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TGIF: Roundup for September 17, 2021

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We have two new resources focusing on Afghanistan. First is Yeng Moua’s article: Is God Good? A Reflection on Afghanistan from a Hmong Brother. And we have Hannah Chao’s new interview: My Time in Afghanistan: An Interview with Pastor Scott Oh.

I plan to get together with Hannah Chao soon to record a podcast about our new website. For more resources, read our monthly newsletter and join for free. If you find something worth sharing in our roundups, reach me on Twitter or Instagram.


Articles From Around The Web

1. Kathryn Butler: The Rest Beyond Our Reach: Finding Refreshment in a Burnout Culture

“Jesus invites those who are weary, burdened, and heavy laden to savor the rest he offers.”

2. Jane Story: How to Make Lifelong Friends in College

“It is because we are already loved and secure that we can offer friendship to others. Extend the love of Christ to those around you. Lifelong friends will appear.”

3. Paul Tripp: The Limitations of Leadership

An honest discourse between Chinese house church pastors and American pastor and author Paul Tripp. In this conversation, the house church pastors ask Paul’s opinion on what it means for pastors to be a part of the church body in a hierarchical society that often separates them due to their position, and question him about the meaning of accepting their own limits in ministry and in life.


Books, Podcasts, Music, And More

1. Crossway: The Fight against Porn Is a Fight for Justice (Ray Ortlund)

“Pastor Ray Ortlund explains how the truth that we are royalty created in God’s image for a great and noble purpose has the power to free us from the dehumanizing lies of the porn industry.”

2. 9Marks: On Rediscover Church (with Collin Hansen)

Some Christians think that local churches are merely dispensers of religious information & religious experiences. Is that true?

3. Aaron Lee: Related Works

Book Reviews: The Puritan Path: Photographs of Puritan Sites, by Joel R. Beeke and Stephen McCaskell (Media Gratiae), and When Prayer is a Struggle, by Kevin P. Halloran (P&R). Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.


Featured This Week On SOLA Network

1. Hannah Chao: My Time in Afghanistan: An Interview with Pastor Scott Oh

“As these Christians are being persecuted and persevere in faith, I know that God will continue to advance his kingdom.”

2. Yeng Moua: Is God Good? A Reflection on Afghanistan from a Hmong Brother

“We will see how God redeems evil for good. In the meantime, let’s be busy doing what God has called us to do.”

3. TGIF: Roundup for September 10, 2021

What Can God Do With Broken Hearts? / Why I’m Going Back to Church After Heading to College / The Love of God…More Than A Second-Hand Emotion

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