Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
Articles From Around The Web
Tom Sugimura: Three to Get Ready
“Jesus continues teaching disciples though he faces an impending death (Luke 21:37-38). Out of love, he tells three parables to prepare them for his return.”
Stephen Witmer: Preach Like a Poet
“Pastors who preach like poets labor to avoid speaking of beautiful truth in boring language.”
Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra: The Last Reformed Blogger
“Tim can only type for three to four hours a day, which is a severe mercy, Aileen said. It opens up time for reading, having coffee with church members, and spending time with his family—Aileen, daughters Abby and Michaela, and, for 20 years, his son Nick.”
Books, Podcasts, Music, And More
Yi Ning Chiu: Relinquishing my dream job
“Writers, this is a reminder to enjoy your life.”
Matt Reynolds: On Judging Books
“Let’s say, for the sake of argument, that expending ink on bad books really is a waste of time. The question remains: Can we reliably identify which books are “good” and which books are “bad”? Can we separate literary wheat from literary chaff in a neat and tidy fashion?”
Aaron Lee: Related Works
Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group. Find me on Substack.
Featured This Week on SOLA Network
Asian American Parenting Podcast Episode 26: The Spiritual Formation of Parents
Danny Kwon sits down with Professor and Pastor James Lee, who also serves as Director of Operations at the SOLA Network, to discuss the topic of the spiritual formation of Asian American parents, and its critical role in both our lives generally and its impact on parenting our teenagers.
“How wonderful it was for the people who recognized the preciousness and holy identity of the one who taught them.”
Aaron Lee: The Jews, the Judge, and the Robber: A Series of Passion Week Devotions
“Jesus is the King, but his kingdom is not of this world. He judges the world by his truth, and those who believe belong to him and his kingdom.”
TGIF: Roundup for March 27, 2026
He Meets Our Mistreatment with Reward / Orthodox Yet Modern: Herman Bavinck as Cultural Apologist / When Passion Outpaces Prudence / On The Ministry of Small Things and Fighting Pastoral Cynicism / What Kids Think About God Matters
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