Pastor's Blog

I am posting this quickly as the first game of the Final Four has already begun.  I have refrained from turning the television on so as to not color my thinking.

I think Michigan State and West Virginia are going to win tonight.  However, I have Duke winning in my bracket.

I am pulling for Michigan State.  Why?  Tom Compagner, Karen Foulds, Tim Millard, and the list goes on of the many supporters of GRACE Ministries who are State fans.  Those folks are too good to GRACE to pull against their team.  If it weren’t for that fact, I would be pulling for Butler.  Go State!

Why WVU?  My mama was born in West Virginia and I still have relatives living there.  Jerry West was a star for WVU and I absolutely idolized Jerry West as I was growing up.  His son is on the current WVU team.

Why not Duke?  One word – Duke!  I didn’t like Duke back in 1978 and nothing has changed.

If MSU and WVU make the finals, I project a WVU victory but I will be pulling for State.

Tony Hacker says I better be glad that I am a preacher and not a gambler.  I say “amen” for more than one reason!

*Game One is over and I was wrong.  Congrats to the Butler Bulldogs on their victory.  I hope they win it all now!  Can they?  We’ll see!