So my North Dakota St. pick didn’t work out so well. But, if you watched the game you would know I wasn’t far off. They were close all throughout the game. Of course, the rest of my bracket isn’t much to scream about either. I think I’m in last place in all of my pools…

Blogs

1. “You can’t say that on tv, Mr. President.”
2. Mark Batterson on how to measure influence. I think he is onto to something.
3. Adam McLane has a dare for pastors. And a great dare at that.
4. Jay wants to start writing original songs at Sunset. Pretty sweet idea.
5. Aaron Ivey on “the hills” location of Haiti. Definitely worth the read.
6. 94% of Facebook users do NOT like the new redesign. Do you?

News

• 6 of the top 10 on this year’s American Idol are either worship pastors or worship leaders at their churches.
• New study shows that any climate shift has been natural so far.
• One of the top ideas that is changing the world: New Calvinism. Didn’t see that coming.
• Interesting NY Times article on Facebook being a part of our lives and what it means for those who are growing up with it.
• Many seminaries are struggling to stay afloat…not surprising.
• One of the greatest pranks I’ve ever seen. You really should watch the whole thing: