Rea$on To Care

Ephesians 6:24 Grace be with all them that love our Lord Jesus Christ in sincerity. Amen. A golfer posted a $100 reward at one of the local courses for his lost Scotty Cameron putter. The purpose of a reward interestingly is to incite interest in an otherwise unwilling or uncaring person. There wouldn't be much interest in…

I Am

Luke 9:18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? Kobe Bryant's tragic death Sunday didn't solely generate sadness in the NBA, sports, black, young or even just American communities - it resonated throughout all of the…

Looking Good

Matthew 23:27 Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead men's bones, and of all uncleanness. I guess I'm old school in that I like to at least look the part when I engage in golf activities. I prefer shirts…

More Than 18 Holes

1 Thessalonians 2:8 So being affectionately desirous of you, we were willing to have imparted unto you, not the gospel of God only, but also our own souls, because ye were dear unto us. The time it takes to play a round of golf has become something of a controversy in the last few years.…

Make You Look Good

Psalms 109:4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. The beauty of some thing is often elevated by the ugliness of its surroundings. I am reminded of this truth when I am in the company of my wife. This is evident in the game of golf as well. My game is…

How’d It Go?

John 17:17 Sanctify them through thy truth: thy word is truth. "How'd you play" usually begins with an answer detailing the number of birdies made, the number of pars carded, the length of a longest drive or the length of the longest putt made during the round. No one wants to tarnish a round recap…

Bad Thinking

1 Corinthians 13:5 Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil Once upon a time following an event at our golf course, one of the older gentleman innocently asked another one of the guys competing "how he was doing?" Anger immediately erupted and the younger guy was…

Roll The Dice

2 Peter 1:4 Whereby are given unto us exceeding great and precious promises: that by these ye might be partakers of the divine nature, having escaped the corruption that is in the world through lust. I've asked our Sunday School class a few times over the years what would each of us choose if God…

Poor Me

Ecclesiastes 7:14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. After every round of golf, we play the "what if" game with ourselves and with any one that will…

Home Body

Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also. One of the best pieces of golf advice one can give is to "keep it in the fairway." And if you can't keep your ball in the fairway, avoid hitting it out of bounds. A golfer is inevitably going to score better…