Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Hannah Nation: What One Chinese Pastor Can Teach You About Suffering Faithfully
Wang quietly embodied so much of what I hear Christians in America today trying to figure out.
2. Yi Ning Chiu: Like & Subscribe for Eternal Life
Salvation through the internet.
3. Geoff Chang, Isaac Pang: Thanksgiving: Always and for All Things
The fire of thanksgiving should warm us through the coldest and darkest winters. And thanksgiving will be our joy for all eternity.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. The Heart of Pastoring Podcast: Episode 9: Reading
Why should reading be a priority for every pastor? How do you incorporate the need to learn and grow this way during seasons of intense busyness and lack of margin? In this episode, Jared Wilson and Ronnie Martin resume their exploration of the pastoral wisdom practices by talking about their own reading histories and habits, and how every pastor ought to invest in his ongoing development and discipline by committing to read.
2. Let All Peoples Praise the Lord: Missions Conversation with John Piper
Thirty years after the publication of ‘Let the Nations Be Glad!’ John Piper answers questions on Christian Hedonism and the Great Commission.
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book reviews: Conceived by the Holy Spirit by Rhyne R. Putman, Motyer By the Day: A Psalms and Isaiah Devotional Collection by Alec Motyer. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Aaron Lee: Open Your Eyes: A Book Review of Wonders from Your Law
Where are the connection points as your read through God’s Word? In Wonders from Your Law, Kevin S. Chen explains nexus passages and the promise of an exegetical intertextual Old Testament theology.
2. Monica Kim: De-stigmatizing Clinical and Professional Counseling for Teenagers
Addressing teens’ mental health is both a pressing and complex issue, one that requires faith, courage, and humility through the grace of God in Christ Jesus from both parents and the church. Recognizing the barriers—such as shame, wariness of worldly influences, a tendency to “wait and see,” and concerns about costs—can help parents and churches to press even more into the mercy and compassion of God that can be available through professional counseling.
3. SOLA Network: Giving Tuesday
Ultimately, your generosity will go a long way to help us achieve our vision of reaching the emerging generation and those who lead them, with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
4. Faith Chang: Advent: Wonderful Counselor
It is only through the eyes of humble faith that we will see the wonderful counsel of God in the birth of Christ. So may it be in submission to a wisdom far beyond our own that we prepare our hearts this season.
5. TGIF: Roundup for November 29, 2024
Pilgrim at Plaster Creek / Praying the Psalms / Illustrating the Incarnation / A Wondrous Mystery / The Penguin’s Perilous Path
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