We are now one week into the basketball frenzy known as “March Madness.” Though the phrase is now inseparable from the NCAA Tournament, it was first coined in 1939 by an Illinois high school basketball official to describe the enthusiasm surrounding that state’s championship games each spring. Four decades later, when a CBS sportscaster used it to capture the chaos and drama of early-round upsets in the national tournament, the name stuck. Americans may admire dominance, but

It won’t be long before our thoughts turn to Spring, which inevitably involves a bit of housecleaning. Even in Southwest Florida, the winter months are hard on our houses because we tend to keep things tightly shut so the cold doesn’t get the best of us. But when Spring arrives, we’re ready to open the windows and let a bit of fresh air back in. I think the same is true when it comes to our souls. Winter can be a difficult season, spiritually and emotionally speaking. There h

“The race is not to the swift…” Ecclesiastes 9:11