Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Tim Challies: The Greatest Beauty I’ve Ever Seen
“My heart would fail and my soul would shrivel without the church and without the glimpse of profound beauty I can savor each and every time we gather.”
2. Greg Morse: Do Not Love the World
“Dear reader, do not spend your life filling the hallway with stuff. Soon, and very soon, we will all pass through the doorway to God.”
3. Erin Wheeler: Don’t Make Church About You
“Our church’s gatherings are ultimately about God. We worship according to his desires, not ours. When we gather we should be governed by God’s word, not our preferences.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Joe Carter: Biblical Theology Is for Nerds
“The reward isn’t just knowledge of an invented world but insight into the story that underlies all of reality.”
2. Russell Moore: How a Book Club Taught Me to Live and Die
“The point was not the reading—it was the friendship.”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book Reviews: Book by Book: A Fieldguide to the Bible and In Every Generation: A Fieldguide to Church History by Amy Gannett. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. SOLA Network: SOLA’s Top 5 Trending Articles in 2024
Last week we re-capped our top 10 articles published last year. Today, we present to you the top five trending SOLA articles from 2024. While these pieces were not published last year, their content has found staying power with our readership.
2. SOLA Network: Introducing SOLA Network’s Board of Trustees
These individuals have been active members of SOLA’s journey throughout the years, participating in conferences, contributing to the recently released book, and being regular contributors to our blog.
3. Hannah Chao: Remembering Dr. King’s Words from a Birmingham Jail
As much as the United States celebrates and reveres Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., many people have never heard or read the entirety of his speeches or writings. This is a tragedy because that means they do not fully appreciate his work as a Civil Rights activist and thinker who used Scripture and Biblical values to fight for justice.
4. TGIF: Roundup for January 17, 2025
Helping Kids Value Perseverance / When Contextualization Becomes Compromise / The Lost Coin / The Best Ever from Ekstasis / Midlife Counseling Issues
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