Self is the opaque veil that hides the face of God from us. It can be removed only in spiritual experience, never by mere instruction. We may as well try to instruct leprosy out of our system. There must be a work of God in destruction before we are free. We must invite the cross to do its deadly work within us. We must bring our self-sins to the cross for judgment.  (A. W. Tozer)

by Richard Shin

• First off, we want to make you aware of the free book the Logos is offering: Brothers, We Are Not Professionals by John Piper. There are also some other discounts on the page of which you can take advantage if that’s your cup of tea.
• The Strange Fire conference is currently being held at Grace Community Church, hosted by Grace to You. You can still follow the last day via live stream here. Or if you prefer, you can follow Tim Challies’ conference notes here. Mike Riccardi from the Cripplegate blog is also writing summaries here.
• Do you desire to become a missionary overseas? If so, perhaps you should check your reasons. Laura Parker shares ten reasons you shouldn’t become a missionary.
• Last week, I linked you to an article by Al Mohler on how pornography affects the brain. In the same week, John Piper wrote a similar article on the addictiveness to pornography. And he followed up this week with four observations that give people hope for renewal.
• Jeremy Walker is doing a series on effective personal evangelism. He gives the introduction here. The first requirement of an effective evangelist here. And the second here.
• And not for naught, Southern Seminary released a documentary on Al Mohler here. If you don’t know the history behind the Southern Baptist Convention, the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, and their rampant liberalism of the past, you would do good to watch this video.

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