My favorite time of year is almost here. No it is not the beginning of spring. No it is not my son's birthday. And no it is not tax day. My favorite time of year is March Madness, the insane time of year where I can literally watch over a hundred hours of college basketball (and I will if my wife will let me). I know, for being a pastor, that doesn't sound very spiritual at all, but I must confess that I LOVE watching college basketball. There is just something incredible about watching a number 14 seed defeat a number 3 seed. Buzzer beaters, overtime, upsets, David vs. Goliath, storied programs and dark horses. What more can I say. Okay, I do have something of value to say here. At the end of every season of a sport, there is a final tournament. All that happened before doesn't really matter (It only really helps to get a team a higher seed or perhaps home court advantage). What matters is, not how the team started (think the New England Patriots), but how the team finished (think the New York Giants). Every team but one ends the season a loser. One goes home with the trophy. When I think of March Madness (here's the spiritual part), I think of Paul in the Bible. He didn't start off right, but he finished strong. At the end of his life, he said, "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith." Paul started off rough, but he ended well.
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I'm with you, brother. I spend more time in March watching TV than any other month of the year, hands down. Funny thing is that I maybe watch two or three regular season games, but I try to see all of the tournament.
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