This is excerpted from my TGIF column at SOLA Network.
ARTICLES FROM AROUND THE WEB
Nathan Mayo: If the Church Did Its Job, Would the Parachurch Exist?
“The parachurch exists because God’s commands naturally generate institutions beyond family, church, and state.”
Osbert B. Wei: Make the Most of Your Singleness: Living Faithfully as a Single Christian
“Make the most of your singleness by serving God with the same wholehearted devotion you would have if you knew you would remain single for the rest of your life.”
Kirsten Leo: Ministering to Gen Z as a Gen Z-er
“As I think back on my youth experiences and now watch my students experience similar things, I plead with you: invest in the next generation. They need adults to live out the gospel in real time, and to speak the truth in the middle of hardship.”
NEWSLETTERS, BOOKS, MEDIA, AND MORE
Tim Keesee: The Day of Pioneer Missions Is Not Over
“There are still vast territories and high-rise megacities where the gospel message has yet to reach.”
Crossway: ‘The Enduring Word’ Documentary
“A documentary celebrating God’s providence throughout the history of English Bible translation—from William Tyndale’s 1526 New Testament to the English Standard Version Bible.”
Aaron Lee: Related Works
Reviews: Beholding Christ Bible: Seeing Jesus in All of Scripture with Nancy Guthrie, A Basic Guide to Biblical Theology by Alan J. Thompson. Substack: Sunday School Teaching Tactics, Sustaining Grace: Christ’s Calming Presence In Real 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
Aaron Lee: God With You: An Interview with Connie Leung Nelson
“Connie Leung Nelson shares her journey into writing, her passion for youth and Asian American identity, and her insights on faith, culture, and ministry. She speaks on how her personal experiences shape her impactful contributions to Christian literature and community.”
Aaron Lee: The Power of His Presence: A Book Review of God With You
“God with You helps teens find God’s peace in today’s anxious world. Edited by Cameron Cole, Chelsea Kingston Erickson, and Anna Meade Harris, this 52-week devotional is a wonderful resource for youth.”
AALC Interviews Spotlight: DJ Crawford
Find more AALC Interviews and watch our 2026 AALC Breakout Sessions, 2026 AALC Panels and Testimony and all plenary sessions.
Daniel Han: What Family Worship Taught Our Chinese Church About Discipleship
As we encourage parents to take responsibility for discipling their children, we also need to guide them, so we do not leave them holding a conviction that they feel unequipped to live out.
Shawn Le: Faith Beyond the Finish Line
“Chances are, most people would not be opposed to coming in and playing a casual game of ping pong or pickleball. Even if our friends aren’t necessarily coming to Sunday worship, we get to follow and care for their lives. As our head Pastor Tony Nguyen always says, ‘There are no lost causes.’ Through sports, I believe we can close that gap.”
TGIF: Roundup for October 23, 2026
The Certainty of Our Significance / Life Is a Canvas: Create Something Beautiful / Where Does the Gospel Still Need to Go? Finding the Modern Frontiers of Missions / Unclear Evangelism Leads to Unclear (and False) Conversions / Relying on the Means of Grace
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