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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.
WHAT ARE THE LIMITS TO GOD’S POWER
The following is contributed by a B4Ter in the Middle East. In The Circle Maker, M. Batterson asks, “IS THERE A LIMIT TO GOD’S POWER?” Your answer to this question, the question, will determine the size of your prayer... A B4Ter in the Middle East writes: I want to...
SELLING
In his book, Priceless USA, author, William Poundstone explains what happened when a leading retailer placed a $429 bread making machine next to its $279 model: sales of the cheaper model doubled even though practically nobody bought the $429 machine. The lesson is if...
ORDINARY TO GREAT
The following was submitted by a B4T worker in the Muslim world. When I was at the recent OPEN Connect conference, I heard a lot of talk about B4T’ers just being ordinary people without “enough” training in how to do business, and without enough training in how to...
DEFINING MOMENTS
Peter writes, Dear friends, do not be surprised at the fiery ordeal that has come on you to test you, as though something strange were happening to you. A B4T worker wrote me today, Things are still very unclear with our situation. I could lose the company anytime or...
B4T & Prayer
The following is contributed by a worker in the Middle East. I recently spoke to a business owner in South Asia who said they pray every morning at the office, before they begin work. By the way, by “they” I don’t mean a bunch of western workers, but rather, a few...
RESTORING TRUST
This post has been contributed by a tentmaker working in the Middle East. In Dan Ariely’s book, Predictably Irrational, there lies nestled tightly between chapters titled, “The Power of Price” and, “The Context of our Character,” a chapter titled, “The Cycle of...
SHALOM
A group of B4T workers are sending out bi-weekly prayer requests for their Middle Eastern country. They are currently centering their prayers around the names of God. This week’s requests center around the word Shalom (שׁלום) and God is our Peace. Nowadays, I am using...
HEAR, O EVIL
The following is taken from a newsletter written by Ed Richardson, a retired pastor living in Colorado. For those of us struggling with circumstances around the world, may it remind you of reality. Hear, O Evil Evil, we have something to say to you. And as we speak we...
WE MUST IDENTIFY BETTER WITH OUR PEOPLE
The following has been contributed by a B4T worker in the Arab world. In Hebrews 2, the author is laying out the logic of why Jesus needed to come to the earth as a man, live a perfect life among us, die on the cross for our sins, and be raised back to life to defeat...
PLOWING – They ARE Watching
The following was sent to me from a B4T worker. It’s a reminder that if we keep plowing, sowing, watering and fertilizing, the seeds will sprout. Last week, I had an evaluation time with one of our employees (we’ll call him Phil). After I’d asked Phil a couple of...
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