Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
Randi Singleton: Women’s Ministry: Healing the Ways Women Hurt Each Other
“As women, we can come together in our differences and participate in community if our inward life reflects Christ—not just in actions, but in identity. The gospel shapes who we are. Are we boasting in gifts and talents that foster comparison, or in who Christ is in us, allowing Him to shape our true identity?”
Jonathan Dodson: When Ministry Seems Joyless
“Jesus forgave sin I could not, changed hearts I could not, and comforted sufferers in a way I could not. He did it because, unlike me, his perspective on the church is complete, and his love unlimited. Jesus’s omniscience enables him to know when to intervene and when to stand back, when to convict and when to comfort — and he never wearies of us in our need.”
Benjamin Vrbicek: Preach the Sermons That Algorithms Don’t Reward
“In our cultural moment, so many once-faithful churches and denominations have gone the way of the peddler, untethering from orthodoxy and moving beyond the fruit of the Spirit to get more people in the building. ‘If we change what God says about sex,’ some say, ‘we’d have a whole new demographic to reach,’ while others might say, ‘If we preach angry hot takes and political rants, we’d have a whole new demographic to reach.’”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
Trevin Wax: ‘Hoppers’ and the World We’ve Stopped Seeing
“In a world of busyness and constant entertainment, Pixar is doing something subversive: reminding us what it looks like to sit still, open your eyes, and truly see again.”
Tim Challies: Three Marks of a Good Christian Book
“In the corner of Christian publishing I’m most familiar with, we tend to place a high premium on truth and love, but a relatively low premium on beauty. My continued hope for Christian publishing is that, over time, we will increase our focus on beauty without diminishing our focus on truth and love.”
Aaron Lee: Related Works
Book review: In All Things Thee to See: A Devotional Guide to Selected Poems of George Herbert by Stephen Witmer. Find me on Substack. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.
Featured This Week on SOLA Network
SLP EP 16: Stewarding Your Story as an Asian American Leader with Paul Kim
“In this insightful interview, Pastor Paul Kim shares his journey in leadership, the importance of loving and leading well, managing the challenges of ministry, and embracing his Asian American identity within the broader church context.”
Steve S. Chang: When the English Pastor Leaves: A Letter to the Transitional Leaders
“Your role is not to solve every problem. It is to steady the church, provide clarity, and trust the Lord’s provision.”
Renee Zou: What Comes to Mind When You Think of Heaven?
“Fellow Christian, we are destined for the new heavens and the new earth. God is longing to bring us home. Are we longing for the same?”
“Local church, surely you can send more of your best, the qualified among you. Surely more of you can gladly send your children. Surely more of you can go than have yet gone.”
TGIF: Roundup for March 6, 2026
Eliminating Envy in Ministry / Seeds of Eternity: The Weight of Kids Ministry / The Greatest Problem with Our Shame / The Power of Hoping in God’s Meticulous Providence / My Year in Books — Jessie Wong
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