JOY TO THE WORLD.

Over this Christmas season, I preached a sermon on the subject of JOY at our local chapel. It was not that easy. I am still not sure I got it right. I understand happiness and pleasure and even contentedness. But JOY is difficult to explain…

“So he (Abraham) built there an altar to the Lord, who had appeared to him.” (Genesis 12:7, ESV).

This story started with a text I received in mid-October. I spoke at a national men’s conference for CBMC on October 5 in St Louis and at the end of my message…

This story is an addendum to my last story about my brother’s entry into heaven.

Danny Philpot’s story, like all tales, cannot be told in one simple obituary or eulogy. It is seventy-one years of real life with too many stories to tell and too many lessons to be learned…

My last published story on this website was nearly three months ago (August 20). I have had writer’s cramps.

I have a pretty good excuse. My baby brother has been dying…

When the word Muirfield is mentioned, most ignorant American golfers think of Jack Nicklaus’ grand course in Ohio...

“The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” (Mark 9:26).

My first trip to the golf haven of Gullane in Scotland was in 1984. Last month, Sue and I returned to Gullane...

“Who will go for us? And I said, “Lord, I’ll go! Send me.” (Isaiah 6:8 NLT).

Do you know the story of “The St. Andrews Seven”??

Surely a golf story, right?…

“I saw a door standing open in heaven… and the voice said, “Come up here, and I will show you what must happen after this.” (Rev. 4:1).

Royal Troon… the site of so many memorable Opens, starting in 1923 when Arthur Havers holed a bunker shot on the 72nd green to upset Walter Hagen by a shot. He won seventy-five Pounds…

“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…

Did you see the AT&T commercial with Ben Stiller and Jordan Spieth during the Masters?…

“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…

“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…

“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…

Ben 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”…

“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…

“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…

“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”…

Last 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…