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.
IF THE FATHER ASKS
Years ago when I was working in China, I went with a friend to visit his family who lived in a rural village. It was harvest time so as we rode the bus we passed farm after farm of workers cutting and bundling the stocks or rice. When we arrived at his village, I...
THE CALF PATH
Sometimes others say it best. One day, through the primeval wood, a calf walked home, as good calves should; But made a trail all bent askew, a crooked trail as all calves do. Since then three hundred years have fled, and I infer; the calf is dead. But still he left...
CHANGE IS IN THE WIND
Solomon says: Wise planning will watch over you. Understanding will keep you safe. (2:11 LB) An old joke says: If you want to make God laugh, tell Him your future plans. At the OPEN Connect in Bangkok last month, one of the primary issues we were dealing with was...
MORE THAN WE DREAMED
The A, B, C's of B4T: …give, and it will be given to you; good measure, pressed down, shaken together, running over, will be put into your lap. For the measure you give will be the measure you get back. - Luke 6:38 When we first started the OPEN Network we never...
BELIEVING GOD MORE
I was reading today about Henrietta Mears. Toward the end of her life, said, If ever I had my life to live over again, I would believe God more. Miss Mears was the Director of Christian Education at the Hollywood Presbyterian Church. She grew Sunday school attendance...
Haiti – We Failed! What Can We Learn?
In my own life time, Haiti may be the best example of the failure of traditional mission strategies. Church after church has poured time and money into Haiti and in 20+ years what has changed? There are churches everywhere, but poverty and corruption continues to...
Reaping What You Sow
… you reap what you sow. Why is it that so few Muslims discovering the kingdom? Greg Livingstone the founder of Frontiers an organization committed to bringing Jesus’ blessing to Muslims puts it this way; Little sowing à Little reaping. And how is realsowing done? ...
B4T/BAM Is Not the End Game
In considering B4T it is important to remember that BAM/B4T is neither a means to an end, or an end in itself. The Gospel is spread through many means, but it is only through relationships that true discipleship occurs. Discipleship is one life impacting another life...
B4T is …. ?
Do you see a man who excels in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before unknown men. Proverbs 22:29 (NKJV)Last week I talked about what B4T is, today I wish to highlight 2 things that B4T is not:· B4T is not about having an identity to...
In The Beginning
As I begin the journey of a blogger, hazardous as it may or may not be, I wish to make this blog a prayer to Jesus, my Master who rules my life and work. Jesus well knows the many times I have disappointed Him, yet may this blog reflect and project my heart's desire...
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