Registration for our 2026 Asian American Leadership Conference will go live this weekend! Check back at aalc.network on May 31st to register and for other conference information.The theme of is Reimagining Family: Transforming Family Dynamics Through the Gospel. Save the date: April 28-29, 2026! Daniel Jung shared AALC – One Year Later…One Year Ahead.
This week I wrote about the spiritual side of our screen time in A Book Review of “Scrolling Ourselves to Death”. And in case you missed it, SOLA Network was Celebrating AAPI Month! We are grateful for this community and opportunity to minister to the local church through the efforts of our many contributors.
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Aaron Lee, Editorial Curator
Enter our giveaway! Thanks to P&R Publishing for providing, in partnership with @diveindigdeep, SOLA Network, and FCBC Walnut. 1 winner will receive these excellent books! Links open to my reviews:
- War of Words: Paul David Tripp tackles the heart of our communication struggles by grounding them in a biblical framework. This second edition of War of Words, originally published in 2000, features updated Scripture quotations (now from the ESV), revised discussion questions at the end of each chapter, and various editorial refinements throughout.
- Every Believer Confident: Mark J. Farnham presents a clear and accessible introduction to apologetics for everyday Christians. This book equips readers to engage others thoughtfully and respectfully in conversations about faith.
- The Death of the Deadly Sins, edited by Daniel M. Doriani, is a thoughtful and spiritually enriching guide to battling vice and pursuing virtue. With an excellent lineup of contributors—including Philip Graham Ryken, Christine Gordon, and others—this book offers rich theological insight and practical encouragement.
ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE WEB
1. Isabel Ong: I Have a Baby Face. It Shouldn’t Discount My Leadership.
“Ageism persists in majority-Asian churches. But Scripture exhorts us to transform how we speak and act toward young pastors and leaders.”
Related: Pushed Into Leadership by Joshua Lim
2. Tim Challies: What Does Trouble Do?
“What has trouble done? It has made your faith stronger. It has made your spirit humbler. It has made your character purer. It has given you treasures you could never have had without it and equipped you for service you could otherwise not fulfill.”
Related: Learning and Writing about God and the Church: An Interview with Tim Challies by Aaron Lee
3. Monica Geyen: Tell the Truth About Children
“Children are who God says they are.”
Related: No, I’m Not a Pro: How to Parent our Children’s Souls by Faith Chang
Our Books and Reviews page is your one-stop resource for all of your reading needs. It features Asian American authors and issues, recommendations, and interviews.
BOOKS, PODCASTS, MUSIC, MOVIES, AND MORE
1. Trevin Wax: Could Scrolling Become the New Smoking?
“I wonder if we’ll see peer pressure exerted against the overengineering of social media platforms, a new fondness for unplugging from everything online, a move away from the soul sickness that descends on us when our whole lives revolve around this magic device in our hands.”
Related: Creators, Consumers, and Christ: 10 Social Media Resolutions by Aaron Lee
2. Scott Daniel: What Does God Think of Your Church’s Worship?
“Our Triune God has registered for Bible-reading, Bible-preaching, prayer, congregational singing, and the celebration of baptism and the Lord’s Supper . . . so bring him what he asked for!”
Related: Idolatry & Injustice: What Makes Worship Inauthentic? By Abe Cho
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Article: 3 Ways Fasting Focused My Faith. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
On Kindle Now! A Letter to the Asian American Church. The collective voices in our book argue that there is underappreciated beauty, diversity, joy, benefit, and place for the Asian American church. Asian American leaders need to joyfully embrace the call to serve the Asian American church, not only for the emerging generation but for the broader church. Find a sample, links to purchase, and a free discussion guide at sola.network/book.
FEATURED THIS WEEK ON SOLA NETWORK
1. Aaron Lee: The Spiritual Side of Our Screen Time: A Book Review of “Scrolling Ourselves to Death”
“Scrolling Ourselves to Death is an eye-opening book to the digital age we live in and the spiritual side of our screen time. This book offers both help and hope. If you pay attention to its warnings and apply its wisdom, it can be life-changing.”
2. Daniel Jung: AALC – One Year Later…One Year Ahead
“We recognized we all have our own culturally-nuanced family wounds for which the salve of the gospel had yet to be applied. The general consensus was simple: This is going to be so good.”
3. Jamie Yoo: When to Seek Professional Counseling
“None of us have all the resources we need on our own to adequately face everything life throws at us. God has made us for community and to invite wise conversation partners into our lives. Finding a professional counselor is only a more formalized and structured way of pursuing that.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for May 23, 2025
What Does a Discerning Person Do? / Midwestern Seminary Leaders Visit International Ministry Partners, Celebrate Great Commission Faithfulness in Korea / ‘Why This Waste?’ Our Reason for Missionary Risk / Her Children Arise and Call Her #Blessed / Local Preacher, You Need the Global Church
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors. Header image by Ivo Sousa Martins on Unsplash.
Aaron Lee is our Editorial Curator. Aaron also serves as the Social Media Officer of First Chinese Baptist Church of Walnut in California’s San Gabriel Valley, home to the largest concentration of Asian American communities in the United States. Visit him online at DiveInDigDeep.com.