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“The legacy of COVID-19 will ultimately challenge how the church perceives the hope in the gospel, what is truly essential and what future she is willing to step into.” Read our flashback article: 6 Areas The Church Must Address For a Post-Coronavirus World by Wien Fung.
I have a variety of links for you this week that revolve around the themes of media and entertainment. If you find something worth sharing, reach me on Twitter or Instagram.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Tim Keller: Can Social Media Foster Persuasion (Not Polarization)?
“In our increasingly secular society, God and faith no longer serve as a means of identity.”
2. Kirsten O’Brien: The ‘It’s Just a Movie’ Mistake
“We resonate (or don’t) with films in large part because we see ourselves in them—either who we are now or who we hope to be.”
3. Samuel James: The Illusion of Porn “Literacy”
Porn literacy is an illusion, a whiff of the sexual revolution’s decomposition, and a reminder that our post-Christian schools are nonetheless places of deep spiritual formation.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. FTC Podcast: Sho Baraka on Shepherding Culture-Makers
“On this episode of the FTC Podcast, Jared Wilson talks with artist and author Sho Baraka about his new book and about creativity and culture-making by and in the Church.”
2. Ask Pastor John: How Much Media Is Too Much Media?
In a media-saturated age, obedience to Jesus requires intentional detachment from the patterns of the world — especially its patterns of entertainment.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Mark (Alabaster Guided Meditations) by IVP, Every Leaf, Line, and Letter edited by Timothy Larsen. Like our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Heidi Wong: Asian American Sisters, Diversify Your Spiritual Heroes
“So that would be my greatest encouragement—to look at the local church and not just see your pastors and maybe your community group, but soon, other sisters that you could get to know and have a Christ-centered relationship with.”
2. Sharon Kim: Dream Bigger Dreams
“If we will get a big dream from God, and pull our resources together, and trust God and see him multiply it in a magnificent way to do some great things, to bring healing in places where there’s brokenness.”
3. Harold Kim: Jesus is Not Done with You
“The local church, broken and battered and blemished and imperfect as it may, does more things around the world today than the press can or wants to cover.”
4. James H. Lee: More than Morals: Recognizing a Redemptive Mindset
“Being morally good is good. But it’s not enough.”
5. TGIF: Roundup for July 16, 2021
Yes, Jesus Told Us to Pray in Secret. But He Also Prayed with His Friends. / Husbands, 8 Admonitions to Love Your Wife. / Loneliness Limits Ministry — Why Pastors Need Good Friends
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General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.