Here are our picks for the East Region Round 1 (1) Pittsburgh vs. (16) East Tennessee State MATT: Pittsburgh ADAM: Pittsburgh (8) Oklahoma State vs. (9) Tennessee MATT: Tennessee ADAM: Tennessee (5) Florida State vs. (12) Wisconsin MATT: Florida State ADAM: Florida State’s athleticism wins this one (4) Xavier vs. (13) Portland State MATT: Xavier ADAM: Xavier, but don’t be surprised… (6) California-Los Angeles vs. (11) Virginia Commonwealth MATT: UCLA ADAM: UCLA (3) Villanova vs. (14) American MATT: Villanova ADAM: Villanova (7) Texas vs. (10) Minnesota MATT: Minnesota. “Tubby Smith can coach circles in his sleep against Rick Barnes. Hey, Kentucky fans…how is that Billy Gillespie thing working out? Acie…

Here’s the West Region results Round 1 (1) Connecticut vs. (16) Chattanooga MATT: Connecticut ADAM: Connecticut (8) Brigham Young vs. (9) Texas A&M MATT: Texas A&M ADAM: BYU (5) Purdue vs. (12) Northern Iowa MATT: Purdue ADAM: Purdue (4) Washington vs. (13) Mississippi State MATT: Washington ADAM: Washington (6) Marquette vs. (11) Utah State MATT: Utah State. Marquette lost 5 of 6 heading into the tourney and have not been the same team since Dominic James went down for the season with a broken foot. ADAM: Marquette (3) Missouri vs. (14) Cornell MATT: Missouri ADAM: Missouri (7) California vs. (10) Maryland MATT: California ADAM: Maryland (2) Memphis vs. (15) California…

My friend, Matt Reaves has made his NCAA tournament selections, as have I. If you need help filling out your brackets, this won’t help, because we disagree a lot. But this should be fun. Here are our picks for the Midwest Region Round 1 (1) Louisville vs. (16) Alabama State/Morehead State winner: MATT: Louisville ADAM: Louisville (8) Ohio State vs. (9) Siena MATT: Siena ADAM: Siena (5) Utah vs. (12) Arizona MATT: Arizona ADAM: Arizona. In my mind, the team that shouldn’t be in, but they win one here. (4) Wake Forest vs. (13) Cleveland State MATT: Cleveland State ADAM: Wake Forest (6) West Virginia vs. (11) Dayton MATT: West…

Uploaded by www.cellspin.net

We continue to be “hit” by seasonal illnesses, and that hurt our attendance again. However, (Lebanon Road folks, are you reading???), we also don’t need to use that as our only excuse! We have a lot of work to do, and we don’t need to rest! While we were down a bit in our attendance from normal, we were up from last week, so maybe we are starting to get these “bugs” out of our system! We had 330 in worship yesterday morning. That being said, we still had a very uplifting day of worship. I was reminded again of how loving Lebanon Road is with the comments on both…

Uploaded by www.cellspin.net

Well, I’ve watched one in every favorite sport now. Yes, I’ve lost some sleep in my life watching some long games, but it has been worth it. The strategy, fortitude, and excitement that surrounds games that go to multiple extra “sessions” is what sports fans love. I watched when the Flyers and Penguins played into the fifth overtime of a playoff game in 2000. Keith Primeau finally sent us to bed around 2:30 in the morning. I watched the Braves-Astros National League divisional game that lasted 18 innings and caused the Houston Chronicle to have to post an article that the game hadn’t ended! Chris Burke (remember him?) finally hit…

Whatever is “going around” found its way to our membership! Our numbers were way down yesterday, and most of it was due to sickness. We are praying that folks get well quickly, but we also have more work to do besides getting over illnesses. As usual, we were blessed with a good number of visitors. It was good to see some college buddies, Mike and Heather, visiting with us yesterday. Heather’s brother Stephen is a member at Lebanon Road, and it was fun to have them with us. We were down to 315 yesterday morning. While that’s down, it should motivate us to work hard inviting friends and neighbors. We…

Sunday night, Lebanon Road will be honored to host the area-wide Winter Youth Series. Around 200 young people from all over the Nashville metro area will be in attendance, and we look forward to a huge crowd. We would love to have you with us at 6:00 for the evening, when our young men will lead the service. That will be followed by a period of fellowship and food. Can we have 500 on Sunday night? It’s not out of the question. With your help, we can do it! I’m truly looking forward to the evening of worshiping God with such special young people. I hope to see you there.…

Uploaded by www.cellspin.net