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All the swag at ICCC was amazing, but we had a trophy so we had to choose a winner. We love celebrating creativity at #iCCCon and swag is one of the best ways to do this! Join me in congratulating Neil Khambhaita and Josie Carlson the ICCC 2022 Swag Champions with their awesome Hoth Leia Poncho swag! Who knows what will win next year, it could be your creation! #FCBC #iCCCon #swag #swagpack https://www.instagram.com/p/CdLL2YiuFIo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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TGIF: Roundup for November 18, 2022

Do you have a plan for Advent? This holiday season, join SOLA Network on Substack. I’ll send you a free daily devotion to help prepare your heart for Christmas.

What church models are unique to the Asian American Church? In Two Churches, One Campus, Daniel K. Eng interviews “Townhouse” Church Pastors Michael Lee and David D. Lee. For more, find over 30 videos in our new YouTube playlist: The Asian American Church.

This newsletter is one of the many ways you can keep in touch with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more, check out my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group and TGIF Playlist on Spotify. You can reach me on Twitter and Instagram.

Enter to win this excellent book! Read my review. Special thanks to P&R for sponsoring our giveaway, presented in partnership with my newsletters for @diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut.

Articles From Around The Web

Ashley Kim: Homesick College Student, the Lord Sees You

“My relationship with God doesn’t strip away the significance of my relationships but rather strengthens and deepens the love I share with brothers and sisters in Christ.”

Daniel K. Eng: What is a Bible Dictionary and How Do I Use It?

“While the text of the Bible is inspired by God, it was written by particular people in a specific culture who wrote to particular people in a specific culture.”

Daryl R. Ireland: On the Streets of China, the Cross Shone Bright

“Chinese Christian posters boldly proclaimed salvation, freedom, and hope amid a tumultuous political period.”

Do you have a plan for Advent? This holiday season, join SOLA Network on Substack. I’ll send you a free daily devotion to help prepare your heart for Christmas.

Books, Podcasts, Music, And More

FCBC Walnut: Consumerism and Church Commitment

I discuss with my friend Leslie about our motives in content creation, and the relationship between consumerism and church commitment.

DesiringGod: Let the Nations Be Glad! — Thirty Years Later

“There are thousands of peoples, and the Bible talks about them. And missions is reaching all those peoples.”

Aaron Lee: Related Works

Book Reviews: The Glorious Feast of the Gospel by Richard Sibbes, This World is Not My Home by Mark G. Johnston, The Word from the Beginning by Bruce G. Schuchard. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.

Subscribe to our podcast for our interviews, messages, and article reads! Available for free on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube.

Featured This Week On SOLA Network

Lisa Wong: Where Do Kids Belong In Church?

“Children’s ministers and directors must do the hard work of prayerful collaboration with worship service leaders, congregants, parents, and kids in order to disciple the next generation.”

Aaron Lee: A Message of Hope: A Book Review of “Shame” by Esther Liu

“Does shame cast a dark shadow over your life? Then you should check out Shame by Esther Liu. In less than 100 pages, this 31-day devotional explains what it means to be truly known and loved. The book will renew your mind and reshape your heart in regards to countering shame.”

Daniel K. Eng: Two Churches, One Campus: An Interview with “Townhouse” Church Pastors

Michael Lee (All Nations Community Church) and David D. Lee (Ekklesia Atlanta Christian Fellowship) on how their congregations formed and their relationships with their mother churches, pros and cons of being on the same campus as their mother churches, and encouragements for pastors with English-speaking congregations.

Fred Mok: The Hardest Question for Pastors and Church Planters

“I’m a middle-aged man with my dream job and satisfying relationships. And yet like my pimply teenage self, I still care deeply about what people think of me. The line between my job and my worth as a person is very blurry. The question of how church is going can be as innocent as I want to make it.”

TGIF: Roundup for November 11, 2022

Don’t Be a Slave to Academic Achievement / Why Do Chinese People See Christianity as a Cultural Invasion? / Did God Hear Me? Where He Was When My Sister Died / On Delighting in Biblical Theology / Ministry in Silicon Valley

General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.

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Walnut Weblinks // April 1, 2024

Gospel-Centered Preaching

How Can a Christian Perfectionist Find Rest?

Jesus Reigns (FCBC Walnut)

A Simple Request for Good Friday and All of Life

The Plays C. S. Lewis Read Every Year for Holy Week

Wash: A Prayer Poem

Millennials, Gen Z and the Hobbit

A Sacred Silence: How Witholding Words Helped Me Heal

Resurrection Hope with Aaron Lee (Walnut Women Podcast)

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7/1

i realised living with elijah is quite restrictive - i feel guilty if i snack, wanting to keep it quiet; i can't stay up late because i'm afraid he will be angry with me if i do...

even when i want to stay up late to journal, i feel guilty. hence, the lack of proper posts the past few days. that and, school has really taken up a lot of my energy. i'm back to needing coffee everyday, or at least some watery milo from the coffee machine. ugh. i'm definitely getting 3-in-1 instant drinks later and bringing them to school.

today is the first day i get a little respite from my working, and i went to do my booster shot (4th jab!). i regret doing it today and not on a friday night as usual, cause i forgot how tiring and restrictive it was. i can't exercise for two weeks, i couldn't really use my left arm and i started getting those feverish body aches at night after service.

speaking of service, i finally confronted something today. ordinarily i wouldn't be able to, because i would be in public and it just doesn't seem conducive. but since i was home today, i was able to just go into the room. you see, Goodness of God is a favourite for the FCBC worship team. and i even chose it for my wedding, back when... things were better. but now, or rather ever since october, i've stopped thinking that God is good. in fact, i can't see how God is good. i KNOW He is, because it's a truth that has been instilled in me from better times, but right now i've been struggling to see His goodness.

and that makes me feel very guilty, because i feel faithless? i feel like God would be unhappy with me because i've stopped thinking He's good? i try my hardest to push away all thoughts that may cause me to feel pain and hurt, and maybe in that, i've pushed away thoughts of God's goodness towards me. if it's in the darkness where light shines the brightest, maybe it's in pain and suffering we can see the contrast of God's goodness and constant.

but anyway, so i went into the room and cried. sobbed, wept, sat in my hurt and pain. and in the midst of my pain, i asked God to come meet me. me, in my brokenness and my unfaithfulness, i wanted to experience God's presence the way i once did in worship experiences. i resented FCBC's worship because it didn't bring me to God the way ILC's did. He came, but not in the way i expected/wanted. My Lord came in the stillness, in a supernatural peace that even the world, in all its fury and chaos, could not touch. in that moment when my God stepped into my room, i ceased crying immediately. i tried to ask, why? why did i have to leave ILC, when E could just as well come. why is this choice so hard, and when will i stop hurting? an answer didn't come. i wasn't sure about God's reply too. when i felt better, i thought i was okay, i went out. but as the sermon went on, i started getting angry again. every time E seemed upset/annoyed at me, i started thinking again of how unhappy i am in my current life - there are good and bad moments, but at the core of my soul lies unhappiness because of my distance from my family, what i'm familiar with, my friends and community. and i don't know how to deal with it, i don't know when i'll be able to finally accept my new surroundings. i just checked the 5 stages of grief, apparently it doesn't happen systematically. grief is messy and raw, and anyone afflicted with it will feel equally messed up and raw.

i think i'm doing good by getting it all out, though. this is why i'm doing this daily (or at least want to).

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Spruce Street Baptist Church is one of the oldest African American churches in Nashville. It is one of three churches to evolve out of Nashville’s First Colored Baptist Church (1865-1891). In 1835 First Colored Baptist Church began with separate prayer services for the African American members of First Baptist Church. By 1848 it became a church mission when the white congregation of First Baptist Church, Nashville permitted its African American members to hold separate religious services and conduct church business from the white congregation. Nelson G. Merry, a manumitted slave who served as a church sexton at First Baptist Church and who was ordained a minister in November 1853, became the first African American to lead the mission. First Baptist Church however retained jurisdiction over the mission until 1865 when the African American congregation petitioned to become an independent congregation. On August 13 of that year, First Colored Baptist Church was approved to establish its charter and became the first African American church in Nashville and the state of Tennessee. First Baptist Church, recognizing that the Civil War ended slavery, chose to relinquish its control over this African American congregation. Nelson G. Merry continued to lead the new church. By 1873, FCBC, with approximately 3,000 members, built its first edifice at the corner of North Spruce Street and 8th Avenue North. The Church took the name Spruce Street Baptist Church. Rev. Nelson G. Merry, the only pastor to lead FCBC (now Spruce Street Baptist), died. Rev. Tom R. Huffman became pastor in 1885. Two years later in 1887, Rev. Huffman led Spruce Street parishioners who broke away to create Mount Olive Missionary Baptist Church. The remaining Spruce Street members continued to worship under Rev. M.W. Gilbert. Throughout the 20th century, Spruce Street Baptist Church has been instrumental in promoting Baptist leadership and engaging in civic endeavors throughout Nashville. Spruce Street Baptist Church has worked closely with the National Baptist Convention, USA, Inc. #africanhistory365 #africanexcellence https://www.instagram.com/p/Ck53ei9LNAF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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TGIF: Roundup for August 11, 2023

I interviewed Matthew D. Kim about his book, Preaching to a Divided Nation. Check out my other interviews with Professor Kim: Finding the Big Idea When Preaching and Teaching, Preaching to People in Pain, and Finding Our Voice: A Vision for Asian North American Preaching.

Our interview with Ruth Chou Simons recently crossed 1,000 views on YouTube! Watch more of our Popular Videos and subscribe to our channel.

This newsletter is one of the many ways you can keep in touch with us. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram. For more, check out my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group and TGIF Playlist on Spotify. You can reach me on Twitter and Instagram. 

Enter to win this beautiful book! Thanks to Harvest House Publishers for providing this book for our giveaway, in partnership with my newsletters for��@diveindigdeep and FCBC Walnut. How can singing serve your family? In Timeless Hymns for Family Worship, Joni Eareckson Tada and Bobbie Wolgemuth bring Gospel-centered moments into your home. Read my review.

Articles From Around The Web

1. Daniel K. Eng: Sermon on the Mount: 5 Keys That Unlock Understanding

“As we look forward to the full realization of the kingdom, we submit to our king. For disciples of Christ, we look forward to the end, when our house will stand, when we are characterized by the Father’s perfection, and when we will receive our reward.”

2. Joe Carter: 9 Things You Should Know About Falun Gong and ‘The Epoch Times’

Here’s what you should know about the Falun Gong spiritual movement, its oppression by the Chinese government, and how the group spreads its message in the United States.

3. Elliot Clark: Our Missions Approach Is Too Western

“A consumerist mindset can incline many of us as Westerners to focus on products and processes more than on people.”

Asian American Leadership Conference 2024: “Writing the Next Chapter.” April 23-24, 2024, Orange County, CA. Registration opens on August 28! More info can be found on the conference website: aalc.network.

The vision of this conference is to equip Asian-American leaders with gospel centered, contextual resources that will empower men and women for local church ministry. Our conference strategy is to equip leaders, platform voices, and connect with one another for life-giving relationships.

The theme of our conference is “Writing the Next Chapter: Empowering Asian American Voices for Gospel Ministry”. The Asian American church today is at a unique inflection point with leaders in diverse stations across multiple generations. This conference will be an opportunity to learn from these voices for the sake of continued and future Gospel work together.

Books, Podcasts, Music, And More

1. Jerry Hwang: The Faithful Servant of the Lord

Jerry Hwang preached from Isaiah 49:1-7 at FCBC Walnut.

Related: Rich, In-depth, and Insightful: A Review of Crossway’s “ESV Expository Commentary: Isaiah–Ezekiel”

2. Aaron Lee: Related Works

Book Reviews: Union with the Resurrected Christ by G. K. Beale, Tell Me the Dream Again by Tasha Jun, Family Worship Bible Guide by Reformation Heritage Books. Listen to our TGIF playlist on Spotify. Join my Asian American Worship Leaders Facebook group.

Our new Books and Reviews page is your one-stop resource for all of your reading needs. It features Asian American authors and issues, book recommendations, and interviews.

Featured This Week On SOLA Network

1. Aaron Lee: Preaching To A Divided Nation: An Interview With Matthew Kim

Current political rhetoric and its impact on the current state of affairs, the urgent need to seek Christ-like reconciliation even in the face of disagreement, and the importance of fostering understanding and empathy among diverse perspectives.

2. E.L Sherene Joseph: Immigrant Indian Women, Vocation and Faith

God calls us all to unique and meaningful work, whether in the corporate world, parenting, homemaking, volunteering, or community-building.

3. Kevin Liu: Sitting Around Tables for a Sunday Service?

Let me share with you the silly gimmick of Table Church NYC: We sit at tables.

4. Steven Siu: An Apologetic for Ethnic Heritage Churches

God has and continues to use ethnic heritage churches missionally and intergenerationally, and to provide a spiritual home for ethnic minorities and others.

5. TGIF: Roundup for August 4, 2023

Membership at Metropolitan Tabernacle: Church Polity with Charles Spurgeon / Great Is God’s Faithfulness Towards Parents and Children / How Horror Uncovers Our ‘Holy’ Hypocrisy

General disclaimer: Our link roundups are not endorsements of the positions or lives of the authors.

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Resources Our Church History: Pastor Jackson Lau shares his salvation testimony, his call to be a pastor, and the history of FCBC Walnut.

Book Reviews Social Sanity in an Insta World: Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra presents social media’s potentials and pitfalls—along with the biblical principles we need to honor the Lord online. Bavinck: A Critical Biography: James Eglinton shares the story of the beloved Dutch Calvinist theologian Herman Bavinck.

Recommendations SOLA Network: Writing About Her Faith: An Interview with Columbia University freshman Ashley Kim SOLA Network: 10 Important Personal Lessons I Learned From Adopting a Child with Special Needs

Schedule 10/30 Q&A (Angela) 11/6 Perseverance (Aaron) 11/13 Perseverance (Aaron) 11/20 Thanksgiving (Jon) 11/27 Thanksgiving (Jon) 12/4 Special (TBD) 12/11 Special (TBD) 12/18 Christmas (TBD) 12/25 Christmas Party (Kevin) 1/1 New Year (TBD) 1/8 New Year (TBD)

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Resources Our Church History: Pastor Jackson Lau shares his salvation testimony, his call to be a pastor, and the history of FCBC Walnut.

Book Reviews From Heaven: Moody Publishers presents a 28-day Advent devotional from A. W. Tozer. Delighting in the Trinity: Michael Reeves presents an introduction to the Christian faith.

Recommendations Banner: Praying Before Meals like the Men of Gondor TGC: The Reward and Responsibility of Creating Schedule: English (Children’s Worship) 10/30 Matt (Aaron) 11/6 Aaron (Danny) 11/13 Bambang (Matt) 11/20 Ray (Chloe) 11/27 Matt (Ray) 12/4 Aaron (Jen) 12/11 Bambang (Danny) 12/18 Ray 12/25 Matt *Christmas*

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8/24/23 - Day 3

Welp I’ve already missed a day of this challenge : )

Jolleen came over for a few hours today and it was really nice catching up! I can’t believe she only started coming to FCBC 4 years ago. Now she’s thriving at CrossLife and going into her second year of college :’)

Kev came home around 3 and I got to go to the market. Funny how mundane things like going to the market alone bring me so much joy now. I made a Korean radish and beef soup and it was not bad! I wouldn’t use the same beef chuck eye again because it was too tough but I’d probably use a sliced beef brisket next time to make it easier.

I also prepped brown butter chocolate chip cookies and now they’re chilling in the fridge so that I can bake them tomorrow. I’m rarely ever in the mood to bake, so I’m not sure why I suddenly wanted to make these cookies 🤷🏻‍♀️

I’m also watching season 3 of Ugly Betty and I’m trying to cherish every episode because this is the last season 😪

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18.09.2020 Galería Amalia Simoni (Camagüey) Para un artista se cumplen 50 años de vida artística una sola vez, tal vez por eso siempre se celebra de una forma que responda a esa trayectoria, pero a la vez rompa con esquemas. Hoy, la Galería Amalia del FCBC de la central provincia de Camagüey, abrió sus puertas y ventanas, como invitando a todo aquel que se acercara a celebrar los 50 años de…

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