Before this weekend, I liked to golf. Sure I only got to go every few months the past few years, but I got to play a lot in high school and got pretty good at it. I actually got to play in the state tournament my senior year after qualifying with a 72 and winning a playoff on the second hole. But since then I just tried to enjoy it when I could and even recorded a hole-in-one when I was playing with my brother and my dad during Christmas a few years back.
Fast forward to this weekend and I have to say "I love golf!" We played at some beautiful and difficult courses down near Pinehurst. And typical for a guy who hasn't played much, I had some good holes and some bad holes, my putting was atrocious, and the rest of my game was inconsistent but not horrible.
This was the first (because I'm sure there'll be more) golf outing for Discovery Church and kudos to Tony for putting it together. We took the opportunity to share the truth and hope of Jesus while we were there, and I gave everyone two copies of The Master's Grip - one to keep and one to give away and bless someone else.
Take aways from the weekend....
- golf is relaxing and physically draining at the same time
- God has created some beautiful places
- life can go on without me at Discovery
- Discovery has an awesome team of PARTners and volunteers
- 104 is a little too hot if you're golfing at noon
- golf has a lot in common with being a Christian
- the closer you get to the pin (or Jesus) the better you'll feel
- golf/church are better with people who enjoy being there too
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