Glo is a new podcast from The Gospel Coalition, hosted by four women from diverse backgrounds who are united around a common desire to magnify Christ. SOLA Network’s Editorial Board member Soojin Park is one of the hosts. Over 10 episodes, you’ll hear conversations about God’s work around the world, in different cultural contexts.
Soojin is also taking the lead to mentor and train in our SOLA College Writing Cohort. Applications are due May 31. And in case you missed it, check out our Moms & Motherhood collection. Featured authors include Faith Chang, Amy Loh, Alice Kim, Heidi Tai, Grace Lung, and Kristen & Karisa You.
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Aaron Lee, Editorial Curator
Enter to win this outstanding book! Are the Psalms simple poems, or do they carry theological significance? Reading the Psalms Theologically presents integrative approaches to the Psalter in an academic yet rich biblical-theological study. Read my review. Thanks to Lexham Press for providing this book for our giveaway, in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Tasha Jun: Moses Was Bicultural Like Me
“God chose a Hebrew raised as an Egyptian to lead his people out of slavery.”
2. Peter Lee: Joy of Being a Son of God
Before we are pastors, we are sons. And that thought is worth its weight in gold. It gives us a foundation to stand upon when we face the inevitable ups and downs of ministry.
3. Connie Nelson: The Best is Yet to Come: How Knowing Jesus as Our Resurrected Lord Impacts Our Parenting
“We parent by God’s grace as faithful stewards of the children he has entrusted to us. Our children are a blessing, a gift to us from our Good Father, and they belong more to him than they do to us.”
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. IVP: A Conversation on Asian American Identity & Faith
The authors of Learning Our Names (Sabrina S. Chan, Linson Daniel, E. David de Leon, and La Thao) share insights into the creation and purpose of the book, what they hope readers take from it, and more.
Related: God’s Goodness to Asian Americans: A Book Review of “Learning Our Names” by Aaron Lee
2. Rooted: Gospel-Centered Ministry to Asian American Teenagers
On this recording of a live call, Rooted friends Clark Fobes, Danny Kwon, and Connie Nelson talked about how they have implemented ministry in various Asian American contexts.
Related: Serving in Asian American Youth Ministry: An Interview with Pastor Danny Kwon by Daniel K. Eng
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Treasures of John Owen Box Set by Banner of Truth, Words from the Cross by Ian Hamilton, Refreshment for the Soul by Richard Sibbes. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
For Mother’s Day, check out our Moms & Motherhood collection! Featured authors include Faith Chang, Amy Loh, Alice Kim, Heidi Tai, Grace Lung, and Kristen & Karisa You.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Aaron Lee: Delight in the Law of the Lord: A Book Review of “Reading the Psalms Theologically”
“This book is an incredible work of academic excellence, and will change the way you read the Psalms and see them as a whole.”
2. Steve S. Chang: Two Journeys to Pastoring a Multiethnic Church: Interview with Jay Y. Kim and Mitchel Lee
What is it like to pastor a multiethnic church? What are some of the challenges, and how can you prepare?
3. Moses Y. Lee: The Idolatry of Ministry Longevity and the Abuse that Follows
“The result of social uniformity is an inner ring of power and favoritism that looks more like a middle school cafeteria than the Kingdom of God. But pastors of all people should model what friendships with people of different ideologies, personality quirks, and “sinners” should look like.”
4. SOLA Network: My Church Band Raised a Hallelujah on Netflix’s ‘Beef’ (Excerpt)
Zachary Lee of Christianity Today interviewed Jason Min, and we wanted to publish an excerpt for you to read. In this section, they discuss the impact of that scene on Korean American viewers and the discussion around whether or not praise music is “emotional manipulation.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for May 12, 2023
The Gift of Loneliness: 3 Ways God Uses Our Desert Seasons / What is Neo-Calvinism? / ‘Memorizing’ the Scars of South Korea’s Gwangju Massacre / Mended to Make: An Interview with Makoto Fujimura by Chris Carter / On Missions Work in Central Asia, with Tyler Markson and George Jamieson (Mission Talk, Ep. 13)
6. SOLA Network: TGIF Subscription
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.