Anger. Grief. Sadness. Helplessness. Fear. Asian Americans have felt a multitude of emotions from the violent attacks in Atlanta on March 16. Read our new article on Sharing Grief: A Statement from the SOLA Network on the Atlanta Shootings.
Pastor Steve Chang, founding and senior pastor of Living Hope Community Church and our SOLA Network Council Chairman, was featured alongside a group of Asian American Christian Faith Leaders who made a video for A Call for Solidarity.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Soojin Park: Asian American Sisters, God Lifts Your Heads High
“My experiences in this broken world and my defense mechanisms tell me to live with my head low. But God shows me another way: I can lift my head high, knowing that as an Asian American woman, I reflect his royal image.”
2. Julius Kim: Reflections on the Killings in Atlanta
“But until that day, I want to love those who are hurting, by listening to them and lamenting with them. I want to help my family, especially my daughters, see the beauty of Jesus, knowing that his perfect love casts out fear and worry.”
3. Helen Lee: The “Wonderful, Wonderful” Healing Power of Minari
“As you watch the story of this one particular Korean American family fill the screen, may your heart, mind, and soul grow in empathy and solidarity with your full family in Christ.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. All Nations Community Church: Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery
Strong lead vocals, sweet higher harmonies, propelling percussion, and beautiful keyboard lines. The story of the life of Christ is told with beautiful words and a convincing melody. This is worship for the head and heart.
2. The Greater Story: WandaVision
Mikey & Heidi Tai discuss how the themes of power, love and grief point us to the greater story in the gospel.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Bible Review: ESV Panorama New Testament by Crossway. Book Reviews: The 1662 Book of Common Prayer (International Edition) by InterVarsity Press; The White Chief of Cache Creek by Faith M. Martin and Charles R. McBurney; The End of Me by Liz Wann; Hebrews For You by Michael J. Kruger; Signs of the Messiah by Andreas J. Kostenberger. Our TGIF playlist is available on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Young W. Yi: Is Anyone Else Afraid To Watch “Minari?”
“Perhaps this is such a powerful film that it requires us to mentally, emotionally, and spiritually prepare ourselves to see “first-hand” the difficulties our parent’s generation had to face in trying to provide a better life for my generation.”
2. Heidi Tai: When Life is Not a Blockbuster: Reflections from Minari
“On days when we’re faced with canceled dreams and the brevity of life, we can look to the hope of a better Eden—a restored Garden free from thorns and thistles and the futility of fruitless labor.”
3. Heidi Wong: A Prayer of Lament Over Atlanta
“Comfort us, especially our sisters, With the sight of our Savior, Jesus Christ, dying unjustly on the cross, So that we could receive the gift of salvation, And freely live as your beloved children.”
4. SOLA Network: Sharing Grief: A Statement from the SOLA Network on the Atlanta Shootings
“Pray that churches would tirelessly work for the Gospel, knowing that only the gospel can ultimately heal, forgive, and redeem.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for March 19, 2021
Should Online ‘Church’ Continue After the Pandemic? / Submission Is a Wonderful Weapon / ‘He Looks Like Me!’: Representation and the Possibility of Belonging
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