Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Anne Chen: Discernment for A Digital Age: Practical Steps towards Online Media Literacy for Teens
Encouraging our teens to practice media literacy online equips them to navigate their digital world for God’s glory and their good.
2. Erin Jones: Sunday Morning on Bald Mountain: The Surprising Encouragement in a Scary Story
“Just when evil seemed to be at its zenith, a church bell became its death nell. To adapt a famous Martin Luther hymn lyric, ‘one little bell shall fell him.’”
3. Tim Challies: From Practice to Perfection
“We may not each play an instrument, but we each bring an assortment of gifts, talents, and ways we love to serve the Lord. We come from varied backgrounds and have lived through different experiences of life. We represent different generations, social classes, countries of origin, and races. Yet God has made the many one—one people, one nation, one body.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Cameron Cole: Dear Christian, If Heaven Is Real, Then Your Life Isn’t Meaningless
“When we have a heavenly mindset and we realize that we’ll go before the judgment seat of Christ and that there will be a reward, it means that every single day matters. Everything we do unto the Lord is significant. That is an inspiring and life-giving mindset that brings incredible meaning to ordinary life.”
The 9Marks website has a fresh new design! Jonathan Leeman and Thomas Terry discuss the new look and new features in this video.
3. 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. Harold Kim: AALC Transcript: Power in Weakness
At AALC 2024, Harold Kim reflects on Paul’s words from 2 Corinthians 12 and leads us through three points: the pendulum, the thorn, the paradox.
2. Aaron Lee: Mamie Takes a Stand: An Interview with Marie Chan
“I just didn’t see a whole lot of Asian Americans represented in especially the area of biographies. Like, if you go to the section of the library or something, you won’t see a lot of us represented. And yet, there’s these stories out there, these gems, and actually some of these hidden figures have some faith components too.”
3. Eric Lau: Video Games and the Teenage Mind (and Heart)
Video games are part of our world and aren’t going anywhere. But their tremendous attraction can help us better see the heart of a game-addicted teenager and bring the gospel of Jesus to bear in that incredibly important place.
4. TGIF: Roundup for October 25, 2024
Honoring Our Elders / A Key Discipline: Observe Without Judgment / When Are Good Grades Good Enough? / A Boy, A Heron, and A Grief Befriended / Just Jump In
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