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.
FEELING FRIED?
Is life wearing you out? Are you feeling fried? According to “Business Insider,” 11 of America’s favorite Top 25 foods are fried. Think about this, how do you like your chicken? Raw? Steamed? Baked? or Fried? Who lingers over a batch of steamed chicken—inhaling the...
THE BEST TIME TO START A B4T BUSINESS?
I was asked recently, "When is the best time to begin a start-up?" The answer? There is no best time. Between 1998 and 2001, business was exploding. These years prior to the dot.com bubble bursting, the startup world was invaded by a wide range of newcomers—most...
LEARNING TO PRIORITIZE
Learning to prioritize is a key to success. One tool that I learned from Charles Shultz, the creator of Charlie Brown is taking these two simple quizzes. Name the five wealthiest people in the world. Name the last five Heisman trophy winners. Name the last five...
ON LEARNING
Becoming a father opened a whole new door on life for me. Becoming a grandfather has opened yet another door. When my son Bob was born I remember spending hours holding him and planning ahead – thinking through what “I” needed to “do,” and what I needed to “do” as a...
FOCUSING
My co-worker, David, shared the following story recently. It is the story of Hiroo Onada. Hiroo’s life is a heroic yet deeply tragic one. He was posted to the Philippines in the last days of WW2 as an Intelligence Officer. Soon after his arrival, the Allies overran...
COUNTING THE COST OF KIDS
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18 years of age and came up with the cost being $160,140 for a middle income family. That does not even include college tuition. $160,140 may sound like a lot but it isn't so bad if you...
PLANNING AHEAD
No doubt you’ve glanced once or twice at an astrologer’s predictions in the newspaper. Even if you felt guilty or silly for doing it, you’d hardly fault yourself for wanting every possible advantage in planning your future. Planning for the future, after all, is a...
GOAL!
A young man was walking along a country road. Along came a Farmer driving a wagon. Without asking permission, the young man jumped on the wagon and said, “I'm going to ride along with you to Louisville.” The Farmer just looked at him and said nothing. They rode for...
A REFLECTION ON CHRISTMAS VALUES
The following Christmas story was written by Linda Ganzel: "Wow! Miss Ganzel, this is awesome! Do people really live in these houses or do they just decorate them for fancy?" Ten-year-old Tony leaned over the back seat to whisper in my ear. His cousin answered for me....
TOO BUSY?
I’ve been thinking about some of my goals for 2015. During the year, I keep a list of things I come across that challenge or interest me to review in December and to pray through regarding the upcoming year. One strong desire that the Lord has been repeatedly bringing...
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