SOLA Network is grateful to offer a free one-day event for church leaders thinking about the possibility of a long-term home for their church. Wednesday, August 2, at Living Hope Community Church in Brea, California, 9:45am – 12:30pm. Learn more and reserve a spot!
Save the date! “Writing the Next Chapter,” the 2024 Asian American Leadership Conference, will take place on April 23-24 in Orange County, California. More info coming soon.
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Aaron Lee, Editorial Curator
Enter to win this beautiful book! Thanks to Harvest House Publishers for providing this book for our giveaway, in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut.
Who is God, and is he good? In Understanding & Trusting Our Great God, Tim Challies will help you know and love God more. Read my review of this beautiful book.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Zachary Lee: Presence and Absence in Past Lives
“The indie drama reminds us that loss, while difficult, can lead to new life.”
2. Justin N. Poythress: Why Reformed Churches Need Contextualization
“The goal of contextual translation work is to present the message and life of the gospel in a comprehensible and attractive way.”
3. Maureen Swinger and Susannah Black Roberts: Hudson Taylor
“When I am a man, I mean to be a missionary and go to China.”
Our new Books and Reviews page is your one-stop resource for all of your reading needs. It features Asian American authors and issues, book recommendations, and interviews.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Ecstatic: Is It Possible to Fall in Love with God through Fiction?
Sara Kyoungah White spoke with Jessica Hooten Wilson about the truth, goodness, and beauty found in great books, why literature has a unique and eternal role to play in the life of the Christian, and what we can do with troubling bits of classic literature.
2. Westminster Kids Digest Podcast: Technology in our Families and Churches: How to Model and Cultivate Discernment
Remley Gorsuch and Faith Chang talk about discipling children and teens who don’t know life before wifi, why we need to be intentional about our use of devices, and resources for thinking critically and Christianly about technology.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Review: Understanding & Trusting Our Great God by Tim Challies. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
For Father’s Day, check out our Dads & Fatherhood collection! Featured authors include Cory Ishida, Daniel K. Eng, Tom Sugimura, Larry Lin, David J. Park, and P. J. Tibayan.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. SOLA Network: Bible Reading Tool #3: Devotionals And Other Helpful Books
If you need a little bit more help reading through the Bible, you might look into devotionals. Here are some we recommend.
2. Aaron Lee: Learning and Writing about God and the Church: An Interview with Tim Challies
How Tim heard about SOLA Network, behind the scenes of his article, and how platforms and parachurch ministries can achieve longevity and faithfulness.
3. Tim Challies: If God Would Outsource His Sovereignty
In the life of the Christian, there are not two classes of providence, one good and one bad. No, though some may be easy and some hard, all are good because all in some way flow from his good, Fatherly hand, and all in some way can be consecrated to his service.
4. TGIF: Roundup for July 7, 2023
The Beauty of the Ordinary in Relational Discipleship to Gen Z Students / ‘Past Lives’: Mature Wisdom in an Indie Romance / My Most Influential Teacher: A Tribute to Daniel Fuller (1925–2023) / On the Strategic Value of Missions Work in Global Cities / Pursuing Biblical Community in a Digital Age
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.