Too often in life I find myself being tossed about like a wave of the sea in purposelessness. I was thinking the other day about how easy it is to let myself move into "default" mode rather than seeking to be purposeful in how I live my life. Before I realize what has happened, I can find myself somewhere I never expected to be simply because I ... [Continue Reading]
Chronological Bible Reading Plan
I have found that reading through the Bible in a year using a chronological reading plan is a very rewarding discipline. The following reading plan is what I use. Chronological Bible Reading Plan ... [Continue Reading]
What’s Worse than a Hearse?
I saw my first hearse in Brazil today. It was driving slowly past me as I was finishing my afternoon run. I started thinking about how slowly hearses drive and how ironic it is. After all, it seems like life is such a race sometimes, so why slow down on the way to the cemetery? I guess one isn’t typically chastised for being late to his burial. ... [Continue Reading]
New Blog
Great news! We have a new web site! The address is the same as before: http://www.sethbartal.com. Hope you enjoy it! If you read my blog via RSS, you will need to resubscribe with the subscribe button on the "blog" portion of the web site. Let me know if you have any questions! ... [Continue Reading]
The Food of Brazil
One of my favorite things about being in Brazil is the food. It’s true, everywhere I go in the world there are places I like to eat. In the picture above, I’m eating açai, which is a fruit from the Amazon. It is served frozen with granola, honey, and bananas on top. Kari is drinking a milkshake called kayapó, which is basically a strawberry ... [Continue Reading]
We made it!
Great news! We made it to Brazil! We're glad to have arrived safely with all of our luggage. It hasn't stopped raining since we got here, though, so we're looking forward to some Brazilian sunshine! I will post some of our adventure updates later when I have more time. ... [Continue Reading]
Chase after me
Yesterday Kari and I went to a Christmas Eve Eve service at NewSpring Church in Anderson, South Carolina with my brother and his wife. Perry Noble is the senior pastor there, and he gave a message last night on the Prodigal Son from Luke 15. And though the message was good, I couldn't help but think about something that wasn't brought up in the ... [Continue Reading]
Cultural Christmas
Christmas is very cultural in the United States. By that I mean the way we celebrate Christmas has more to do with the way we were raised in our culture than it does with the Biblical meaning of the holiday. Whereas it is important not to lose the Scriptural value of celebrating Christ's birth and the unveiling of God's plan to redeem humanity, I ... [Continue Reading]
Hope
This morning started our advent series at LifePoint for the adult worship services. Pastor Jym spoke on Hope and how Christ brings hope to each us of. I was reminded of that idea this evening while reading a book called The Heavenly Man by Brother Yun and Paul Hattaway. The book is a truly remarkable story of a Chinese Christian who has faced ... [Continue Reading]
A little decorating fun…
Yesterday afternoon a group of my Student Ministry staffers helped to decorate the Cove. We decided to take some goofy pictures to resemble awkward family photos. Here's one... and you can see the rest HERE. ... [Continue Reading]
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