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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.
JEREMIAH 32: THE LORD REDEEMS BUSINESS
This is post 7 of 9 in a series about the book of Jeremiah.Do you have a contrarian in your life? You know, that person who never seems to reflect the mood in the moment. When it’s raining, they are giddy. When you’re tired, they want to sprint. When you’re ready to...
JEREMIAH 29: THE LORD EXILES
This is post 6 of 9 in a series about the book of Jeremiah.Exiles In Jeremiah 29:1, the Bible says that Nebuchadnezzar took God’s people into exile. Just 3 verses later, God takes credit for sending His people into exile (29:4). Just in case it wasn’t clear enough,...
JEREMIAH 18: THE LORD DESIGNS
This is post 5 of 9 in a series about the book of Jeremiah.As is very common in Jeremiah, the word of the LORD came to him (18:1). This time it instructed him to go to the potter’s house. He walked in and saw with his eyes before hearing directly, and then after he...
JEREMIAH 7: THE LORD JUDGES
This is part 4 of 9 in a series about Jeremiah.“Amend your ways and your deeds, and I will let you dwell in this place (7:4).” “For if you truly amend your ways and your deeds, if you truly execute justice one with another, if you do not oppress the sojourner, the...
JEREMIAH 4: THE LORD FEELS
This is post 3 of 9 about the book of Jeremiah.We will suffer in this life, and not just because of things being inflicted on us. We will suffer to the measure that we become like our God, who suffers willingly on account of our sin. He watches those He loves and...
JEREMIAH 1: THE LORD SENDS
This is part 2 of 9 in a series about Jeremiah.Jeremiah was appointed to be a prophet before he was formed in the womb (1:5) and he was assigned his role at a very early age. Jeremiah rebutted, “I do not know how to speak, for I am only a youth” (1:6). God replied,...
JEREMIAH: HELP FOR B4Ters
This is part 1 of 9 in a blog series about Jeremiah.Christmas was our time to celebrate the great coming of God down to earth in the flesh (John 1:14), entering our mess and beginning the clean-up operation. There are many foreshadows of Christ in the Old Testament,...
SAYING “NO” IN A WORLD OF “YES”
It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. (Ephesians 5:1, NIV)We moved back to the States right about a year ago. One thing I noted immediately was how many opportunities one gets...
NEHEMIAH 6: Stopping the Enemy
This is part 7 of 7 in a series about Nehemiah.When you have made significant progress in God’s work, the enemy will have no choice but to do his worst to stop you. After suffering through culture shock, mastering the local language, and building a network of locals...
NEHEMIAH 5: Seeing the Bigger Picture
This is part 6 of 7 in a series about Nehemiah.The startup phase is not just busy—it's downright tumultuous. A good entrepreneur knows that sometimes she needs to lift her head up and work “on” the business and not just “in” the business. As such, if we aren’t...
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