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Greg M, Patrick Lai, and guest bloggers write about the joys, challenges, and rewards that come with taking the Gospel to the least reached through real business.
TESTINGS
I’ve been going through some times of testing. The following is a lesson my mentor, Jerry, has been encouraging and reminding me of. I have been thinking about what comes out of me in those unguarded moments when things surprise, jar, disrupt, disappointment me....
RIGHT? or RIGHTEOUS?
I spoke this weekend at a church in Wisconsin. I’ve been connected with the church off and on for exactly 40 years. I spoke to them on the topic, “Being Right vs. Being Righteous” because I wanted to study the topic. I began with Psalm 40:10 where David says, "I do...
THE KEYS TO THE KINGDOM
Old Testament King David wanted to move the Ark of the Covenant to Jerusalem. David loved God. He loved to worship. David had a heart just like God’s [1]. Therefore, he desired the Ark to be nearby, accessible for worship. He made this desire known and the nation of...
I CAN PLAY THE BACKGROUND
Yo, I had a dream that I was captain of my soul I was master of my fate, lost control, and then I sank So I don’t want to take the lead, ’cause I’m prone to make mistakes All these folks who follow me, goin’ end up in the wrong place So just let me shadow you, just...
MAKING THE REAL IMAGINARY
Contributed by a B4Ter in the Middle East In the year 1675 the Archbishop of Canterbury was acquainted with an actor named Mr. Butterton. One day the Archbishop said to Butterton, "Tell me, Mr. Butterton, what is the reason you actors on stage can affect your...
ON SUFFERING
Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of many kinds, because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. James 1:2-4...
UNDERSTANDING TRANSPARENCY
In 1 John, we read in several places that our relationship with God is inseparably linked to our relationship with other believers. 1 John 1:7 says, "but if we walk in the light, as He is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus, His...
PERSECUTION REFRESHES US
Charles Swindoll tells this story about suffering and persecution: In the northeastern United States, codfish are a big commercial business. Note the following fact: there is a market for eastern cod all over, especially in the sections farthest removed from the...
KOBE
I’m sure you’ve heard. If you’re American, of course you heard. Kobe Bryant and his daughter died in a helicopter crash this past week. It’s been front page news for three days in a row now. However, there has been almost no mention of the others who died with him. As...
WHAT IF? OR WHAT IS!
This post is contributed by a former worker in Turkey. Master, we are perishing … And Jesus said to them, “Where is your faith?” (Luke 8:24–25) When I read the account of Jesus calming the sea in Luke 8, I was struck by his response to the disciples. They express to...
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