In which my brackets continue…slow but sure

April 5, 2012

It’s onto Babylon for the East Regionals. source I know the NCAA Tournament is over… but my Bible Brackets are still going on. In case you missed any of my tournament… I set up the seedings here. I determined the tournament locations here. The tourney highlights are here, here, here, here, and here Next up… […]

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In which there’s s swan…a song…a wave…a river

April 3, 2012

source   I need some happy. I’ve been struggling lately… faith, health, hope, sleep… relationships close and distant… disappointment, betrayal, abandonment, failure. The odds are long… the terrain foreboding… but I’m fighting. I’m fighting hard. Really I am. There are words to a song I heart by Margaret Becker: I’m not gonna write About the […]

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In which hurrieder I go the behinder I get

April 1, 2012

source I haven’t followed the NCAA tournament… so I haven’t noticed how my tournament has fallen behind…. I have to pick up the pace. ツ Oh, and maybe I should recap… I set up the seedings here. I determined the tournament locations here. The tourney highlights are here, here, here, and here. Anyway Next… #3 […]

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In which there are Holy Brackets

March 30, 2012

64 Bible verses…toe to toe until the Final Four. Oh, and if you’re new to this series I should explain. I set up the seedings here. I determined the tournament locations here. The highlights of the competition are here, here, and here. Next… #4 (1John 1:9) If we acknowledge our sins, he is faithful and […]

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In which Bible Verse March Madness 2012 continues…

March 28, 2012

source It’s on to Rome for the West Regionals. #1 (Jeremiah 20:11) For I know well the plans I have in mind for you…plans for your welfare and not for woe, so as to give you a future of hope. vs #16  (John 13:35) This is how all will know that you are my disciples, […]

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In which my South Regional 1st round is complete

March 26, 2012

The Bible March Madness Tournament… engaging me with Scripture…it’s fun… also, a surprisingly accurate spiritual barometer. I set up the seedings here. I determined the tournament locations here. Bible March Madness got underway here. Next matchup… #4 (John 10:10) A thief comes only to steal and slaughter and destroy; I came so that they might […]

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In which March Madness really begins

March 24, 2012

  Those are my March Madness Bible brackets. I set up the seedings here. I determined the tournament locations here. I’ll start my tournament coverage with the South Regional. The top seed of the tournament against its bottom seed. #1 (John 3:16) For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so […]

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In which it’s location, location, location…and location and location

March 22, 2012

source The NCAA Regionals are held in Atlanta, Boston, Phoenix, and St. Louis – and the Final Four is in New Orleans. And although an argument could be made for St. Louis – I needed more biblical spots for my tourney. Oh, and this is part three of my March Madness Bible Tournament. Part one […]

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In which there is “bracketology”

March 21, 2012

Yup. Them are my brackets! I’d really heart if you clicked on the picture, saved it, and filled them out to get to your Final Four. It’ll be fun. I promise. And then tell me the results from your brackets. Pleeeeeeez! Now…a little “bracketology”. Oh, and this is part two of my March Madness series. […]

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In which are 1,000 thank you’s to God (#’s 828-840)

March 19, 2012

source It’s Monday before dawn… a solitary bird warbles… the horizon is no longer night… but not yet day… #829… thank You for springtime sunrises. Just before dawn it’s now but not yet… and I smile because it’s time for counting thank you’s. And I’ve been thinking about all the extraordinary families I know with […]

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