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| ps from ps Let me start with a confession. I finally did it. I finally broke down and got golf lessons. Now listen—this was not easy for me. Because in my head, I was already… pretty good. I mean, I’d been golfing for years. I’ve been operating “successfully” under the “swing hard in case you make contact” mantra. So I show up to the lesson, and the coach says, “Alright Steve, just take a normal swing.” I swing twice. He goes, “Okay… let’s stop right there.” What?? Only two swings has exposed a potential problem?? And then he shows me the replay. And I’m telling you—I could not believe what I was seeing. In my mind? Smooth. Controlled. Powerful. On the screen? It looked like I was trying to fight off a swarm of bees. My grip was off. My stance was off. I learned about something called ‘swing plane’. And the whole time I’m saying, “No way. That can’t be right.” But there it was. I couldn’t deny it—because I saw it. Here’s the thing: Once I saw it, I couldn’t unsee it and I had a decision to make. I could say, “Nah, I’m good,” and keep swinging the same broken swing… Or I could say, “Alright. Now that I see it—what am I going to do about it?” That question—that moment—is exactly what’s happening to the disciples in John 1:29–42. When Jesus walks by, John the Baptist tells his disciples: There he is! He’s the one! They see him. And once they see him, they can’t unsee him. The relationship is started. And their swing changes!! Jesus calls them to follow and says: Come and see. He gives them a new swing, a more powerful swing, a more loving swing. A couple thoughts I’m wondering about from this story in John: 1. If Jesus videoed our swing, what would he show us? In our discipleship game, what parts and pieces of our daily swing needed to be tweaked, changed or start from scratch? And do we have the courage to make those important adjustments? 2. As we see others’ daily swings, how can we reflect a potential different way to them? How can we model Jesus teaching and invite others into it with the same loving way that our Coach does for us: with grace, forgiveness and direction? Maybe swing hard in case you make contact isn’t always the best way? Maybe “come and see” might be better. Lord, thanks for the coaching in Scripture. Amen Still in One Peace ps. |
January 14, 2026
