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)....
Faithfulness is a sort of loyalty that exists only because of your faith. When you have faith that God will provide, you don’t waver in following Him while watching your bank balance decline. When you have faith that God will heal (whether in this life or the next),...
This is part seven of a 7-part series on the sacred/secular divide. Paul says to the Colossians: “Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord...
This is part six of a 7-part series on the sacred/secular divide. By sacred we usually mean something pertaining to the church; by secular we mean something not pertaining to the church. The word secular often has a negative connotation—not just not pertaining to the...
This is part five of a 7-part series on the sacred/secular divide. Despite the Greek way of thinking, the heresy that “some things are spiritual and others aren’t” gained ground throughout the second and third centuries AD but didn’t fully infiltrate the church until...
This is part four of a 7-part series on the sacred/secular divide. Last week we probed the depths of Genesis 1:26 & 28, discovering the Hebrew words and their original meanings. Today, we will take these ideas further. In Genesis 2:15, God gave specificity to His...
There are few closed doors to doing business. The opportunities are as wide as a man's ingenuity, as deep as his character, and as high as his faith in God.