ON PAIN & SUFFERING

ON PAIN & SUFFERING

The Truth of Life Suffering, loss, affliction, pain. Job is a man who as much as any experienced the depths of loss and pain. Though a man of God, Job, experienced many losses, including the death of his 7 sons and 3 daughters, a large number of his slaves, the death...
WHAT IF? OR WHAT IS!

WHAT IF? OR WHAT IS!

  This post is contributed by a former B4T worker in Turkey. Master, we are perishing… And Jesus said to them, “Where is your faith?” (Luke 8:24–25). When I read the account of Jesus calming the sea in Luke 8, I was struck by his response to the disciples.  They...
HARD PRESSED

HARD PRESSED

We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not in despair, persecuted, but not abandoned; struck down, but not destroyed. 2 Corinthians 4:8-9 Have you ever felt like Paul in this passage? Disappointments, obstacles, failures, conflicts,...
CHANGING TIMES

CHANGING TIMES

I Chronicles 12 tells of David building his army. One group of men, the men of Issachar are singled out as ones who had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do. They understood the times In 2020, we were bombarded with information about the times...
BLESSED NEW YEAR!

BLESSED NEW YEAR!

As we stand on the brink of a New Year, we wonder what the future holds. Most of us probably approach a milestone like this with a combination of excitement and a bit of apprehension. We’re excited about what 2020 might mean for us, and for the same reason...
KIDNAPPED! COUNTING THE COST

KIDNAPPED! COUNTING THE COST

Last week, a gang of Muslims in Niger kidnapped Phillip Walton and held him for ransom. This gang had been terrorizing families in the region for at least one year. U.S. Navy Seals killed the 6 Muslims who held Phillip and safely rescued him. Here’s another...