I spoke with author David Kim about his book Made to Belong, and where the lonely can look to find connection in Christ and with the church. Check out our interview and read my book review. Visit us on YouTube for more Author Interviews.
We featured new contributor Eric D. Shin, presenting 10 Lies Christians Believe About Their Faith and Church. And a quote from Esther Chung-Kim and our 2021 SOLA Conference was referenced in this CNN article: A viral scene from Netflix’s ‘Beef’ nails a very specific religious experience.
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Aaron Lee, Editorial Curator
Enter to win this outstanding book! Read my review. Thanks to David Kim for providing this book for our giveaway, in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Faith Chang: Walking with Children and Teens Through Doubts About Christianity
“If God loves the children in our lives and has them in his hands, then we are not the main actors here. Thus, with peace, we can walk them through questions and doubts, patiently engaging their minds and hearts, trusting that as we sow and water the seeds of truth, God is the one who will make things grow.”
2. AJ Willingham, CNN: A viral scene from Netflix’s ‘Beef’ nails a very specific religious experience
A quote from Esther Chung-Kim and our 2021 SOLA Conference is featured: “One attractive feature about Asian American evangelicalism is that the focus is more on deemphasizing racial minority status and emphasizing more the primary identity as Christians, so this also explains some of the sociological benefits of joining ethnic-specific churches.”
3. Sara Billups: The Irresistible Peril of Publishing
“What if writing is never a career for most of us, but a practice that chooses us and encourages many? Those of us with eyes open, published and unknown, moving towards the storm. Telling better stories. We are here, we write because we are writers. God, do we ever believe. Help our unbelief.”
The SOLA College Writing Cohort is our new writing cohort for college-age students to receive mentorship and training as young Christian writers. Editorial Board member Soojin Park will personally be leading this initiative, and she is very excited at the prospect of nurturing the next generation of Asian American thinkers and writers who will help encourage and edify the Church!
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. 9Marks: On Spurgeon the Pastor, with Geoff Chang (Pastors Talk, Ep 235)
“Did Charles Spurgeon care about ecclesiology? In this episode of Pastors Talk, Mark and Jonathan chat with Geoff Chang about Spurgeon the pastor.”
2. OnScript Podcast: Contextualization and the Old Testament with Dr. Jerry Hwang
“This wide-ranging conversation follows this wide-ranging book, covering topics such as the “is God the same as Allah” question to Filipino views of reciprocity to Thai philosophical views informing aniconism.”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: On Getting Out of Bed by Alan Noble. Comics by Fish Coin Press. Illustrated Books by Fish Coin Press. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
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Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Aaron Lee: “Made to Belong”: An Interview with Author David Kim
SOLA Network’s editorial curator Aaron Lee speaks with author David Jang Hyun Kim about his book Made to Belong, and where the lonely can look to find connection in Christ and with the church.
2. Esther Chung-Kim: Gaining a Voice: The Asian American Church in Context with Dr. Esther Chung-Kim
“The treatment and reception of Asians in the broader American society has shaped the theological tendencies of Asian American Christians, ranging from very radical to very conservative theologies and all of these tendencies, even though often at odds with each other, share a common goal to gain a voice in mainstream Christianity.”
3. Aaron Lee: Cultivating Community: A Book Review of “Made to Belong”
“Where can the lonely look to find connection? In Made to Belong, David Kim discusses five practices for cultivating community in a disconnected world.”
4. Eric D. Shin: 10 Lies Christians Believe About Their Faith and Church
“The Church belongs to Jesus. This means, we must build Christ’s church the way he desires. Unfortunately, there are so many lies that Christians believe and practice regarding church and their church life.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for April 14, 2023
Asian American Theologian: Our ‘Culture’ Is Not to Blame / Three Things Jonathan Edwards Teaches Us about Holy Communion / Banksy and Beauty from Ashes
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