This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE WEB
Timarie Friesen: The Certainty of Our Significance
“Let’s consider how our Creator has communicated the certainty of our significance within the context of our present location. In your specific town or city, you most likely have places you regard as unique havens: your favorite park, your patio or yard, your preferred chair. These are tangible places and things that define you and bring you joy. When you are there, God sees you. You have fellowship with the Triune God because on the cross, Christ applied his righteousness to you. The Father delights in you and the Spirit accompanies you, wherever you and your digital blue dot go.”
Ryan Currie: Life Is a Canvas: Create Something Beautiful
“Art is designed to be an act of worship. It receives what God has given and forms it into something beautiful for his glory.”
Matt Bennett: Where Does the Gospel Still Need to Go? Finding the Modern Frontiers of Missions
“The frontiers of missions are less clear than we might imagine. Complexities surrounding languages, geopolitical tensions, remote access, and a globalized, urbanizing world present fresh challenges for missions strategies. The church cannot rely only on the concepts and plans that others used before us. Faithful engagement in missions requires ever-fresh thinking as the church seeks to obey the risen Lord’s command to proclaim the gospel of the kingdom to the ends of the earth.”
NEWSLETTERS, BOOKS, MEDIA, AND MORE
John Lee: Unclear Evangelism Leads to Unclear (and False) Conversions
“When we are unclear about the urgency of conversion, the cost of conversion, or the accountability that should accompany conversion, we risk leaving people deceived about their eternal state. Ultimately, our job is simply to proclaim the gospel clearly, trust God to open people’s hearts to the truth, and provide ongoing discipleship to those who respond in repentance and faith.”
Joel Kim: Relying on the Means of Grace
“Christ builds His church through the ordinary means of grace: the Word, sacraments, and prayer. In this message, Rev. Joel Kim explains the role of the ordinary means of grace and their necessity as the instruments Christ uses to save people and to build them up in faith.”
Aaron Lee: Related Works
Substack: Pastor Appreciation: Shepherded Toward Our Savior, I Am With You: Five Ways to Feel Christ’s Calming Presence, Small Group Sharing: More of My Personal Life. 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
SLP EP 30: Crackdown on Churches in China with Jon Holsclaw
“This episode explores the complex history and current state of the church in China, the impact of political shifts, and how American churches can engage with global Christian communities. Featuring insights from Jon, who has lived in China, and discussions on persecution, church growth, and cultural responsibility.”
AALC Interviews Spotlight: Charles C. S. Lee
Find more AALC Interviews and watch our 2026 AALC Breakout Sessions, 2026 AALC Panels and Testimony and all plenary sessions.
Jimmy Han: Sanctification and Discipleship
“The beauty of the gospel gives us the grace to be broken, fail, learn and grow, keeping in mind that the goal and direction of discipleship in the sanctified life is Christlikeness.”
Daniel Yoon: Navigating Youth Sports
“Parents, the goal is not and cannot be to raise great athletes. It is to raise faithful disciples of Christ and youth sports just happens to be the forum where we get to do it.”
TGIF: Roundup for October 9, 2026
Linger Awhile and Delight in God / Eight Enemies of Pastoral Friendship / Nausea and Time / Reading as Wisdom for the Christian Life / How North Korea Became the Most Religious Place on Earth (with Jonathan Cheng)
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