Titus 2:14 Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works. It feels good to forgo a few Saturdays each summer from playing our normal golf game in our regular group in order to play with our spouse, our children,…

Jeremiah 29:11 For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. Rory McIlroy had the most profitable Sunday in PGA Tour history yesterday when he won the FedEx Cup and its $15,000,000 payday. Rory started the week in the fifth position and already five strokes behind the leader Justin Thomas. One day…

James 1:1 James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, One of my pet peeves when I call a business is an employee who fails to identify themselves when answering the phone. I know everyone who works in our golf pro shop, but none of them identify themselves when answering the phone.…

Luke 15:13 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. As soon as we begin playing a new sport or engage in a new hobby, we want to be good at it instantly. Even when I…

Hebrews 5:14 But strong meat belongeth to them that are of full age, even those who by reason of use have their senses exercised to discern both good and evil. Beginning golfers have the habit of telling better players how good a shot looked even though the shot was in reality less than desirable. If a…

Leviticus 2:13 And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt. Everyone is fascinated by an approach which lands on a putting surface past the…

1 Corinthians 3:11 For other foundation can no man lay than that is laid, which is Jesus Christ. The stance, or base, is a more important aspect of the golf swing than we usually consider when we start playing the game. Too far forward on our toes or too far back on the heels creates…

Ezekiel 34:14 I will feed them in a good pasture, and upon the high mountains of Israel shall their fold be: there shall they lie in a good fold, and in a fat pasture shall they feed upon the mountains of Israel. If you have a membership at a country club or golf course, odds are you…

Romans 1:28 And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient; Lee Trevino was quoted to say, "you can talk to a fade, but a hook won't listen." A fade is a gently curving shot path to…

Matthew 9:37 Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few; Every Saturday when we exit the ninth green and go past a group about to tee off, someone invariably tells the group "we left a bunch of birdies out there for you!" The same can be said for Christians - "we've left…