. For more of my favorite hymns, follow this Spotify playlist.
3. Aaron Lee: Book Reviews
This week I reviewed the With All Effort by Anna Walker and the Book of Isaiah by Alabaster Co.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Jessalyn Hutto: The Baby Given to Women who Miscarry
“Yet the truth of the gospel has provided immeasurable comfort to me in the midst of such pain. So when my friend posed that question—that crucial question—my heart leapt at the opportunity to point her wounded soul to the comforting, joy-inducing reality of Jesus Christ. Because his gospel truly is everything to a woman who has miscarried.”
2. Moses Y. Lee: Why Political Moderation Isn’t Good Enough
“But even “moderates” tend to artificially create demarcations within the political or religious spectrum. As a result, people cannot fellowship with anyone on a different part of the political spectrum because friendship implies compromise, compromise implies moral deficiency, and moral deficiency implies illegitimacy.”
3. Kevin Yi: How to Talk to Your Kids About Politics
“But just because something can be difficult doesn’t mean that it’s not worth thinking about. Furthermore, politics is a part of the fabric of our life and it cannot be ignored. So rather than running, let’s setup a framework for discussing it with our kids.”
4. John Cha and Hannah Chao: 1 Vision, 2 Households, 1 Family: An Interview with Pastor John Cha on his Interdependent Church
“What would it look like for an immigrant church and a second-generation church to exist side-by-side as equal partners? Although this might sound like a pipe dream, it’s a reality for Open Door Presbyterian Church in Herndon, Virginia.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for February 14, 2020
In case you missed it: Tracing Truth in This Year’s Oscar Films, International Orphans Need Families – Not Orphanages, and How Is Jesus Different From Any Other Messiah?
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