INTERNS. BLESSING? OR BURDEN?

INTERNS. BLESSING? OR BURDEN?

Internships, Interns. Do the words make you cringe? What thoughts does having an intern conjure up? “Baby sitting?” “Sloppy work?” These are just two of the many reasons B4Ters don’t like having interns. Yet having an intern can be a big help in building your...
31,536,000 seconds

31,536,000 seconds

Imagine there is a bank that credits your account each morning with $86,400. It carries over no balance from day to day. Every evening it deletes whatever part of the balance you failed to use during that day. What would you do?  Draw out every cent, every day of...
THE IDEAL PAINTING

THE IDEAL PAINTING

This blog is contributed by an OPEN worker, serving in the Arab world. There is a painting that is the result of a marketing survey, which asked people “What would be included in an ideal painting?”The most popular answers were; George Washington, deer, mountains,...
WHY ISN’T JESUS’ ASSIGNMENT DONE?

WHY ISN’T JESUS’ ASSIGNMENT DONE?

The following is submitted by Brad Buser of Radius. 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...
WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?

WHAT IS THE GOSPEL?

The following is written and contributed by a B4T worker in the Arab world.What do you mean when you say, “I am sharing the Gospel?”  Most Christians, would respond with several things, which one must believe and do. Common examples of this understanding...
GIVE & TAKE

GIVE & TAKE

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...