My ode to the upcoming March Madness Extravaganza…my favorite sporting event bar none:

Twere the days before Madness, when all through the place

All eyes were on roundballs, and shoes that would lace

The arenas were quiet, awaiting the throng

In hopes that hoops fans would soon be there strong

Men and women in offices, and towns all around

Were filling out brackets, wondering which upsets would abound

Getting chips and drink ready for the multi week thrill

I began to settle in my chair asking all around me to chill

The ball will soon be held, large men will soon leap

March Madness will be here hence, Patience I can hardly keep

Away to the plasma, the LED, the DP

Can’t wait till CBS announces the brackets on TV

But wait I must since the first ball has not been tossed

Soon enough, I will be in my element, no matter the cost

So pick your 1’s and 2’s in your office pool games

But give me the buzzer beaters, games won by no-names

That’s the beauty of this great tourney, every year brings feats rare

A championship event, none others compare!

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Read how Campus Crusade is responding to the terrible crisis in Haiti.  Please pray for staff that were in Haiti.  They are safe but obviously significantly impacted the death and destruction they witnessed.  Additionally, please pray for continued efforts and wisdom as Campus Crusade ramps up efforts for post earthquake help, relief, ministry and any other effort God leads us to participate in as a ministry.

Haiti Earthquake :: Campus Crusade for Christ International.

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“Judge Not Lest Ye Be Judged”

by Jeff Abramovitz 01.19.2010

This concept of “not judging others” is a pretty nice thought, isn’t it?  My guess is that you probably had this thought recently, had a discussion with someone or watched a show that discussed social issues, human topics, etc., where this idea was a central point, even if the exact words weren’t used.
We all want [...]

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Global Aid Network – Campus Crusade in Haiti

by Jeff Abramovitz 01.18.2010

As a member of a global ministry, it’s always encouraging to hear what we are globally involved in outside of the ministry specifics we tend to focus on.  With the scope of the devastation in Haiti, we wanted you, our friends and family, to know how Campus Crusade is investing in helping out in this critical [...]

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The Real Sixth Sense

by Jeff Abramovitz 01.06.2010

This has absolutely nothing to do with ministry…or does it?  I find it fascinating that some of the things we see on Television are truly based on technologies (given to us by God) that are being employed today.  Enjoy:

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Never, Never, Never, Never Give Up

by Jeff Abramovitz 01.05.2010

Resolutions.  The word brings either wincing or rejoicing.  Many of us feel the weight of all of the things we’ve been through the past year being lifted simply by flipping a calendar page.  For those people, resolutions are ways of providing hope that this year might be better than last year in many ways.  Others wince because [...]

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A Christmas Devotion

by Jeff Abramovitz 12.24.2009

Babies create quite a stir, don’t they? When our children were born there was a lot of activity swirling around Sue, their mother. Doctors, nurses, family and other hospital personnel were getting everything ready to welcome our newborn baby into this world. Monitors beeped and people whirled about as our child was [...]

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Final Advent Meditation on Light: A Light into Eternity

by Jeff Abramovitz 12.21.2009

As we approach Christmas, the “Light” draws near.  I’ve been meditating and considering our church’s Advent theme: Jesus the Light.  Light has so many facets to it that it is hard to consider them all but I’ve thought about it’s ability to put things into focus and how I need to have focus in my [...]

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What Matters Now: A Free eBook from field experts

by Jeff Abramovitz 12.14.2009

What do you get when you combine a great idea, 70 key thinkers and an innovative leader in social media?  A free eBook that creates a buzz.
Pretty much everything Seth Godin touches is gold in the realm of social media.  Today, I ran across this promotion via the social media milieu that I thought was ingenious. [...]

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Advent Series: “Light” thoughts — Details, Details

by Jeff Abramovitz 12.12.2009

During this advent season, I’ve been considering different facets of light as our church has been going through a series “Jesus The Light”.  John, the apostle and writer of the Gospel of John said this about Jesus, “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.2 He was in the [...]

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