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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.
LESSONS FROM THE FIELD
Here’s another report from a B4T worker, this time about the power of prayer. This past week I was challenged again in my understanding of just how much God cares. As you know, it has been quite a rough season for me and the business God put me in charge of. We have...
FIXING OUR EYES ON JESUS
So we fix our eyes not on what is seen, but on what is unseen, since what is seen is temporary, but what is unseen is eternal. 1 Corinthians 4:18 We lived in Pasadena in 1982. At the time the smog was at historically high levels. Sometimes you could barely see across...
STUCK? IT’S LIKELY YOUR OWN FAULT
A B4Ter in the Arab world wrote to RPH, one of our coaches and copied me. Here is his email. RPH, this is outstanding. I haven't really considered the potential of having a great overseas system of coaching for B4T teams like mine before. I just assumed that...
TO RECEIVE, FIRST YOU MUST ASK
My friend Bill, who many of you know, has a habit of “putting God on the clock.” Whenever he cannot find something he prays, “Jesus help me find _____” and looks at a clock to see how long it takes for God to answer his prayer. Here is a story he told me: I was...
RESPONSES to HARD WORK? or HARDLY WORKING?
Writing blogs is an interesting assignment. Some weeks I struggle for ideas and other weeks they just roll out. Last week’s blog, “Hard Work, or Hardly Working?” was one I struggled with and did not feel too excited about, yet, I’ve had more positive comments about...
HARD WORK? OR HARDLY WORKING?
I was speaking at Le Tourneau University last week to a group of professors. They asked me what B4T businesses thought of graduates from their school. I replied, “Generally speaking, many of our workers are not pursuing graduates from Christian schools because in our...
FISHING
The following is contributed by my mentor Jerry. It’s a great reminder, that wherever we are and whatever we are doing, we can be fishing for men. The locker room is one of the places I fish for men. This morning was one of those brilliant moments when I heard a...
AN EXAMPLE OF PLOWING
The following is from a B4Ter in Asia, working in a hard place. His letter encouraged me and with his permission, I share it with you. The last month has included some rough realities for me, my team and for the business. There was one week that the plumber had to...
WISE WORDS from a FIELD COACH
The following is contributed by a B4T coach who retired from business in the USA and is now living in the Middle East to coach B4T businesses. Being a B4T coach and moving overseas to do that has been a terrific experience. I have had time to think and reflect on the...
INCREASE YOUR WORK FORCE
One of the couples we mentor in the Middle East just told me this, and I’ll pass it on as a solid application for us all for this week. Last week I heard a teaching on angels and how we should make use of their help. The speaker said, “God is ready to release angels...
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