New Life The Seabaugh household will see many new beginnings this January. As we greet the next member of our family, many things will be new once again. I can see it now… “How do we change diapers again? I don’t remember being this tired! Look at how cute he is!” Our two big brothers … Read more
An Eerie Silence… Usually, about this time of the year, I’m searching for someone to hear my complaints about all the Christmas hoopla in the stores and all the vain materialism that has come to characterize the season. But this year is different. The plastic glowing Santas still sit unlit on the store shelves. The … Read more
Driving in Chicago… No one can deny that the world has completely changed in the last 50 years. There was a day when all you had to do was ring the church bell and people came. People wanted to hear God’s Word, they wanted baptism, they wanted communion. Those days are over and we as … Read more
Ablaze! As you may know, our church body has decided to make an effort to communicate the Gospel of salvation by faith in Jesus to 100 million people by the year 2017. To date nearly 9½ million have been reached! Praise God!!! And to date Bethel has contributed 18 to this total. Now, I know … Read more
In my many travels this last month, I’ve been blessed with much time to simply reflect. One theme that seemed to keep coming back was communication. We have something to communicate with people that will not only change their lives now, but will impact them for an eternity! With a message that important, certainly Christians … Read more
I would like to share an experience my family and I had over the 4th of July holiday. Rev. Wiesenauer of Christian Friends of China had an opportunity to host a number of Chinese people for a barbeque on the 4th of July, many of whom would be undergoing their first taste of American culture. … Read more
China on my Mind In all my life I’ve never set foot outside of North America. Yet, by the 17th of this month, not only will I set foot in another country, but our China Team will be foreigners in a foreign land for two full weeks. Yes, we’ll see some sights, but that’s not … Read more
God is working through Bethel! It’s the time of year where we elect new leaders of our church, approve another operating budget and handle other pressing business of the church. It’s also a time to reflect upon what God has done through Bethel Lutheran Church in the last year. As I look back on the … Read more
Lives Transformed I’ve just seen it too many times to deny it. Jesus gets into people’s lives and they are changed. They change from the inside out. They are different people. The guilt is gone. The shame is gone. The burden is gone. All replaced with faith, forgiveness and freedom. I fear we sometimes forget … Read more
It’s one of the oldest Lutheran jokes. How many Lutherans does it take to change a light bulb? The answer: Change? Yes, there is more change in our lives than what falls on the pavement while going through the drive-through. Whether we like it or not, change happens. Change, for its own sake, isn’t necessarily … Read more