The SOLA Conference is here! After being canceled in 2020 because of COVID-19, the conference has returned as a free digital event. This year’s conference theme is “Witness,” and we hope to equip the local church to be a compelling witness despite our divisive and divided society and culture. All videos and transcripts are available on our website.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Sam D. Kim: How the Rise of Anti-Asian Hate, Covid and Cancel Culture All Meet at the Foot of the Cross
“Covid is a microcosm revealing our worst impulses and how we are governed by them.”
2. Jennifer Greenberg: 6 Sins That Enable Abuse
“As the church, we must hold each other accountable, so that sins don’t take root in our hearts like seeds and grow into evils that destroy.”
3. Brett McCracken: In a World of Narratives, Be Radically Committed to Reality
“Christians of all people should be contending for transcendent truth rather than clawing for partisan power or in-group status.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Barna: Caring for the Orphan: Are U.S. Christians Doing it Right?
“Once made aware of the importance of family for all children, Christians will play a vital role in shifting away from a reliance on orphanages and instead mobilize to see children supported in safe, loving families by helping transform the lives of children and their households across the globe.”
2. DesiringGod: Why Christians Care About Reading Well
“Reading is essential in the Christian life. But not just any reading will do. We must be good readers because God wrote a book.”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Discovering God through the Arts by Terry Glaspey, The Book of Ruth by Alabaster. Like our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. James H. Lee: Smelling Your Lunch on a Monday: Witnessing Well in the Workplace
“God considers our work as worship.”
2. Aaron Lee: Paul and Silas in Prison! 3 Ways to Worship and Witness in a Worst-Case Scenario
“We can worship and witness in any situation because God is sovereign over every circumstance.”
3. Scott Sauls: A Reflection on the Past Year
“Where the culture is lost—in the classic culture wars—that tends to be where the Church of Jesus Christ thrives the most.”
4. Scott Sauls: Rising Above Cancel Culture with the Fruit of Gentleness
“The gentleness of Christ, the priestliness of Christ, and the prophetic fire of Christ do not cancel one another out—they complete one another.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for May 21, 2021
Doubt, Deconstruction, and Patient Faith / ‘Instavangelists’ Are Making Disciples. Are You? / Magnifying God in Music: A Lesson from the Life of Spurgeon
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