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TGIF: Roundup for April 8, 2022

With Palm Sunday approaching, read Patreeya Thorn’s Holy Week Devotions. Thank you for following and supporting our work at SOLA Network!

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Articles From Around The Web

1.  Dorcas Cheng-Tozun: The Gods of ‘Techtopia’ Giveth, and They Taketh Away

“Silicon Valley showers its workers with ‘spiritual’ perks, but only at the cost of absolute devotion.”

2. Karisa You: The Nations Are Here

“I didn’t expect anything extraordinary when I joined Bridges International’s Friday dinners at UCLA—I just knew that I wanted to love people and see the love of God change lives, and this seemed like a feasible place to see that happen.”

3. Heidi Tai: A Prayer for a World in Crisis

“Father, although there are days when we feel helpless, we know that we are never without hope, for you have promised a day when the bad news will come to an end.”

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Books, Podcasts, Music, And More

1. Rooted Podcast: Fear Factor: When Our Asian American Children Face Racism with Owen Lee, Tracy Yi and Kevin Yi

In this episode of the Rooted Parent podcast, pastors Owen Lee and Kevin Yi, and pastor’s wife Tracy Yi, all of whom are parents, share their fears for their children and the grief they experience when the country they love can be unfeeling, ignorant, and even hostile to their families.

2. FCBC Walnut: Worship with Aaron and Jenn

Our church had a soft-opening for our new sanctuary, and I went LIVE on Instagram to recap and review our worship set with my friend and fellow worship leader Jenn Low.

3. Aaron Lee: Related Works

Book Reviews: Who Am I and Why Do I Matter? by Chris Morphew, The Prisoners, the Earthquake, and the Midnight Song Storybook by Bob Hartman, Learning to Breathe by Matt Morton. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.

With Palm Sunday approaching, read Patreeya Thorn’s Holy Week Devotions. Thank you for following and supporting our work at SOLA Network!


1. David J. Schuman: Anna Delvey, the King We Want, and the King We Need

“When we choose to seek acceptance or prosperity outside of God, it always leads to disappointment. We think it will bring us happiness, but instead, we become slaves to our desires.”

2. Patreeya Thorn: Walking Home Together: Committing to Justice and Mercy

“A commitment to justice and mercy is a commitment to walking someone home. It means we have to stay the course, to offer both accountability and the hope of belonging when it is much easier to choose just one.”

3. TGIF: Roundup for April 1, 2022

What Tim Keller Learned from Chinese Christians / Body Image and a Better Understanding of Beauty / Is It the Thought That Counts? Why Good Marriages Keep Learning

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