I lead a men's Bible study group on Tuesday mornings and this day started like all the other days. The group met at 6 a.m. to study the Word and encourage each other in our walk with the Lord.

One of the challenges of the lesson was to strike a match and have one of the men express how to lead someone to the Lord. After some good-natured ribbing we stumbled over our reasons why we were more comfortable leading someone to the Lord that we had a relationship with, rather than a complete stranger. The meeting ended and we all went on to our respective days.

The day began bright, warm and cloudless, typical for early autumn in California. I had an opportunity to play golf for the first time in about six months and eagerly joined a group of men on the first tee. We started off with a bang and headed down the links, a perfect day. In fact, I shot a 39 on the front nine holes.

One of the men in my group was in a related business and we talked about his services and how it might help me sell homes. The man in the other cart was a friend and neighbor to my cart partner. Gary's partner left at the turn, golf talk for the ninth hole. We completed the rest of the course in a threesome.

The day took a decided turn at the 18th hole. My cart partner and I walked