Recently Brit Hume of Fox News made some comments which have set the airwaves, printed page and bloggers on fire.  Brit Hume was commenting about the problems concerning Tiger Woods on “Fox News Sunday.”  Mr. Hume suggested that Tiger Woods, allegedly a Buddhist, should “turn to Christianity.”  He stated, “Tiger Woods will recover as a golfer.  Whether he can recover as a person is a very open question.”  Mr. Hume then made the statement that shocked so many:  “He is said to be a Buddhist.  I don’t think that faith offers the kind of forgiveness and redemption that is offered by the Christian faith.  My message to Tiger would be ‘Tiger, turn to the Christian faith and you can make a total recovery and be a great example to the world.’”   I find it very interesting that Tiger said in 2008, “In the Buddhist religion, you have to work for it yourself, internally, in order to achieve anything in life and set up the next life. It’s all about what you do.”

     The next night Mr. Hume further commented on what he said by adding, “Jesus Christ offers something that Tiger Woods needs badly.”  What many do not know is that Brit Hume lost a son to suicide in 1998.  In 2008 Hume said, “I want to pursue my faith more ardently than I have done.  I’m not claiming it’s impossible to do when you work in this business.  I was kind of a nominal Christian for the longest time.  When my son died, I came to Christ in a way that was very meaningful to me.  If a person is a Christian and tries to face up to the implications of what you say you believe, it’s a pretty big thing.  If you do it part time, you’re not really living it.”  One final comment which Hume said about Tiger Woods was that converting to Christianity would be so noticeable that it would “shine through in his being” and would be a “magnificent thing to witness.”

     Brit Hume has taken a great deal of heat for his comments, however he was completely right.  This shows that in the world when you start to refer to a exclusive way to God through the Lord Jesus Christ, many will respond in anger and outrage.  Mr. Hume responded with a pure and loving motive in wanting the very best for Tiger Woods which can only be found in a relationship with Christ.  Truly this shows you and I the “Excellency of Christ.”  Jesus Christ is still and will always be the “Way, the Truth, and the Life.”