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.

REPRODUCTION

REPRODUCTION

The following is from a B4T worker, working in a Muslim country in Asia. “And what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2 The last few weeks have been full of travel to four nearby...

TRY SOMETHING NEW

TRY SOMETHING NEW

Vicksburg, Mississippi, is a city built on the cliffs of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is the most important river in the United States. Cities in both the South and North use it to transport goods overseas. During the American Civil War, taking control...

TOO BUSY FOR JESUS?

TOO BUSY FOR JESUS?

This week I met with 3 Christian workers. When I asked each of them about their devotions that day, all 3 remarked that they were too busy. Too busy for Jesus?!? Yes, our jobs, our family, our outreach, etc… do take a lot of time. But all of our life, and so all that...

REST

REST

Once a business owner went out with a few of his salesmen to test the interest in a new product they had developed. Their product was much better, but very different than the old one. They wished to see how homeowners would accept it, so they went out into a local...

FIRST THINGS FIRST

FIRST THINGS FIRST

This blog is contributed by a B4T worker, working in the Arab world. Pitching…determines what I eat, when I go to bed, what I do when I’m awake. It determines how I spend my life when I’m not pitching. If it means I have to come to Florida and can’t get tanned because...

EYE TEST

EYE TEST

In a small town in Indonesia, there was a man who lived alone and could not see. He was blind and yet, he carried a lighted lamp with him whenever he went out at night. One night, while coming home from a dinner with friends, he came across a group of young travelers....

JESUS & SCUM

JESUS & SCUM

Photo credit: Wooden Earth Ltd.But when some of the Jewish religious leaders saw him eating with these men of ill repute, they said to his disciples, “How can he stand it, to eat with such scum?” Mark 2:16 LB I have been studying Mark 2 this week. I find the Living...

A GOOD TEACHER

A GOOD TEACHER

Two neighbors were living side by side. One of them was a retired school teacher, and the other was a young computer programmer. The computer programmer loved technology and loved to study and acquire the latest gadgets. One Spring day, both men decided to plant a...

LEADING BY CHARACTER

LEADING BY CHARACTER

The story of the “Rich Young Ruler” is the story of a young, rich ruler who is seeking, truly seeking, the Kingdom of God. He has obeyed all of the laws, followed every rule. “Jesus looked at him and loved him. "One thing you lack," he said. "Go, sell everything you...