Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Tim Challies: The Sins of the Elderly and the Sins of Youth
“I know that the sins of the elderly can be the sins of youth, that the factors that commonly disqualify men at the beginning of a life can disqualify them near the end.”
Related: Learning and Writing About God and the Church: An Interview with Tim Challies
2. Sophia Lee: Called to Kenya’s Chinatowns
“Even other Christians thought it was strange when two Kenyans wanted to evangelize their Chinese neighbors.”
Related: Popsicle Philosophy: Remembering What We Have In Common
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Seminary Now: Preaching to a Divided Nation
Matthew Kim and Paul Hoffman’s course is outstanding. It is timely, relevant, and immediately applicable. This course equips preachers and pastors to navigate our contentious political climate with confidence and courage, guiding their congregations toward Christ. Read my recommendation, watch the course trailer, and preview the first few sessions of this new course for free.
Related: Preaching to a Divided Nation: An Interview with Matthew Kim
2. Geoff Chang: Spurgeon’s Sermons: Being Mentored by the Prince of Preachers
“Many preachers have published their sermons. But no one has had anything close to Spurgeon’s staying power; his weekly sermons were sold for 63 years. In the end, it took a World War to put an end to publishing his sermons.”
Related: A Powerful Vision for Ministry: A Book Review of “Spurgeon the Pastor”
3. Brett McCracken: Contemporary Christian Is One of Music’s Fastest-Growing Genres. Why?
“Like Christianity generally, there’s no geographic ‘center’ for Christian music. It’s global, and increasingly so.”
Related: Balancing Our Wisdom Diet in the Internet Age: An Interview with Brett McCracken
4. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Faith Chang: Dear Ministry Wife, You Are Seen
“There is real comfort in knowing we aren’t strange for struggling, that we are not alone. Sometimes all we need is a person who loves and understands us to say, “I see you!” Still, the greatest comfort I have found in ministry has been knowing I am not only seen by people, but by God himself.”
2. Gower Lee: Parents, Let’s Make God’s Grace Visible
“Just as teens get entangled in patterns of unhealthy striving, I forget that God doesn’t leave me to sort everything out and solve every difficulty. Instead, He graciously reorients me to the truth of His Word.”
3. TGIF: Roundup for September 27, 2024
“Who Shall Keep the Keepers?”: Churches and Pastoral Accountability / Serious Joy in Preaching / Heaven Has One Celebrity: A Dream at the Gates of Paradise / Highlights from the Seoul Statement at Lausanne 2024 / What Makes Asian American Youth Ministry Challenging?
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