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It seems that Joseph learned his lesson from when he was younger.  When he is interpreting dreams his focus has shifted from what he can do and how he will be blessed to what God is capable of doing.  God has blessed Joseph with a great gift and with tremendous insight; when he focuses that gift on what God can do he and the people around him are blessed.  In this case Joseph notes that it is not he who is able to interpret the dream, but it is God.

There are many times in my life when I have taken credit for what God is doing.  As a pastor it easy to look at weekly attendance as a scorecard of how well you are doing.  Obviously if attendance goes up it’s because I am awesome, or if attendance goes down it’s because people don’t understand me.  However, that is a poor way to look at what God is doing.  I am not capable of leading a church, but God is capable.  Throughout life we need to recognize on a daily basis that we are dependent upon God.  If we ever think we are doing it ourselves God will teach us that we are wrong.  God taught Joseph to depend on Him by subjecting him to slavery and two years of imprisonment.  Hopefully we will learn our lessons a little sooner.

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I do not think there is a team that can beat them at home. On the road I think Missouri, Texas, and Texas A&M will be the tests. Only 14 more games seperate them from a perfect regular season, then another 9 to match the the ‘76 Hoosiers perfect season. They would also be the first team to ever win 40 games in one season. I don’t think they’ll go perfect, but a boy can dream.

Football

My wife is a die-hard, birth-right Packer fan and I will be very happy for her if Favre and Company can pull off winning the next two games. However, I am officially on the Patriot bandwagon (my panthers are out so I can pick any team I want). I think Bill Belichick has done the greatest coaching job in the history of sports. He has impressed a perfect team first mentality onto his players. He has never allowed his team to let up. I love Tony Dungy but that was the mistake he always made; once his team had secured a spot he let them rest. Football is a game of momentum, once you loose your momentum it’s hard to get it back. Go Patriots.

Hockey

How do my Senators beat the Red Wings and then lose to the Islanders? I think somebody lost a little focus. Still, just over half way through with the second best record in the league. I’m happy.

Other Thoughts

It looks like the NCAA will explore a football playoff. I am of two minds about this. I do not think that it is necessary to have a “national champion” in a sport like football. You don’t really play enough games to truly determine the best teams. But there does seem to be something in human nature that wants to declare someone the ultimate winner. If you have to have a champion I think a 10 team playoff incorporating the current BCS bowls makes the most sense. You would take the 6 BCS conference champions plus 4 wild cards (no more than 3 teams from 1 conference) you could even set it up so that the bowls could keep their traditional affiliations.

I was also happy that the NCAA voted to make it so an athlete would not lose their scholarship for pregnancy or illness. I think that was something that needed to be addressed for a long time.

Only one month until pitchers and catchers report to spring training. I’m excited about Joe Torre being added to my Dodgers. I’m hoping that we can pull off one more big acquisition before the season starts.

Well that’s all I’ve got. Have a great week in sports.

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