B4T: STATE OF THE UNION

B4T: STATE OF THE UNION

We are at the beginning of 2024. As we look back on last year and into the new year, let’s reflect on the “state of the union” (SOTU) in the B4T movement. We will be looking at where it has been (B4T 1.0), where it is now (B4T 2.0), and where it is heading (B4T 3.0)....
WORK FOR JUSTICE: PART 2

WORK FOR JUSTICE: PART 2

This is part 2 of a 2-part mini-series on Work for Justice. In Isaiah 1:2, the LORD accuses his children of rebellion against Him. The rebellion is named in 1:10. The LORD compares the rulers and people of Judah to the sins of Sodom and Gomorrah and then in 1:11-17...
WORK FOR JUSTICE: PART 1

WORK FOR JUSTICE: PART 1

This is part 1 of a 2-part mini-series on Work for Justice. What do the following verses have in common? Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men, knowing that from the Lord you will receive the inheritance as your reward. You are serving the...
ECCLESIASTES 10: PREPARATION

ECCLESIASTES 10: PREPARATION

This is part 12 of a many-part blog series on the book of Ecclesiastes. Solomon is back to his old (good) ways again. In Ecclesiastes 10, he uses proverbs to teach nuggets of wisdom. This means that though hebel effects everything, it doesn’t negate everything. So...
PEOPLE WITH GRIT

PEOPLE WITH GRIT

For most of his new associates were thoroughly worldly. Skeptical views of which he was a stranger were freely discussed among them, and religion seldom spoken of without a sneer. To add to these dangers, the lad came under the influence of an older clerk, who though...
HOW ARE YOU DOING?

HOW ARE YOU DOING?

God says to us “I remember the devotion of your youth…” (Jeremiah 2:2, NIV). How are you doing with that? Do we remember the devotion we had as a new believer? How does it rate with our zeal for God today? Are we full of the little things that bless God, or are we...