The following was contributed by a tentmaker working in the Arab world. In her book, Grit, Angela Duckworth presents a compelling case for why people are successful. As you might expect, she declares grit to be the decisive factor – as opposed to talent or anything...
Do you recognize any of these familiar thoughts in your thinking? Thinking a particular “method” will reach people? Being impatient to see breakthroughs in people’s lives? Neglectful, lazy in really hearing from God in Scripture? Discouraged about...
Proverbs teaches, Plans go wrong for lack of advice; many counselors bring success. -Proverbs 15:22 For those who enjoy quotes, here’s some counsel from 20 other successful people concerning success. “Character cannot be developed in ease and quiet. Only through...
The following is written by one of the couples we mentor. May it encourage you as it did us. After work one evening, we invited “Abdul” (an employee we’d not met with before) and his family to dinner together with the two other believers who work with us....
The following is contributed by a B4T couple I am close to. I am excited as I’ve worked with them for several years and prayed for them for many years. May it encourage you too. It’s been edited, including all names, for obvious reasons. In my many years of doing B4T,...
I am reading the book Give and Take: Why Helping Others Drives Our Success by Adam Grant. The book explains three styles of interpersonal dealing: taking, matching, and giving. Givers are people who give more than they take. Matchers are people who try to give and...
