In 2016, back in the old days when I was a Family Court judge, I published a controversial book on Marriage and Divorce. “Judge Z: Irretrievably Broken” …

“This is what the Lord Almighty says: “Once again men and women of ripe old age will sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each of them with cane in hand because of their age. The city streets will be filled with boys and girls playing there.” Zechariah 8:4-5 (NIV).

We often joke that Scotland is the Holy Land of Golf…

“Not everyone who calls out to me, ‘Lord! Lord’ will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. Only those who actually do the will of my Father in heaven will enter.” Matthew 7:21.

My seatmate for the seven-hour flight from Philadelphia to Edinburgh was in the mood for conversation. I was not…

My favorite movie may be “The Legend of Bagger Vance”. The original novel by Steven Pressfield (1995) is even better…

Lorne Rubenstein is one of my favorite golf writers. I must confess as an amateur “author” that I envy the life of people like Lorne who figured out how to make a nice living writing about his passion— which is golf…

This morning (May 8, 2026), I woke up to two emails that seemed to fit together. On the surface, the two would seem totally on two different ends of the universe. A Scottish preacher from the 19th century, and a college golfer in Kentucky…

Some of life’s best memories have been in this wonderful month of March. Winter is finally thawing for my old Kentucky home. The smell of springtime is coming…

“Let the Redeemed of the Lord say so, whom he has redeemed from trouble….” (Psalm 107:2 ESV).

The great patriarch Job would have probably argued that the best “R” word is REDEEM, or even better, REDEEMER…

“Pure and genuine religion in the sight of God the Father means caring for orphans and widows in their distress and refusing to let the world corrupt you.” (James 1:27, NLT)

This is a story from The Master’s Inn at Steelwood CC in Loxley, Alabama. We opened for business on January 1, 2026 as a Christ-centered retreat center…

The winter solstice occurs at 9:03 am, marking the shortest day and the longest night of the year. The good news of the darkest day is that Light now increases every day. The blessings of yesterday, the Jewish Sabbath, are already gone. “Selah” has departed…

“Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have.” (Peter 3:15 NLT).

“Witness” is a word that has been part of my life since way before I knew anything about its meaning…

The rumor was all over Brora, the wee (as the Scots would say) village where we summer for seven weeks each year in the north of Scotland. The word was buzzing around the golf course and more…

I woke up this morning (September 22, 2025) with a new and amazing energy to be an “Evangelist”. Yes, it comes from watching the five-hour Charlie Kirk memorial event yesterday afternoon…

“They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.” Psalm 64:4 (NLT)

Everyone knows where they were on the morning of Tuesday, 9/11/01. And now, we also may remember where we were on 9/10/25 when Charlie Kirk was murdered…

I know better than to discuss religion or politics. But here goes. It is now the summer of 2025…

“Then their eyes were opened, and they could see! Jesus sternly warned them, “Don’t tell anyone about this.” But instead, they went out and spread his fame all over the region.” Matthew 9:30-31.

“Well, in case you’re not free, you need to be. We’re goin’ to Augusta.” …

“‘Tell me about your father, young man,’ And David replied, ‘His name is Jesse, and we live in Bethlehem.’” (First Samuel 17:58-59).

On June 10, 1965, a five-year-old little boy named Bruce Johnson Jr. lost his daddy…

“Therefore since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses…” (Hebrews 12:1a)

I do not typically hang out with sixteen-year-olds. But on a recent trip to Scotland, one of my traveling companions was my friend’s son. I loved this kid, but I quickly discovered that the so-called Generation Gap was a Grand Canyon…

“Let the children come to me. Don’t stop them! For the Kingdom of Heaven belongs to those who are like these children.” Matthew 19:14.

Ananthi Jebasingh has spent her life saving children in the slums of Delhi. But she helped to save me, too. Let me explain…

In Family Court, yesterday’s surprises were usually forgotten because of today’s shockers. Eventually, you forget them all. But there are exceptions. Like Robert E. Lee…