2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. It's easier to teach someone how to properly swing a golf club if the person has never touched a club. Odds are if the person has played baseball or softball in the past,…

Malachi 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it. An older gentlemen with whom I…

Jonah 1:3 But Jonah rose up to flee unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD, and went down to Joppa; and he found a ship going to Tarshish: so he paid the fare thereof, and went down into it, to go with them unto Tarshish from the presence of the LORD. The story of…

Ezra 9:2 For they have taken of their daughters for themselves, and for their sons: so that the holy seed have mingled themselves with the people of those lands: yea, the hand of the princes and rulers hath been chief in this trespass. A nice green and pure putting surface can be virtually ruined by the infiltration…

Jeremiah 31:25 For I have satiated the weary soul, and I have replenished every sorrowful soul. Labor Day always arrives right on time. After a busy and hot summer of activities, we need this extra day off to recuperate before beginning a season of colder temperatures and everything pumpkin spice. Of course, Labor Day gives…

Psalms 84:10 For a day in thy courts is better than a thousand. I had rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness. Many times when the group is not playing well, someone will invariably say "this still beats working." Its sometimes hard to accept because there…

Isaiah 2:4 And they shall beat their swords into ploughshares, and their spears into pruning hooks. I never understood the throwing or slamming of golf clubs in disgust as if the club is to blame for the wayward flight of a ball. Sooner or later, the tempered golfer will learn "it's the Indian and not…

Amos 3:3 Can two walk together, except they be agreed? Some of the most enjoyable rounds are spent walking nine holes on a late summer evening with a longtime friend. Sometimes it is a planned engagement and others are a meeting at the first tee by happenstance. This walk is more about friendship than competition.…

Matthew 25:29 For unto every one that hath shall be given, and he shall have abundance: but from him that hath not shall be taken away even that which he hath. It hard for me to even type these realities, but doing so probably is as much therapy for myself than anyone else. Most of…

Exodus 33:19 And he said, I will make all my goodness pass before thee, and I will proclaim the name of the LORD before thee; and will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, and will shew mercy on whom I will shew mercy. Sometimes when someone is having a bad day on the…