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Articles From Around The Web
1. Jaylenn Wong: Losing Friends
“New graces come with new friendships, and friendships of the past can shrink into the background so that God can shape and mold through new ones.”
2. Erik Thoennes: Holy Play: A Christian Theology of Sport and Competition
“When play is grounded in the hope of the gospel, it can become one of life’s greatest and most encouraging pleasures.”
3. Steve DeWitt: Overcome Sexual Temptation with Beauty
“Holy desire for God’s pleasure helps extinguish the unholy desire of sexual temptation.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Justin Taylor: Abortion Is Immoral: An Animated Roadmap of the Argument
“The choice to have an abortion is objectively immoral. Why? Because abortion kills a human being. This human embryo is a whole (albeit immature) living member of the species homo sapiens. It is the same kind of entity as you or I, only at an earlier stage of development.”
2. Morgan Lee: ‘My Heart Is Broken’: An Afghan Pastor Grapples with the US Withdrawal
“David Paiman is an Afghan pastor and evangelist. Paiman joined global media manager Morgan Lee and news editor Daniel Silliman to discuss how he converted from Islam to Christianity, the withdrawal’s consequences for the church in Afghanistan, and how we can best support the country and people during this time.”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book reviews: Ephesians (Alabaster), The Promise by Jason Helopoulos (Crossway), Knowing and Enjoying God by Tim Challies (Harvest House), In The Lord I Take Refuge by Dane Ortlund (Crossway via Westminster Books). Like our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Tom Sugimura: Afghanistan, Vietnam, and the Sovereignty of God
“My prayer is for the Afghan church to remain faithful, to find comfort in the presence of God, and to continue reaching many souls for Christ (2 Cor 1:3-5).”
2. Heidi Wong: Hold Fast, Haiti
“Jesus tells us to hold fast to what we have—to him, our salvation— so that no one, not even the heartwrenching devastation of an earthquake, can seize this crown he has bestowed upon us as his royal sons and daughters.”
3. TGIF: Roundup for August 20, 2021
Afghan Pastors Ask for Prayer / How to Pray for Haiti After Another Deadly Earthquake / Unmarried Sex Is Worse Than You Think
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