Golf's Sacred Journey
The original title of my first book was Golf’s Sacred Journey. It was changed after we made the movie Seven Days in Utopia. This week I traveled with 7 men to three iconic Country Clubs across the western part of our country. The mission of this trip was to grow in our love for each other and our Father as we shared this sacred journey experience.
While the setting of Castle Pines Golf Club south of Denver, followed by the historic Valley Club near Santa Barbara, ending with the crescendo of Monterey Peninsula Country Club near Carmel exceeded our wildest imagination, the moment we will remember most happened over dinner the evening before we played the Valley Club. We were sitting around breaking bread and sipping a Bordeaux on the back porch of our host’s home. This hidden gem nestled in the eucalyptus and oak covered hills felt as if we were living a storybook moment. The conversation was rich as spiritual testimonies flowed like a river cascading from the throne room of heaven. Then it happened. A member from the Valley Club that joined us that evening felt compelled to speak. The candles from the table provided a flickering glow upon his face as he spoke. He said, “Gentlemen, I’m 68 years old and never in my life have I ever had an experience like this with a group of men.” The tears welled up as he choked up. “This was an honor to be with you men, and hear your stories of faith.”
We each realized that he was speaking for millions of men that desperately wish they were part of a shared sacred journey with a group of men.
While our golf adventure was extraordinary, it was but the conduit for deep spiritual moments each day. As I think back to the original title of the book, this was the reason. For me, golf long ago became a gift from God to create these kinds of moments. I cherish them. I will always cherish the memory of this trip and am renewed and inspired to help men find a tribe in which they can seek the love of our Father together.
“Discover creative ways to encourage others and to motivate them toward acts of compassion, doing beautiful works as expressions of love. This is not the time to pull away and neglect meeting together, as some have formed the habit of doing. In fact, we should come together even more frequently, eager to encourage and urge each other onward as we anticipate that day dawning.”
- Hebrews 10:24-25 TPT