Professional golfer Sahith Theegala’s self-imposed penalty costs him $2.5 million: Why “character is destiny” for those we influence
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🗓️ 3 September 2024
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Professional golfer Sahith Theegala’s self-imposed penalty cost him $2.5 million at last week’s tournament but demonstrated character worth emulating. As Heraclitus noted, “character is destiny.” How can we live in ways that honor our Lord and draw others to him?
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| 0:00.0 | Good day and welcome to the September 3rd, 24 edition of the Daily Article Podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | I'm Chris Elkins with the Denison Forum, narrating today's article written by Dr. Jim Denison. |
| 0:14.6 | Whether you follow golf or not, you probably know of Scotty Schaeffler, the world number one who just finished one of the greatest |
| 0:22.2 | seasons in history. I have long admired his steadfast commitment to Christ and to his family |
| 0:27.4 | as values transcending the game he play so magnificently. However, you may not know the name |
| 0:33.4 | Sahith Tigla. He was born in California to Indian immigrants and has become a dominant player on the |
| 0:40.1 | PGA tour. However, he made headlines last Saturday not for his talent, but for his character. |
| 0:46.6 | He was playing a shot from a sand trap when he noticed a small amount of sand move on his back swing. |
| 0:53.0 | Touching the sand in this way is a violation of the rules. |
| 0:56.4 | No one else saw the sand move, but Teigla immediately notified his playing partner and a |
| 1:02.1 | rules official. He was assessed a two-stroke penalty, which ended up costing him $2.5 million |
| 1:08.2 | in prize money. Now, I'm a Sahifith Tigla fan as well. Five centuries before Christ, |
| 1:14.5 | the Greek philosopher Heraclitus observed that character is destiny. If it were easy for us to have |
| 1:20.9 | greater character, we would do so. Our next steps will therefore come at a cost. The higher the |
| 1:27.1 | mountain, the harder the climb, the more worthy the destination. |
| 1:31.3 | How then can we live with sacrificial integrity today? |
| 1:35.0 | In Ephesion 6 verse 16, Paul spoke of the flaming darts of the evil one. |
| 1:40.1 | In a day when thatched roofs were common, such a dart lodged in your house could easily ignite a fire that would spread to surrounding homes. |
| 1:48.2 | What started with just you, then endangered everyone around you. |
| 1:51.4 | I recently spoke with a Christianity Today reporter who is writing an article on the consequences of ministerial moral failure for the members of their churches. |
| 2:00.2 | She is right to be concerned. |
| 2:02.2 | Sin affects the innocent as well as the guilty. C.S. Lewis warned in mere Christianity, |
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