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The Butler Way

This is a great devotional from the FCA website. I know it is basketball related but it is good stuff. The Butler Way: One Day Better By Jere Johnson Posted March 29, 2011 “But don't just listen to God's word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.” - James 1:22 (NLT) Set: It’s not a mistake that the Butler Bulldogs are back in the Final Four. Yes, they won some close games to make it back to the Big Dance in Houston, but it’s been more than a two-week journey that got them there. It started when Butler hired a young man named Brad Stevens. Coach Stevens is a man of deep convictions: his faith, his family and his future—all of which are placed in God’s hands. He runs his program the same way. Coach Stevens calls it “The Butler Way.” This is how he describes it: “It starts with being a values-based organization and sticking to a vision and a mission that you’re trying to achieve—the values that we deem necessary and important to have a successful