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.
THE EXCELLENCE OF GOD
This week marks the beginning of the OPEN Connect. Over 150 B4T workers, 100+ children and another 100+ coaches, member care workers, investors and mentors will gather to worship and celebrate God’s goodness, pray for one another, share, encourage, and build one...
WORKING HIS WAY
Devin, who works with OPEN USA, is the author of this blog post. He is a great example of both listening to God and keeping our priorities right in the midst of our work. “Did you meet my son?” asked Kent, my Airbnb host who is a native from the Caribbean but now...
HE MUST INCREASE!
In John 3, the disciples of John the Baptist express concern over the growth of Jesus’ followers. John points out to his followers that at a wedding the bridegroom is to be the center of attention, not the best man. John then summarizes his thoughts about Jesus’...
WHY ISN’T JESUS’ ASSIGNMENT DONE?
Brad Buser, of Radius, submitted the following post. The church of Jesus Christ has been sending thousands of workers and putting hundreds of millions of dollars each year towards "missions." During the last 30 years alone with the amount of workers that have landed...
REPRODUCTION
The following is from a B4T worker, working in a Muslim country in Asia. “And what you have heard from me before many witnesses entrust to faithful men who will be able to teach others also.” 2 Timothy 2:2 The last few weeks have been full of travel to four nearby...
TRY SOMETHING NEW
Vicksburg, Mississippi, is a city built on the cliffs of the Mississippi River. The Mississippi River is the most important river in the United States. Cities in both the South and North use it to transport goods overseas. During the American Civil War, taking control...
TOO BUSY FOR JESUS?
This week I met with 3 Christian workers. When I asked each of them about their devotions that day, all 3 remarked that they were too busy. Too busy for Jesus?!? Yes, our jobs, our family, our outreach, etc… do take a lot of time. But all of our life, and so all that...
REST
Once a business owner went out with a few of his salesmen to test the interest in a new product they had developed. Their product was much better, but very different than the old one. They wished to see how homeowners would accept it, so they went out into a local...
FIRST THINGS FIRST
This blog is contributed by a B4T worker, working in the Arab world. Pitching…determines what I eat, when I go to bed, what I do when I’m awake. It determines how I spend my life when I’m not pitching. If it means I have to come to Florida and can’t get tanned because...
EYE TEST
In a small town in Indonesia, there was a man who lived alone and could not see. He was blind and yet, he carried a lighted lamp with him whenever he went out at night. One night, while coming home from a dinner with friends, he came across a group of young travelers....
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