Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
1. Tom Sugimura: Two Truths and a Lie for Those Abandoned by Loved Ones
“Whenever we feel abandoned, we find rest in our Father’s loving arms and recount his truths to counsel both ourselves and others through the pain.”
Related: Help for When Anxiety Keeps You Up at Night by Tom Sugimura
2. Heidi Tai: Saved from Divorce by Amazing Grace (Part 2)
On discouragement, marriage counselling, conflict resolution, patient love, & retirement.
Related: The Dragon And The Rooster by Heidi Tai
3. Jessica B.: Listen Well to Love Well
“Just as we love because he first loved us, so too we listen because we’ve been listened to.”
Related: Are You a Good Listener? 16 Questions to Consider by Tim St. John
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Kevin King: Worship Leader, Tell the Whole Story
“Contemporary culture’s aversion to authority can sometimes lead churches to make light of God’s glory and holiness.”
Related: 6 Special Challenges for Asian American Worship Teams by Aaron Lee
2. Inkwell: Some Advice for Rising Christian Writers
Christopher Kuo interviews Pulitzer Prize-nominated journalist Elizabeth Bruenig
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: When You Don’t Have the Words: Praying the Psalms by Reed S. Dunn, Four Mountains: Encountering God in the Bible from Eden to Zion by Michael Niebauer. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
“With Pastor DL’s extensive experience in ministry as well as speaking to various churches and ministries all over the country, we discuss the importance of parents being discipled before they live out their calling to disciple their own teenagers and children.”
2. Aaron Lee: Taste and See that the Lord is Good: A Book Review of “Dim Sum and Faith”
“Reading this as an Asian American brought a sense of familiarity and camaraderie, but also challenged me to open more of myself to God and others. For those outside of Asian culture, it is an invitation to hear the life-shaping stories from a sister in Christ.”
3. Carissa Samuel: To Love and Be Rejected
“Until I was secure in God’s love for me, I was unable to stop waiting to be liked and to start loving those around me instead.”
4. TGIF: Roundup for July 18, 2025
7 Lessons from a Former Youth Pastor / How to Adapt Our Children’s Ministries to Reach Every Kind of Learner / Before You Go to the Nations / Godly Leadership / The Apostle Paul’s Principles for Digital Discipleship
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