This evening we finished our series, "The Battle Within," with our high school students. During the final message we looked at the last temptation Jesus faced: to worship the Enemy as a shortcut to receiving the kingdoms of the world that Jesus would ultimately have to die for. So often we're willing to trade what's immediate for what's ... [Continue Reading]
Constant interruptions
My iPod Touch has a nice little sound when a new email comes in. My Outlook does the same thing. My phone buzzes when a text message is sent to me. Junk is popping up on my computer screen all day notifying me of something or another. And in the midst of all of the noise, I have a hard time focusing. I don't know if you're the ... [Continue Reading]
A fool and his words
I have been spending a long time in Proverbs lately. Honestly, I have spent the last week in 10 verses of Proverbs. I'm not staying there because I'm so holy and I'm digging in deep; I'm staying there because I'm having a hard time learning the lesson. My hope is that if I pray more and keep focused on this simple lesson, something ... [Continue Reading]
Catalyst is over… and so is my temporary tattoo
Well, in case you didn't figure it out yet, the tattoo from my Catalyst update video was only temporary. No worries to those of you out there who thought I had gone off the deep end. I'm still tattoo-less. The tattoo is nearly gone now, and there aren't any plans to get a real one any time in the foreseeable future. ... [Continue Reading]
Catalyst Day 2 Wrap-up
Catalyst was AWESOME today! Last night Jason and I stayed up really late talking about some of the reasons why Kari and I are moving to Brazil, and then Andy Stanley opened up with a message that spoke directly to what I was talking to Jason about! It was really incredible. He was talking about leaving God's mark on the world rather than our own, ... [Continue Reading]
Catalyst Day 1 Wrap-up
Well today has been quite a day. I heard 6 speakers today, which is a lot of listening, thinking, and dialoguing. One of the highlights was getting to hear Jon Acuff from StuffChristiansLike.net. He is quite humorous in real life in addition to on his blog. The things I walked away from thinking about are these: Am I interested in ... [Continue Reading]
Catalyst 2009… here we come!
Well, I'm back at Catalyst again this year. I'm going to do my best to record what's going on. Kari received a free Flip Video device several years ago, and I decided that it might be fun to do a video blog in addition to my regular blogging. I'm here with Jason Williams, and we'll be putting regular updates up. So check back ... [Continue Reading]
And Sunday is over…
I don't know about you, but Sunday is the highlight of my week. I look forward to seeing people whom I only see every once in a while, and I get to teach God's Word to junior high and high school students. This evening we concluded a series on prayer. I remember hearing some quote that said something to the effect of: when you get to the end of ... [Continue Reading]
Welcome to the NEW SITE!
Hey, everybody! I hope you like the new look of sethbartal.com. I decided that it was time to give things a bit of an update. You might notice that the cityscape at the top is a view of Recife, the city where Kari and I are planning to plant a church. Check back soon, as I will be sharing the story of how we came to this decision of moving to ... [Continue Reading]
We made it!
We made it to Brazil after an extra 24 hours of travel. Luckily, we were able to get exit row seats, too, which made the flight very nice. Thanks for all of your prayers; I will keep posting as the trip continues. ... [Continue Reading]
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