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.
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...
NEHEMIAH 4: Building Under Opposition
This is part 5 of 7 in a series about Nehemiah.Nehemiah gains momentum, and then in 4:1-3 the opposition arrives. It comes via some traditional enemies of the Jews, but as is often the case—like the Jewish tax collectors in Rome 450 years later—there are Jewish...
NEHEMIAH 3: Working as a Whole Village
This is part 4 of 7 in a series about Nehemiah.Nehemiah chapter 3 could easily be glossed over as one of those long-winded chapters in the Bible with a lot of names that are hard for us to pronounce. That would be a mistake. There is a simple but compelling reason all...
NEHEMIAH 2: Resolving to Do Good
This is part 3 of 7 in a series about Nehemiah.The King After four months of study, meditation, fasting, and praying Nehemiah stands before the King with a sad face for the first time (2:1). Arguably, Nehemiah is risking his life to appear sad before the King. For a...
NEHEMIAH 1: Calling by Calling
This is part 2 of 7 in a series about Nehemiah.We have become unhealthily obsessed with the word “calling” today. So much so that many people won’t get into the B4T game without being “called” by dream or vision or by seeing the name of a country written on a bathroom...
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