David Wheaton

Do you enjoy golf? Ever played at Hazeltine National Golf Club in Chaska, MN, host to many of golf’s majors such as the Ryder Cup and US Open?

Well, here’s your opportunity to experience Hazeltine and support the work of The Overcomer Foundation!

Hazeltine will be the site of THE OVERCOMER FOUNDATION CUP on MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. This is our 9th annual golf event in support of The Overcomer Foundation, the non-profit, charitable organization formed in 2009 whose mission is “to help people overcome the challenges in life.”

The Foundation primarily focuses on challenges within the heart and mind by helping people understand and embrace a worldview based on God and the Bible.

A dedicated team pursue this mission through our national radio program The Christian Worldview, Speaker Series events, The Overcomer Course for Young Adults, and an extensive array of print, video and audio resources for adults and children.

Even if you live outside the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, we encourage you to come to Minnesota to experience a special day at Hazeltine on Monday, September 16.

Details and registration are at TheChristianWorldview.org/golf

Contact us if you have questions or need lodging.

Nick Bollettieri died this past Sunday (Dec. 4) at age 91. If you don’t know about Nick, I encourage you to read Joel Drucker’s column here: https://bit.ly/3hdg4js

There is much to marvel over Nick—his energy, enthusiasm, innovation, work ethic, accomplishments, accolades…and the list goes on.

But one quality that always comes to my mind is his generosity. I was just one of the many beneficiaries of Nick’s big-heartedness when he offered me a scholarship to train at his tennis academy in Bradenton, FL. I went there when I was 15 years old, halfway through my sophomore year of high school.

My family and others in Minnesota had laid the groundwork but the remainder of high school training at the Nick Bollettieri Tennis Academy was responsible for my developing into a professional player. Yes, it was all the court time in the sun and the competition with the other aspiring juniors and pros. But it was especially the irrepressible force who fueled the place, squatting down behind you on court willing you to the next level.
So much more could be said but just one more thing about Nick’s family. I know his three older children—Jimmy, Danielle Bollettieri, and Angel. To see their love and care for their dad to the very end says a whole lot about them and what they thought of their father.

I miss Nick, will always be grateful to him, and will never forget the many memorable times with him over the years.

Finally, death is a sobering reminder of what’s inevitable for all of us. Jesus made a promise to a woman named Martha whose brother Lazarus had recently died (Jesus was about to miraculously raise him from the dead). Before doing so, Jesus said to Martha:

“I am the resurrection and the life; he who believes in Me will live even if he dies, and everyone who lives and believes in Me will never die. Do you believe this?” She said to Him, “Yes, Lord; I have believed that You are the Christ, the Son of God, even He who comes into the world.” John 11:25-27

According to Jesus, physical death is but the entrance to eternal life with Him for “everyone” who believes in Him.

To quote Jesus: “Do you believe this?”