B4T Blog

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.

GIVING @ CHRISTMAS!

GIVING @ CHRISTMAS!

The following is taken off a radio show a friend listened to. I share this in its entirety. NICK EICHER, HOST: Today is Friday, December 7th. Good morning! This is The World and Everything in It from member-supported WORLD Radio. I’m Nick Eicher. MARY REICHARD,...

GIVING THANKS

GIVING THANKS

My friend landed at an East Coast airport on his first trip to America. Waiting for his connection, he wandered the terminal. He soon noticed a strange object. It had a powerful effect on people. It was set into the wall and was made of shining steel. People...

WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OUR KIDS?

WHAT ARE WE TEACHING OUR KIDS?

This post is contributed by a B4T worker in the Middle East. This morning I was reading Proverbs 11, as part of my every summer study of the book. As always, different verses stick out to me each time I go through this precious gem of a book. Riches do not profit in...

THE SURVEY SAYS … (Part 3)

THE SURVEY SAYS … (Part 3)

This is part 3 in a 4-part series. A bear, however hard he tries, grows tubby without exercise - Winnie the Pooh We are continuing the series based upon my research of fifteen years ago. Factors in the background, education, training, motivation, life, ministry and...

THE SURVEY SAYS … (Part 2)

THE SURVEY SAYS … (Part 2)

This is part 2 of a 4-part series. Here is Edward Bear, coming downstairs now, bump, bump, bump, on the back of his head, behind Christopher Robin. It is, as far as he knows, the only way of coming downstairs, but sometimes he feels there really is another way, if...

I DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE HAPPY

I DON’T CARE IF YOU ARE HAPPY

The following is taken from a paper a friend gave me. It is written by Bart Compolo, and is worth giving it a second thought. Happiness and the Beatitudes Note that I don't care if you are happy. Why? We live in a radically un-Christian society, with a value system...