by Andy & Renie Bowman | Oct 21, 2021 | Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
It’s coming around again. The holiday that one person can dread like the pit of hell itself, but another family member anticipates and salivates for the previous three hundred and sixty-four days before it arrives. “Food, man! Lots and lots of good stuff!” From the...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Oct 7, 2021 | Personal Growth, Wisdom
A goodhearted momma once approached her well-known and popular pastor after he had completed a stirring message that Sunday morning. She gently introduced herself and then told him, “My son is studying to be a minister at So-and-So Seminary nearby. What is a good...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Sep 23, 2021 | Faith, Personal Growth, Wisdom
Religion. Being good enough for God to accept us. Many do turn to religion…trying to always behave and say the perfect things. So that hopefully, their holy God will be obliged to help them handle the fears and horrible problems in life. But down deep, each of us know...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Sep 16, 2021 | Parenting, Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
Tom and Katie were in love. After two years of courting, Tom finally worked up his courage to pop the question. No, not the “Will you marry me?” to Katie. The real question back in those years was the one asked of the bride’s father, “Do I have your permission to ask...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Sep 9, 2021 | Personal Growth, Wisdom
Can’t you just picture it in your head? Colonel Worthington Worm called his tactical team together in a planning meeting one balmy evening in Oklahoma. “Attention, Majors. We are officially at war. Our mission before us here in Oklahoma; to destroy and annihilate...
by Andy & Renie Bowman | Sep 2, 2021 | Personal Growth, Relationships, Wisdom
“C’mon, Daisy, you ain’t sick, and ya shore ‘nuff ain’t old, so jest keep movin’.” Dan Durbin urged his beloved dappled gray mare up the gently sloping land and halted near a huge sycamore. Waited in the cold gray dawn for his neighbor to show up for their...