Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Ahrum Yoo: My Child’s Success Isn’t My Crowning Glory
“In a culture that prizes academic achievement, prayers for our kids can sound like shallow negotiations with God.”
Related: Parenting for “Success”: Remembering He who is Sovereign by Connie Leung Nelson
2. Tim Challies: The Idol of Popularity
“If you cannot be content with what you’ve got, you will not be content with what you get.”
Related: They Do All Their Deeds to be Seen by Others: 4 Resolutions for Creative Christians by Aaron Lee
3. Michael Ruamthong: The Forgotten Evangelists: Mobilizing Ordinary Members in Everyday Evangelism
“Evangelism shouldn’t be a rare event or left to the professionals. It’s an essential mark of a healthy church.”
Related: 3 Rhythms For Growing In Personal Evangelism by Tony Thomas
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Ryan Zhang: Who Is My Neighbor? Revisiting the Chinese Exclusion Era
“A book review of ‘Strangers in the Land’ by Michael Luo.”
Related: Learning from Pastors at Japanese American Internment Camps: An Interview with Tom Sugimura by Aaron Lee
2. Yi Ning Chiu: How to be the adult in a roomful of teenagers
“Are there teens in your community? Make sure to treat them right.”
Related: Theology of the Internet, Teen Vogue, K-Pop, and Substack: An Interview with Yi Ning Chiu by Aaron Lee
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book reviews: Providence in the Story of Scripture by Adamson Co. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
“In addition to being a Senior Pastor, Jason is an Ivy League graduate and former owner of an SAT preparatory academy and tutoring service. From these three distinct vantage points, the AA Parenting podcast spends some time with him talking about faith and academics in an Asian American context.”
2. Ardaschir Arguelles: The Urgency of History for the Global Church
“The study of church history can build up the global church by equipping it with tools and historical knowledge to reach their unreached families, tribes, and nations with the gospel. But church history is essential not just as a tool to bring more unbelievers into the church. It is also essential in bringing up believers in the new family of the church.”
3. Tim St. John: Learning to Trust Again: Rebuilding Community After Church Hurt
“Here’s the key: the more someone reflects the God whom we trust, the more trustworthy they become. Trust isn’t merely built on time or familiarity; it’s built on evidence of the Spirit’s work in someone’s life.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for June 20, 2025
The Origin and End of Missions / True Wisdom from Above / Recovering from Spiritual Abuse: A Practical Pathway Toward Healing / Authentic Preaching in the Age of AI / A Theology of Women and Work
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