Last week we saw that Jesus was beaten, flogged, and sentenced to die by crucifixion. He was forced to carry the crossbar of His cross on the mile-long walk to Golgotha (or Calvary). This place was outside the city of
BSF 2016-2017: John 19:18-30
2017 brackets: Championship update and trophy presentation
Another bracket challenge is in the books. Grandma was so excited that she won. I reluctantly relinquished the trophy to her yesterday. Avery simply acted like a goofball during the trophy presentation. Avery is improving every year. We’re not surprised
BSF 2016-2017: John 18:28-19:17
Welcome back from spring break! Before our short break, we saw Jesus in several illegal Jewish trials. The Jewish leaders were made up of Pharisees and Sadducees. They were staunch enemies, but they united to condemn Christ to death. They had
2017 brackets: Final Four update
A Final Four update really isn’t necessary since Grandma has wrapped up the trophy and everyone went 0-2 in this round. But to stick with tradition, here’s our update anyway! Here are the latest rankings (in order of ESPN points
2017 brackets: Elite Eight update
Don’t you love watching underdogs win? I sure do! This was a thrilling Elite Eight round. Shirley has pretty much secured the trophy this year (her first victory since we instituted the sparkling gold trophy!). Avery was actually very close
2017 brackets: Sweet Sixteen update
I’d venture to say this was the most exciting Sweet Sixteen round in several years. So many close games. And brackets are busted all over the place, thanks to losses by Villanova and Arizona. Here are the latest rankings (in
BSF 2016-2017: John 18:1-27
Jesus led His disciples to the Garden of Gethsemane. He chose to go to the place where He knew Judas would find Him. Judas brought a detachment of soldiers (up to 600 men), officials, and chief priests with him to
2017 brackets: Second Round update
Wow! What a Second Round that was! There were some tight games and great upsets. Chris and my dad are looking pretty good with more than 40 winners guessed correctly. The girls in the family are in the middle, even
2017 brackets: First Round update
Honestly, I haven’t gotten into the tournament so much this year. I’ve barely watched any games, so Chris has kept me apprised of the scores and standings. The first round went pretty well for everyone. It’s a pretty tight race
2017 brackets: Our picks
The tournament begins tomorrow! So tonight we completed our brackets. Since this was Damon’s first time to join the friendly family tournament, we captured the momentous occasion on two videos. Damon’s First Round picks Damon’s Final Four picks And Avery