The Bulldogs pull off another great win

I don't know how he does it, but coach Brad Stevens seems to know how to make the impossible, possible. This year's edition of the Butler Bulldogs is much different than the last two, which ended their seasons in the final game of the NCAA Basketball Championship. They have no stars and are as young as a team can be. Losers of their last three games, they came limping into the inaugural Crossroads Classic at Conseco Fieldhouse to play the Purdue Boilermakers. They left winners. A spectacular second half and never say die attitude put them into position for this great finish.

Justice for All?

I like to think we, as a nation, have come a long way when it comes to social justice. I like to think that overall when someone goes in front of a judge the only thing that is seen is the crime. Every now and then though, I get smacked along side my face; like today. My good friend Chuck Barrington sent me a tale of two cases. One a rich man and the other a homeless man. When I read these, I realized we are farther from the design our founders had in mind almost 250 years ago than I thought. It would appear that money can buy a good lawyer and a short sentence, while a man down on his luck can get neither. At this moment I am ashamed. It's no wonder that it is said that it is the eye of the beholder that determines how far we have really come.

Dreamed a dream

We've all had them. Dreams, for whatever reason, can be the greatest victories or the worst defeats. At some time in our lives we regret they have gone unfulfilled. For some of us they are hard to get past. For some they haunt us until the day we die. I can't help but think as I walk South Michigan Street that the dreams of so many people are still causing such great hurt. Hopefully, though some dreams may never come true for them, they will not quit seeking what new dream God has planted in their heart. It is never too late to dream as long as God is in charge of giving and fulfilling them by His Holy Spirit. And that goes for all of us. What dream has God placed in your heart? Go ahead. Pray and dream the dream. God's waiting.....