God Speaks Your Language: Reaching International Students with the Gospel is the first in a new 4-part series by Karisa You, a volunteer at Bridges International—a branch of Cru committed to serving and engaging international students.
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Articles From Around The Web
1. Yi Ning Chiu: Like & Subscribe for a Chance at Eternal Life
“Being stored indefinitely in a human-made platform used to appear to me as a form of immortality, but it is mere entrapment in comparison to being known by the God who generated the world.”
Related: The Folly of “Looking for Community” by Eugene Park
2. Michelle Reyes: Fighting Evil with Evil in the Multiverse of Madness
“Multiverse of Madness teaches us that the method by which we fight evil in this world matters a great deal.”
Related: The Generational Healing of “Turning Red”: An AAPI Christian Perspective by Moses Y. Lee
3. Zhang San: Letters from Lockdown: A Shanghai Pastor on Pandemics and Persecutions
“We should remember that the reformers used books to strengthen the church, not as a substitute for church.”
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Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. John Piper: How Will I Find My Ministry Calling?
When God grants us a ministry, does his leading come to us through internal impulses, external affirmation, or some combination of the two?
2. Nitoy Gonzales: Author Interview: Jay Kim
“Remember that we are embodied human beings, dust and dirt imbued with the life-giving, animating breath of God. And as such, we most fully live and come alive in embodied ways, as we live effortful and intentionally into the world, for God’s glory and our own good.”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book reviews: ESV Psalms, Photography Edition by Crossway, Endure: Building Faith for the Long Run by Daniel Ritchie. 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. Joshua B. Lim: Summer Goodbyes: Encouragements for College Grads and Ministry Leaders
“In the midst of the tears and aches and loss, may we press on, trusting that by God’s grace, we will again see these dear brothers and sisters, and we will celebrate in much greater joy all that the Lord has done.”
2. Lia Sumichan: Crowned With Glory and Honor: A Lesson From Baking
“As believers, we are all too familiar with the concept of God’s grace being a gift, an unmerited favor we really cannot earn no matter how hard we try. But we must also remember that His grace empowers and transforms us.”
3. Karisa You: God Speaks Your Language: Reaching International Students with the Gospel
“God has brought the nations to our backyard for a limited time, and He yearns to deliver His good news and love to them through us. They are itching to learn about Jesus.”
4. Tiffany Kwan: How Jesus Understands Asian American Suffering
“But I know this — Jesus is not unfamiliar with injustice. He is not unfamiliar with being hated for working hard and doing what he was called to do.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for June 3, 2022
What ‘Pro-Life’ Means in Communist China / Four Ways to Love Your Lay Elders / 4 Guidelines for Dating Without Regrets
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