Probably won’t be updating for two weeks, check back around Easter!

Current Standings after the weekend: 1.  Ben Hoak (43-48 picks right, that puts him ranked 189 in all of Yahoo.  Not sure how many are in yahoo, but right now 1,200,000 are in the 35% or better range) 2.  Andy Lutz T-3.  Kyle Morrison, Rachel Mahl, Mystery Team, Mark Tipton T-7.  Joe Nuce, Joel Merck  Standings after [...]

Bracket Standings:  1.  Ben Hoak 2.  Mystery Team T-3.  Eric Price 3.  Beth Lutz 3.  Joe Price 3.  Shane Walden And a bunch tied for 7th. And if the cellar interests you, Tom Lutz has climbed out, but Bob Lutz is planning on camping out down there awhile.

We have formed a little bracket competition at Edgewood that is growing it is tradition. To keep up the interest, I will try to list the leaderboard at the end of rounds here on Blasted Gourds. If you think you should be in Reformed Round Ball’s Bracket, and are already signed up in a yahoo [...]

We will dance for the cream and crimson: Errek Suhr is just a great story on the Indiana bench. He may be short, slow and white, but he can dance! Sorry ladies, He’s engaged.  I wished he played more, I love his energy and/or tenacity. The Hoosiers keep dancing for another day.

Good old fashion Indiana basketball was on display earlier today as the Butler Bulldogs started their run in the NCAA tournament.   If there was no shot clock, this team might try to hold the ball the entire second half.  Now I must return to cheering on the Hoosiers. Final Four Picks:  Ohio State, Florida, [...]

Dr. Mohler has an interesting article today on how family time is now replacing church time.  Many churches have called an end to mid-week activities/Prayer meetings and Sunday night worship, often because of dwindling attendance due to families have had to steal away “family time” because of their busy schedules.   Let’s be honest here — these families, for the most [...]

Daniel Dyke is a fairly unkown Puritan. In fact, his greatest claim to fame may be that he falls directly in front of Jonathan Edwards alphabetically in Meet the Puritans. However, his only publication, Michael and the Dragon, is noted to be as helpful if not more so than Thomas Brook’s Precious Remedies against Satan’s [...]

I recently switched to gmail and really like it, now I have added another feature that is a great time saver. If you frequently check several blogs or sites that have feeds then try it, You will love it!

I believe I may be one of the few Reformed Baptist pastors who does not own a copy of The Work of John Flavel, but after reading more of him from Meet the Puritan I may have to break down and purchase them.  He was no doubt a gifted preacher.  One who sat regularly under [...]