We started our final round of articles from our Young Writer’s Cohort this week. Read To Love and Be Rejected by Carissa Samuel and Fear Not the Humanities by Ashley Kim.
Check out clips from our messages at AALC 2024 on Instagram. The full messages are available for you on YouTube and at www.sola.network/aalc. We launched our new book, A Letter to the Asian American Church, at the conference. Find a sample, links to purchase, and a free discussion guide at sola.network/book.
It was great to see so many of you at our AALC. Let’s keep in touch on Twitter and Instagram. For more, check out my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group and TGIF Playlist on Spotify. This newsletter is one of the many ways you can stay connected with SOLA Network. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
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Enter our giveaway! Thanks to Bethany House Publishers for providing, in partnership with @diveindigdeep, SOLA Network, and FCBC Walnut. 1 winner will receive a physical copy of this beautiful book!
How does the Bible change us for the better? In “Dwell Differently,” Natalie Abbott and Vera Schmitz help you overcome negative thinking with the simple practice of memorizing God’s truth. This book doesn’t just hand you a list of verses to memorize. Instead, it guides you through a joyful process of understanding, internalization, and application. Their purpose is clear — to fix our minds and rewire our thoughts through Bible memorization. Read my full review.
Articles From Around The Web
1. N. Gray Sutanto: Bavinck Warned that Without Christianity, Racism and Nationalism Thrive
“The Dutch theologian argued the biblical worldview is fundamentally incompatible with ethnocentrism.”
2. Timarie Friesen: The Local Church Is a Sandbox
“God does this sanctifying work in believers through the work of the Holy Spirit, and church community creates the sandbox for participating and beholding God.”
3. Scott Hubbard: Love (All) Your Neighbors: A Surprising Test of True Faith
“Anyone can love lovely neighbors. But loving the hostile and the needy is a mark of Christlike grace.”
Will you join us in embracing the call for the Asian American Church? The collective voices in our new 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.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. TGC Podcast: Women, Cultivate Your Leading and Teaching Gifts
Jen Wilkin explores God’s gifts in women to lead, teach the Bible, and create spaces for others to thrive. After her talk, Wilkin joins Melissa Kruger, Rebecca McLaughlin, Courtney Doctor, and Elizabeth Woodson to discuss women’s contributions to the church, the importance of sibling relationships within God’s family, and overcoming opposition in ministry.
2. Rooted Podcast: Walking Alongside Kids Living in Fear Post-Trauma with Monica Kim
In this talk from Rooted 2023, licensed professional counselor Monica Kim addresses the impact of trauma on children. With a particular eye towards events like school shootings, Kim examines trauma through the biblical lens of Creation, Fall, Redemption, giving listeners a theological foundation for understanding this particular kind of suffering. Underscoring the importance (and complexity) of linking trauma and hope, Kim offers substantive practical help to adults walking alongside traumatized kids.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
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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.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Aaron Lee: Hearts and Minds: A Book Review of “The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School”
What would Jesus say to today’s high school students? Edited by Cameron Cole and Charlotte Getz, The Jesus I Wish I Knew in High School shows how to apply the Gospel to the next generation.
2. Ashley Kim: Fear Not the Humanities
“All learning, when honoring to God, aims at delight in God by cultivating a knowledge of and a wonder for his glory as revealed in Scripture and creation.”
3. Carissa Samuel: To Love and Be Rejected
“I’ve realized that every season of life will look different when it comes to relationships. But in every season I know that I will always be loved by Christ. So, I can love others even as He is good to me in the friendships He provides and the ones He does not.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for June 14, 2024
Fatherhood Between Cultures: Lessons Learned and Shared / The Craft of Writing and Publishing Christian Articles / From Neighborhoods to the Nations: How Churches Can Mobilize Missionaries / Seasons in a Pastor’s Life: From Beginning to End / The One Thing That Will Free You from FOMO
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