How Can I be a Golfer Disciple-Maker, Part 1?

Are you a Believer in Jesus Christ and a passionate golfer?
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I bet you might be similar to me and my story; I became passionate about the game of golf when I was very young. I did everything I could to get on the golf course and improve my game. I couldn't get enough of the game, but, I really didn't have the money or family history to be a member of a golf club or able to spend days and days and hours a day working on my game.

But, the passion was there, so I did everything I could to improve my game, compete and have the ultimate goal of becoming a PGA Tour Player.  The passion was kindled as I made my high school golf team and competed fairly well. I wasn't familiar with the opportunity to play college golf, but, thankfully, I got a college scholarship through the US Army (ROTC) and attended a college in Vermont. Yeah, that's right, Vermont where the golf season is about 5 months at the most. But, I had this passion, right, so I did everything I could to work on my game and was a regular member of the golf team.
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Because I had an ROTC Scholarship, I had to go in the Army for a minimum of four years. My intention was to "do the time", get out and continue my pursuit of a PGA Tour Professional.

When it came time to stay in the service or get out; I was blessed enough ... to make the decision to stay in The military.

​​Well, the best laid plans, right??
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I met the woman of my dreams my Junior year of college, got married right after graduation and headed into the Army as a 2nd Lieutenant. We were stationed in Germany for our first three-year assignment where golf, certainly wasn't the first, second or third priority. Well, maybe my wife would attest that golf was my second priority and, I almost lost her and my family because of making golf that high a priority. We had a baby during this time as well, so golf took a lower and lower priority.

What happened to the dream?

I had it in my mind still, but, our second child and a new assignment in the States continued to push the golf dream further and further down the list. When it came time to stay in the service or get out; I was blessed enough, even without a personal relationship to Jesus Christ, to make the decision to stay in the military and attend flight school rather than get out to play professional golf.

The next four years, I had two more military assignments, but, the most significant thing in my entire life happened in 1981; I became a committed Believer in Jesus Christ as my Savior. Now the priorities became even better established as I made the Lord first, wife second, family third, job fourth and the rest (where's golf) of the priorities behind any of those.  Who had time??
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The Lord blessed my time in the military with becoming a man, husband and father and, through His word and a bit of fellowship, I became a mature follower of Jesus Christ.  What a miracle.
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​But, golf??  What about the passion for golf??  Read more.......