Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
1. E. L. Sherene Joseph: Where Comfort Goes to Die: Christian Community Beyond Homogeneity
“What if, as followers of Christ, we are specifically called to build places of belonging for others who might not belong anywhere else?”
2. Tom Sugimura: Sola Scriptura: A Firm Foundation for Making Disciples
“People rarely revel in foundations and are generally not wowed by soil walls or gravel footings. We don’t show off our concrete slabs to houseguests. Yet if our foundation crumbles, the entire house falls into ruin. Likewise, if we fail to stand firm upon God’s Word, the entire church will face disaster. Foundations are never flashy, but the foundation of sola Scriptura, Latin for ‘by Scripture alone,’ has upheld disciple-makers generation after generation.”
3. Danny Kwon: When a Parent Runs Low On Energy
“Ultimately, we are all finite beings, and parenting children and teenagers is hard. Our weakness sometimes causes us to sin against our families. But the gospel of Jesus is true, and he is our God who does not slumber or fail us. We are finite, but God is infinite. Let’s find hope in him, even in our low-energy times.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
1. Sherry Ning: What Should Remain Hidden?
“Enchantment is shy.”
2. Angela Lu Fulton: ‘Without God’s Permission, I Cannot Go to Prison’
“Missionary David Lin spent his 17 years behind bars translating the Bible and ministering to his cellmates.”
3. Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book reviews: From the Rising of the Sun by Tim Challies and Tim Keesee, Keep Us This Day, Keep Us This Night (Children’s Book) by Natasha Kennedy and Todd R. Hains. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week On SOLA Network
1. Asian American Parenting Podcast: Episode 12: Practical Ways to Disciple Our Teenagers
Danny and Monica discuss practical ways parents can disciple their own teenagers. They begin discussing the idea of difficulties in discipling teenagers, and then go into some tangible ways parents can disciple their teenagers in their everyday lives. Finally, they discuss the idea of how parents and churches/youth ministries can work together to walk alongside each other to disciple teenagers.
2. SOLA Network: Back to School: College Edition
Previously written articles that can get you through this first semester. We encourage you to bookmark this page!
3. SOLA Network: A Word to College Students
As you get to know God, you will realize that he knows you better than anyone. He loves you, and wants for you to have a full life (John 10:10) in him. He wants to celebrate your successes with you, and also wants to be the one you go to in your losses. He wants to be with you. As you step into this new school year, remember that God is with you everywhere you go!
4. TGIF: Roundup for August 15, 2025
How Do We Serve God In Our Own Generation? / Exhale Joy / Parents Sending Their Children to College / Digital Evangelism / Loving the Church When You’ve Been Hurt
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