grace

Mulligan

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Golf ball on green grass, symbolizing a Mulligan or second chance

Golf gave the world a gracious word: Mulligan. Like a lot of good stories, there are several versions of how the word came to be. Golf historians still debate the true origin. My favorite traces back to a golfer named David Mulligan in Montreal during the 1920’s. The story goes that after hitting a poor … Read more

My Church

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Interior of a church sanctuary with wooden pews leading toward a stained glass altar.

“There but for the grace of God go I” – John Bradford This well-known phrase is often attributed to John Bradford, a 16th century English reformer, As the story goes, Bradford witnessed a group of prisoners being led to execution and humbly remarked, “There but for the grace of God, goes John Bradford,” He recognized … Read more

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