by Andy & Renie Bowman | Aug 6, 2020 | Family, Marriage, Personal Growth
Some friends of ours tell this story from the earlier years of their marriage this way: We were living in South Texas temporarily, several hundred miles from our family and dear friends. While Doug worked long hours at a construction job there and had to be gone most...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Aug 4, 2020 | Faith, Parenting, Wisdom
The preschool –aged boy suddenly screamed like Beelzebub himself was after him. Recently Andy was having a quiet lunch alone in a local restaurant in a small Oklahoma town. The place was pleasantly filled with patrons, all quietly talking with companions at their...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Aug 2, 2020 | Personal Growth, Wisdom
Do you remember the tale of the fellow who was walking down the road in front of his house one bitterly cold morning? He came across a small half-frozen poisonous snake lying beside the pavement. Calling out in a weak voice the reptile asked for help, “Please sir, I...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Jul 23, 2020 | Family, Parenting, Personal Growth, Wisdom
The stranger in the tiny town walked up to the sandlot baseball field to watch a group of loud and excited ragtag boys playing a pickup game of baseball. After a few minutes of listening to the crack of the bat, watching the ball sail over the heads of the...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Jul 18, 2020 | Faith, Personal Growth, Relationships
Many years ago I was a very young and inexperienced pastor of a little church in a small town. I certainly meant well and was struggling to do my very best, but I was overwhelmed by church issues and circumstances. It seemed I just couldn’t get a handle on what to do...
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