MARCH GLADNESS!

It’s March 2026 and our world is filled with sadness, madness, and anxiousness. For those reasons, people of all ages are filled with stress. To escape that which fills our world, a lot of folks turn to March Madness, the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments. However, not everybody has resorted to March Madness to get away from what I have described, which extends to include more...

MARCHING MADNESS

“I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.” (Philippians 3:14 King James Version) It’s the month of March, the time of the year, as it relates to college basketball. It is known as March Madness. Yes, it’s the time of the year where multiple TV stations carry very competitive games, coached by great coaches, masterminds of what they call the...

DON’T MISS THE MARCH! MARCH ON!

The admonition to accompany the above title is not from this author, not even from this present age. This admonishment comes from a composer who wrote the words below in 1865, S. Baring-Gould. He composed the song we know as “Onward Christian Soldiers.” It’s an old hymn, often forgotten in present times, but its content is a forever applicable, especially in these times where we need to be...

MARCH MADNESS IS A FEW MONTHS OUT, BUT…

“You may worship no other god than me. ‘You shall not make yourselves any idols: no images of animals, birds, or fish.You must never bow or worship it in any way; for I, the Lord your God, am very possessive. I will not share your affection with any other god!’” (Exodus 20:3-5a The Living Bible) Time seems to pass quickly, doesn’t it? The summer and fall seasons are being replaced by...

THE UNDERDOGS & THE UNEXPECTED

“God said to Gideon: “I’ll use the three hundred men who lapped at the stream to save you and give Midian into your hands.  All the rest may go home.”(Judges 7:7 The Message Bible) It’s March Madness time, where college basketball teams compete for a national championship.  If you have been following, there have been many upsets that have taken place.  Low-seeded teams have defeated...