Recommended Resources: October 19, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “Missions: How the Local Church Goes Global,” by Andy Johnson Recommendation by Pastor Gavin Kajikawa   As our church family focuses on evangelism for the month of October, I’d like to recommend “Missions: How the Local Church Goes Global,” by Andy Johnson. What I appreciate about the book is the […]

Recommended Resources: October 12, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor How the Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in a Divided Age by Jonathan Leeman Recommendation by Pastor Kim Kira For this week’s book recommendation, I wanted to commend to you, “How The Nations Rage: Rethinking Faith and Politics in A Divided Age” by Jonathan Leeman. It is a book […]

Recommended Resources: October 5, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor Compassion (&) Conviction by Justin Giboney, Michael Wear, and Chris Butler Recommendation by Pastor Eufemio Magsombol, Jr. I really appreciate Pastor Kim’s sermons on how we can live out our faith during this time of political divisiveness. I must admit this is an area of weakness for me, as I […]

Recommended Resources: September 28, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor Before You Open Your Bible by Matt Smethurst Recommendation by Pastor Francis Chow How would you describe the relationship between your life and the Bible? Even though we are constantly exhorted and reminded about the critical role of Scripture in our Christian lives, I’m guessing that, like me, it’s still […]

Recommended Resources: September 21, 2020

Articles Denying Yourself Is Loving Yourself We might be tempted to believe that denying ourselves is the opposite of loving ourselves. Yet the Bible often flips our assumptions on their head and shows us a surprising but better way. How Shall I Love My Neighbor? By Keeping the Law! To return to a similar point […]

Recommended Resources: September 14, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: Relationships, Roles, and Relevance by Bruce Ware Book Recommendation by Pastor David Lee My mind enters a haze when I think about how many pages I read during my years in seminary. Tens of thousands, most likely, with hundreds of hours burrowing in the bowels […]

Recommended Resources: September 7, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor Charity and Its Fruits by Jonathan Edwards Recommendation by Pastor Eric Cai I have been reading Jonathan Edwards’ Charity and Its Fruits as sermon preparation for our high school series in 1 Corinthians 13 (I recommend the edition published by Crossway, because it does help its readers out with some […]

Recommended Resources: August 31, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor Making All Things New by David Powlison Recommendation by Pastor Mat Pau While most books address the topic of sexual desire from one perspective, Powlison thoughtfully and concisely recognizes that sexual desires in a broken world are much more complicated than that. Which is why this book is so helpful, […]

Recommended Resources: August 24, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “Caring For the Souls of Children” Recommendation by Pastor Tim St. John How do we shepherd our children and teens in this season? This complex question requires a variety of thoughtful answers and often generates an overwhelming amount of opinions. In this season our children and teens struggle with anxiety, […]

Recommended Resources: August 17, 2020

Book Recommendation from a Pastor “When Sinners Say ‘I Do’” by Dave Havey Recommendation by Pastor Wayne Hu One of the books that I regularly recommend to married couples is the book, “When Sinners Say ‘I Do’” by Dave Harvey. This book was given to me by one of my groomsmen as a gift on […]