In case you have missed part 1 or part 2 of this preview, we are giving you three facts about each of the 65 schools that make up the tournament. Also, the schools are ranked by the likelihood of their winning the entire tournament. We begin this “Final 44” with… #44: George Washington Colonials Why they will win: They have already proven they can beat tournament-level competition, having defeated Virginia Tech, and playing close to Southern California. Why they won’t win: They also lost to St. Louis and Dayton. One interesting fact: Wonder where they got the idea from? The school yearbook is known as The Cherry Tree. #43: Long…

Gamma ray bursts, super-volcano eruptions and global warming were all listed, as were an asteroid hit, pandemic flu and even an alien attack or robot uprising. All of these were on a recent documentary on MSNBC entitled, “Countdown to Doomsday.” The premise of this show was that experts had chosen the 10 most likely ways that the human race would either be nearly wiped out or totally destroyed. That network thought this was even worthy enough to devote a 2-hour show to it. (I tried to find a transcript to the show on the internet so you could have the web address, but could not “run it down.”) As I…

We began yesterday with the least likely team to win the tournament. We’ll continue our countdown now with team 61, and continue today through team 45. #61: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils Why they will win: Don’t the Blue Devils have a great history in this tournament? Why they won’t win: Oh, yeah, they aren’t those Blue Devils! One interesting fact: Keith Closs is a former player, and Wikipedia lists him as an “NBA superstar.” #60: North Texas Mean Green Why they will win: Rebounding. UNT has 200 more rebounds than their opponents this year, an average of over 6 per game. Why they won’t win: Free-throw shooting. The Green…

As I’ve mentioned here before, my favorite hobby is college basketball. The NCAA tournament is the greatest sporting event ever conceived. Of all the “championships,” it is the one that never disappoints. There is always excitement. On April 2, a new champion will take the trophy and CBS will play “One Shining Moment.” Between now and then, though, will be over 60 wonderful, hard-fought games. Who are all these teams, though, and do they really have a chance to win the tournament? One of my friends, Matt Reaves, is helping me with the “first annual Faughnblog” NCAA tournament preview. I know this isn’t about religion, but we hope you enjoy…

The Cathedral of Hope in Dallas, Texas, is the world’s largest homosexual “church.” While straight people are welcome, too, the church caters to homosexuals. Even the “pastor,” a former Methodist minister, is gay. The following 3 video clips are all actually one clip. YouTube does not accept video clips of longer than 10 minutes, so this was broken down. This is a DVD/commercial for the congregation that is given to visitors and those who request it from the website. It totals about 27 minutes. To put it mildly, it is disturbing. There are so many false teachings in this that I don’t even want to start listing them. So, why…

Would any of us be guilty of the same? Let’s remember to speak the truth, but do so in love. We were all once without Jesus, but someone (a parent, friend, neighbor) loved us enough to see past our sins and realize we needed to be a Christian. They were willing to teach us in love. Let’s do the same for others.

Of all my hobbies, college basketball is my favorite. This time of year my brain gets caught up in “bubble teams,” “seedlines” and “cinderellas.” Of all the great sporting events, I can’t think of any that comes close to the madness that is March. The brackets come out on Sunday, and 65 teams will be happy, while the rest (over 250) will know they didn’t make it to the “big dance.” A small committee of former coaches and current athletic directors will select the teams that will play in the NCAA men’s basketball championship. This week, however, teams can take their selection out the hands of the committee. By rule,…

Minooka Intermediate School is an elementary school in the greater Chicago-land area. Recently, a P.E. teacher was suspended after trying to motivate students for a jump-rope competition by playing music. One of the songs on the CD he used was, to put it mildly, inappropriate. What follows is the online release of the story from the Herald News, and is dated March 2: A physical education teacher at Minooka Intermediate School was trying to use music to motivate kids during a jump-rope fundraiser. One of the songs wound up motivating a parent to anger. During the school’s annual Jump Rope for Heart fundraiser, P.E. teacher Kyle Hasler had a CD…

[NOTE: At the conclusion of each quarter, we publish the names of those who had perfect attendance in their Sunday morning Bible class for the previous quarter. I feel this is important enough to also warrant an article here.]Our Winter quarter ended in February, and we are now underway in our Spring quarter. We want to thank all who taught during the Winter quarter. You did a great job! Several students and teachers had perfect attendance for December-February. They were: Bryant Saylor, Helen Mashburn, Monica Pickard, Garrett Clark, Judy Kilpatrick, Sidney Saylor, Wyn McAlpine, Casey Overton, Derinda Moody, Morgan Page, Tabitha Clark, Trey Williams, Roger Moody, Danny Tedford, Dylan Burleson,…

You may have come across a short article that has supposedly “exposed” Ron Borges, a sports journalist for The Boston Globe. Borges has been suspended for two months without pay by the paper for plagerism. In case you haven’t seen the story, here is what Borges wrote on March 4th in the Globe: Jackson was leading the NFL in touchdowns last season when a turf-toe injury forced him to miss the final three games. The injury prevented him from reaching his third 1,000-yard season in four years, but Jackson still led Seattle with 63 catches for 956 yards and 10 touchdowns. The problem is that, on February 25th, in The…