Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
Tom Sugimura: The Resurrection Challenge
“Jesus is missing from the tomb because he’s seated on the throne of heaven. And if he’s no longer in the tomb, then his rightful place is in our lives and in the lives of those around us.”
David Schuman: Mercy of God in the Miscarriage of Justice
Jesus endured injustice so he might free us from the justice we deserve.
Kevin McKay: Nine Habits of a Pastor Who Raises Up Pastors
The goal of ministry isn’t simply to preach the Word faithfully without a scandal. When we give an account to the Lord for our ministry, we should want one of its fruits to be more faithful pastors who the Lord used us to help raise up.
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
Preaching Takes Practice: A Conversation with John Piper and Kevin DeYoung
Personal sermon-writing process, evaluating and growing in preaching, and preaching better than Chat GPT.
Isabel Ong: Ins Choi, the Accidental Preacherman
The creator of “Kim’s Convenience” wrestled with the call to pastoral ministry. But his faith and art have led him there nevertheless.
Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book reviews: Gospel Realities: Lessons from Galatians by Stephen Yuille. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
Danny Kwon and Monica Kim: Episode 4: Parenting Through Conflicts With Your Teenager and Children
In this episode of Asian American Parenting, Danny and Monica discuss conflicts with teenagers and parents, whether major or even more minor conflicts. They reflect on aspects of how our Asian American identity and culture has influenced our view of conflict as parents with our own teenagers. They expound on the challenges both with teenagers and why conflict arises with our teenagers and a parents’ heart, and offer exhortation of gospel hope and encouragement that parents “be the parent” and embrace Ephesians 6 in their parenting.
Yet this Savior is tender at heart: a King who desires to be with his subjects, a Shepherd who longs to be with his sheep, a God who delights to be with his people. His with-ness is at the essence of redemption.
Patreeya Thorn: Holy Week Devotion #2: You Feel Me
Maybe our sorrow can remind us of the One who wept over the death of Lazarus, at the pain that his friends experience, even though he knew the resurrection was coming.
TGIF: Roundup for April 11, 2025
Perfectionistic Parents, Their Teenagers, and the One Thing That Is Needed / I Thank God for the Gift of Cancer! / To the Senior Opening Their College Decisions / Overcoming Discouragement: The Role of Scripture, Community & Endurance / War of Stories: How Your Entertainment Shapes You
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