Why Do We Love March Madness?

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John Piper, Unknown, 163859, Pastor, Ask, Theology, Desiring God, Religion & Spirituality/christianity, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Questions

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🗓️ 18 March 2014

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Summary

From smooth finishes at the rim to impressive displays of endurance, Pastor John shares his thoughts about the undeniable draw of March Madness.

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0:00.0	Today is absolutely epic, Pastor John.
0:08.8	This is episode number 300 in the Aspastor John podcast series.
0:13.2	Episode 100, if I remember correctly, was a little less epic.
0:16.7	Episode 200 I think was pretty epic, but this is episode 300 and it is truly epic because
0:23.2	today is the first round of March madness, which begins in Dayton, Ohio and Pastor John.
0:29.6	Here is the question that millions and millions of people around the world want to ask you
0:34.7	right now.
0:36.1	Why, Pastor John, why do we love watching March madness basketball?
0:40.7	Okay.
0:41.7	I'm the least likely person to say anything about college basketball, but here it goes.
0:46.6	I enjoy watching college basketball.
0:49.2	Yes, I do.
0:50.9	More than football because there are no breaks between the place and the action is fast
0:56.7	paced.
0:57.7	More than professional basketball because their hearts seem to be in it more and more than
1:02.5	baseball.
1:03.5	Oh, really?
1:04.5	In New Tony, I know you're a big baseball guy, but to me that sport is just painfully slow
1:08.9	and I have to admit, it's evidently the intelligent man's sport, but I'm not intelligent enough
1:17.3	to be thinking deep thoughts about what might be coming with this pitch and what has happened.
1:22.8	I'm just saying, come on, come on, come on, get on with it.
1:26.1	So anyway, I enjoy college basketball.
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