One year ago, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus a global pandemic. Here are 5 articles that have stuck with us at SOLA Network: An Open Letter to College Students Affected by COVID-19 by Heidi Wong, Why Asian American Leaders See COVID and Church Lockdowns Differently by Steve Chang, Loving Others Even in Social Isolation by Faith Chang, Biblical Principles to Guide Us During this Pandemic by Daniel K. Eng, and Grace Upon Grace: 7 Silver Linings for the Church During COVID-19 by Aaron Lee.
In case you missed it, check out our most recent interviews on Youth, Politics, and Social Media with Russell Moore, The Theology of Ethnic-Specific Churches with Moses Y. Lee, Dr. Andrew Ong, and Dr. Gray Sutanto, and Balancing Our Wisdom Diet in the Internet Age with Brett McCracken.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Faith Chang: Don’t Be Alarmed If It Feels Like Death
“But my more recent struggles aren’t so much a matter of being over capacity as much as the reality that sometimes, I just want to do what I want to do, even as I do what I ought. Which is why some of Jesus’ hard words in the gospels have been actually coming to me as comfort this week.”
2. Cole Shiflet: 3 Ways Campus Ministries Can Submit to the Local Church
“If you lead a campus ministry that acts autonomously from the local church, consider how you might begin by casting vision for why the local church is God’s plan for reaching the world.”
3. Heidi Tai: It’s a Girl: Reflections on International Women’s Day
“The pains of pregnancy has given me a new appreciation of mothers and the female body, but most of all, it has left me in awe of God’s creation power.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. The Pursuit with Richard Lee: Dave Swaim – Highrock Church
“Dave is the Senior Pastor of Highrock Church in Arlington, Massachusetts and leads the Highrock network of churches, which is 10 churches all around the Boston area. He was born and raised in Boston and he now lives and pastors in Boston, but those two bookends of his life look and feel very different from each other. Dave’s heart to live for God led him away from Boston, away from law school and away from the conventional family.”
2. DesiringGod: John Piper’s Big Book on the Providence of God
“John Piper’s new book ‘Providence’ is now available. This is an interview with John about the book, led by Dr. Joe Rigney of Bethlehem College & Seminary.” You can read and download the 700-page book for free at DesiringGod.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Disability and the Church by Lamar Hardwick; Jeremiah by Alabaster; A Great Cloud of Witnesses by Trillia Newbell. Our TGIF playlist is available on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Hannah Chao: What if Church Doesn’t Go Back to Normal?
“The Gospel message we have been charged to share has not changed and it will continue to spread and change lives.”
2. Aaron Lee: Equipped for Excellency: A Book Review of “In Reverence and Awe”
“While what we see online may be treated as the world’s standard for praise music, it’s definitely not what God requires. The Lord looks at the heart.”
3. Young W. Yi: Celebrating Five Years of Being Cancer-Free While In a Pandemic
“With the backdrop of faulty homes for our hope, I am reminded of the One in whom our hope is secure.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for March 5, 2021
4 Reasons Not to Move in with Your Partner / Connecting the Gospel with Life / Satan’s Devices: Standing Fast in the Digital Age
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