March Madness. Among Other Things.

I have to admit that although it can be a very long month, I love March. Spring (hopefully) begins, winter storms are less winter-like (sometimes), you're finally over the shock of the new year being new, you have a better idea of what the rest of the year will hold, and (my personal favorite) there's Madness.

Now, I'm sure a number of you reading this blog can understand a love for a particular sport such as football, racing, or baseball. However, Indiana is unique in that it's crazy about basketball. Absolutely crazy in love with ten guys fighting over an orange ball. Space Jam was my favorite movie for awhile.

When I was little, Gene Keady was leading the Purdue Boilermakers to consecutive Big 10 Championships. I remember trying to fall asleep over my mother cheering them on. In Indiana, high school basketball is a big deal. College basketball is a big deal. NBA is a big deal. Yes, there's variation in who prefers each level of basketball, but everyone knows what NCAA stands for and everyone either makes a bracket or thinks about making a bracket for the tournament.

My recent days have been filled with March Madness. Even though my own school didn't make it to the tourney, I'm in on as much action as I can get. I had a two hour break at work yesterday and spent the whole two hours rotating games on my computer.

Yep. I'm a Hoosier. Through and through.

Among Other Things,
I changed the blog title. I was originally going with God being a pursuer of the hearts of His followers, but recently I've been convinced He wants more than our hearts. He wants our dreams, our passions, our talents, our time, our affection. That goes beyond the heart. And so I've renamed it The Great Pursuit. God is pursuing you. All of you. He pursues you every moment of every day. There really is nothing else worth pursuing if you're not first pursuing God. I want to highlight that.

I'm done with part one of my application process for Wycliffe. They're currently processing my application. I need to set up a meeting with my pastor and an elder to talk with them about my plans and get their thoughts. I met with an administrator from Wycliffe last week to talk about questions I have about what being a member means and what I think being in ministry as a single means.

I'm returning to SIL (Summer Institute of Linguistics) this summer. I'm super excited! I'm really hoping to find a lot of healing, form new friendships with like hearted people, and see family again. I'm looking forward to what the Lord will reveal to me about Himself. Until then, I hope to pursue Him as He pursues me.

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