“And there but for the grace of God…..”
This sounds like a Bible verse from Sunday School days, or maybe William Shakespeare, or at least C. S. Lewis. But no…
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“And there but for the grace of God…..”
This sounds like a Bible verse from Sunday School days, or maybe William Shakespeare, or at least C. S. Lewis. But no…
Read moreDid you see the AT&T commercial with Ben Stiller and Jordan Spieth during the Masters?…
Read more“The young women see her and praise her; even queens and royal concubines sing her praises: ‘Who is this, arising like the dawn, as fair as the moon, as bright as the sun, as majestic as an army with billowing banners?’” Song of Songs 6:9-10 (NLT).
I have had a mistress for forty-one years. And this one gets better with age. Let me explain…
Read more“I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest!” (John 4:35).
I retired in January 2018 at age 67. Most lawyers never get to retire, but I was fortunate to have a generous judicial and legislative pension…
Read more“They will walk with me in white, for they are worthy.” (Revelation 3:4, ESV).
It was 7:30 am on February 6, 2024. Blue skies and 44 degrees greeted me for my opening tee shot for my annual Second-Tee golf marathon…
Read more“He lifted me out of the pit of despair, out of the mud and the mire. He set my feet on solid ground and steadied me as I walked along.” (Psalms 40:2 NLT).
Bruce Simpson was a hot-shot junior golfer when we met as teenagers in 1965. He was one year older than me and one of my juvenile heroes…
Read more“One evening as he (Isaac) was taking a walk out in the fields, meditating, he looked up and saw the camels coming.” (Genesis 24:63 NLT).
Lettie Cowman was a saintly missionary to Japan. She is one of the ‘dead authors’ who speak to me from antiquity…
Read moreBen Ferrell is the only person who sends me a simple thank you card every year.
“Dear Tim, Thank you for leading me to Jesus. Your friend, Ben”…
Read more“They had no children because Elizabeth was barren, and now they were both very old.” (Luke 1:7, NLT).
In 1989, Sue and I joined a dozen other Americans on what we thought would be a typical short-term mission trip…
Read more“Even in old age, they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green.” (Psalm 92:14 NLT).
“Old Pro”. These two words echo in so many golf tales throughout the decades…
Read more“Now go, and do as I have told you. I will help you speak well, and I will tell you what to say.” Exodus 4:12.
On November 1, 2023, I lost a “Treasure”…
Read moreLast Friday, October 20, was not a “Good Friday” for my Church of God pastor friend Richie Nobles, who headed out for a routine golf game at Steelwood Country Club…
Read moreHumzey Yessin, Kentucky legend and golf professional (1927 - 2023).
One of the great days of my teenage life was the day my father told us he had joined Tates Creek Country Club in Lexington, KY…
Read more“They shoot from ambush at the innocent, attacking suddenly and fearlessly.” Psalm 64:4 (NLT).
Not every day is the same. Everyone over thirty remembers where they were on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001…
Read more“I am writing to Timothy, my true son in the faith.” (I Timothy 1:2).
My 1950’s childhood was idyllic. I was born Timothy Neil Philpot, but everyone called me “Timmy”…
Read more“And if you do not carry your own cross and follow me, you cannot be my disciple.” (Luke 14:27).
I learned a new word last month. CRUCIFORM. I love new thoughts and words…
Read more“Wealth is treacherous…” *Habakkuk 2:4.
My last story (Will anyone say No to the Money?) was a rant and rave about the LIV/PGA/PIF merger. Money and greed have finally consumed my beloved game of golf. And it makes me sad…
Read more“Wealth created by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist and a deadly trap.” (Proverbs 21:6)
Once upon a time, in a land far far away, June was my favorite month. Mostly thanks to golf…
Read more“But the one who endures to the end will be saved.” (Matthew 24:16).
I get cold just thinking about it…
Read more“Live such good lives among the pagans…..” (I Peter 2:12)
Where do you live? For most of my life, the answer was simple. Kentucky! Now, it is a little more complicated since retirement years find us in south Alabama. And we love it!…
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