March, 2008 Archives

The Clock Tolls Midnight

March 30th, 2008 · Posted in Basketball, Current Affairs, Sports · 0 Comments

The clock struck midnight for the Davidson Wildcats — the “Cinderella Story” of this year’s NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament — as they lost to Kansas 59-57 this afternoon.
It was truly a great run for Davidson — and a great game today — but in the end Kansas outlasted them.
Now for the [...]

Sermon: John 20:19-31

March 30th, 2008 · Posted in SERMONS · 0 Comments

I have posted today’s sermon on my sermon blog. It’s the first part of a series on “An Easter Church” — based on John 20:19-31 — and entitled “An Easter Church Believes”.
Here’s a portion of it:
The world can be changed into God’s glorious Kingdom.
The situations and circumstances of your life — regardless of [...]

Davidson On A Roll

March 28th, 2008 · Posted in Basketball, Current Affairs, Sports · 1 Comment

Stephen Curry shows who is #1 in scoring so far in the NCAA Basketball Tournament. He has scored 103 points in 3 games to take Davidson to the Elite Eight — including his 33 tonight as Davidson continued to upset higher seeded teams — this time beating Wisconsin 73-56!

A Simple Test To See If You’r Doing What God Is Calling You To Do

March 26th, 2008 · Posted in Practical Ministry · 0 Comments

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” Frederick Buechner
I thought of this quote as I read Scott Young’s post today on enjoying what you do.
So — do you feel called to do what you’re doing? Does it make you deeply [...]

Presbyterians Play Hoops (And Bust Brackets)

March 25th, 2008 · Posted in Basketball, Current Affairs, Sports · 0 Comments

These are the Cinderella’s of this year’s NCAA Basketball Tournament. They are from Davidson — a Presbyterian college in Davidson, NC. They beat Georgetown last weekend — advancing to the round of the Sweet 16! They play Wisconsin on Friday.
If only I had stayed true to my Presbyterian schools and [...]