Thank God it’s Friday
This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE WEB
John Lee: Single Pastor, Embrace Your Limits
“John Lee encourages single pastors to embrace their limits by being intentional about guarding their times of rest and by cultivating relationships in the church that can provide them with counsel and advice.”
Kara Martin: You Are Never Without Work (A Biblical Reflection on Unemployment)
“The Bible and the church community have a lot of hope to offer to those who are unemployed, and in taking a biblical perspective on unemployment, we might also correct our own idolatrous relationship with work.”
Tanner Kay Swanson: Be a Happy Mom for Other Moms
“Joy in sacrifice is supernatural. It cannot survive apart from God’s wisdom, God’s grace, God’s power.”
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Brad Littlejohn: One Tool to Rule Them All
“If we meddle carelessly with tools more powerful than us, in short, we will find ourselves reduced to mere tools, slaves of our own creations or of those powerful enough to use them against us.”
Tim St. John: Compassion and Care for Those Who Have Been Hurt by the Church
“The local church is meant to function as a healing and helping community that cares for God’s people. But what if, instead of grace and care, someone has experienced harm and hurt? When the church becomes a place of abuse and silence, the pain leaves people spiritually disoriented and alone. These individuals may wonder if they will ever feel safe around God’s people again. Instead of running to God and his people, they run as far away as possible.”
Aaron Lee: Related Works
Substack: Don’t be Mastered by Money, The Internet’s Influence. Book review: Evil Empire? Government Officials as Proponents of the Gospel in Luke-Acts and Beyond by Christopher S. Chen. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group. Keep in touch on X and Instagram.
FEATURED THIS WEEK ON SOLA NETWORK
Aaron Lee: The Church Behind Barbed Wire: An Interview with Illustrator Amy K. Lam
In our new Author Interview, Amy K. Lam shares her journey illustrating The Church Behind Barbed Wire, a children’s book about Japanese incarceration during WWII, highlighting the importance of faith, history, and storytelling.
AALC Interviews Spotlight: Cameron Cole
Find more AALC Interviews and watch our 2026 AALC Breakout Sessions, 2026 AALC Panels and Testimony and all plenary sessions.
Micah Hsu: Lessons from the Lyre
I have often thought that when we praise God, we are the closest we shall ever be to that chief end of man, to glorify Him and to enjoy Him forever.
Grace Hsu: Every Nation, Every Tongue: The Invitation of Multicultural Worship
May every melody we sing, every effort we make to cross a cultural divide, always point back to him.
TGIF: Roundup for July 24, 2026
The Little White Church Is Empty / Setting Realistic Expectations for Your Wife’s Ministry in the Church / ‘I Don’t Understand What I Read:’ Bad Reasons We Neglect the Bible / Consider Building Your Family the Way God Builds His / Our Hearts Are Active
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