Growing Up With Papaw

This episode shines a light on our role as living candles with a purpose in this dark world.

This is an awesome episode with an even more awesomer friend. Seth Flynt and the three chips off the old Flynt stone join in today to prove that focused fatherhood with purposeful and intentional planning wins over drifting through the creepy bayous of life. To purchase his book entitled "My Son", go to apogstolic.square.site Then click on the three bar menu, then click on "shop all...

The Momma Matriarch and Master of all motherness, Momma Bandit joins me for a Mother's Day special that will be sure to be a favorite among all people who have or have had a mother.

Listen in as Momma Bandit and me flesh out the root cause, effects and possible solutions to that feeling of awkwardness and insecurity in children's ministry.

In a world where everything is getting easier, why does it feel like we’re getting weaker? This episode explores the hidden cost of comfort—how convenience, automation, and ease can quietly pull us away from discipline, purpose, and spiritual strength. From survival-driven living in the past to today’s comfort-filled lifestyle, we’ll uncover when “easy” stops being a blessing and starts becoming a...

My chauffeur and pot hole professional Momma Bandit joins me today to discuss another crucial aspect of the pavement world...and your world!

This episode connects one of the many crucial factors of a quality, long-lasting physical roadway to our spiritual road of life. The important property that we're tackling today is the glue that holds us to the foundation of the Word. Our hair in the biscuit pulls a prank from a bag that's overflowing and ready to spill out!

Listen in to hear me reminisce about a high school teacher who made a difference in my life with spontaneity and look for opportunities to inject it in your ministry. The hair in the biscuit is all about a legendary snake that must've been real...we just can't put the pieces together!

This episode begins with a serenade from Sister Camille Posey and climbs up from there to a CMC recap, an unbelievable story about a famous person from California, and onward to a lesson from the kneecaps of a newborn baby.

Brother Bandit joins in today and lends his expertise on trail building and mud hogging. Building trails is a favorite past time of his...and should be for us. Clear pathways and easy trails were once hardships to overcome for someone. Make life easier for the ones coming behind you by blazing some trails today.

This episode is recorded straight from a second floor hotel room in Vicksburg immediately following a WPF Bible Quiz extravaganza. Sis Ashley and I tackle a topic of verifying the Holy Ghost in children and hopefully give some pointers in the results of praying kids. The hair in the biscuit will make you say "huh?"

This episode shares some personal insight from Momma Bandit and her admiration for the imperfect things that make up her perfect home. Also, we prod around in the potato patch with some unconventional, yet almost equally effective methods and put them in the same sack with Sunday School to see if we can dig more tater heads with less effort.

This solo episode inserts some superpowers from young Tristen and lets him be captain of the ship since he's mostly grown now. Along with lengthy and laborious audio of dipping a big boat full of lots of water, we learn that the best way to achieve everything that God has for us is little by little.

Who knows Sunday School better than kids? This episode is a random, somewhat chaotic, intermittently hilarious discussion with four of Papaw's Sunday School angels. I've never had to bleep out content until now! You never know what'll come out when you're interviewing kids!!!

This episode goes back to our roots by injecting real life audio action of our recent river excursion. Our attempt to find lost fish nets was bulging with anticipation, dogged-determination, and life lessons. Listen in as we unpack the analogy of doing whatever it takes to retrieve what's already ours and fishing for men and children.

Big John Cade Posey joins in this episode and tells of his passions and discusses how availability and exposure has kept him from being weak, coddled and holding on to his Momma's skirt tail.

Papaw and Mamaw sit down and recount the unexpected and lavish treatment they recently experienced because of knowing a name. Then hang around for a sweet time of reminiscing about the royal reactions resulting from knowing the most powerful Name ever spoken!

Despite the great restraints of space and time, two undercover superstars meet to make memories and mp3 files to bewilder and blow the minds of all mankind. The first day of 2026 was a special day for Papaw when his never-before manifested friend appeared before his eyes on the edge of Lake Taneycomo within sight and sound of Silver Dollar City. The following audio file is a result of the two invi...

This episode follows a life full of bogged down activities with a real life comparison of duck hunting and ducking the enemy.

This is a super special episode with the matriarch of family-ness. We give you one more dose of Christmas banquet butter and discuss the delicacies of family functions.

ANNNDDDD.... we continue right along with 30 more minutes of Christmas gathering shenanigans that will hopefully make you smirk, smile, or even giggle a little.

Yet again (and until Christmas) we're thumbing through funny(ish) ideas for church Christmas Entertainment. This episode also peeks a little closer at the upcoming replacement for Adventures in Odyssey! The new ARK Podcast is making huge waves in the world of Children's Heaven-bound vessels for safe and efficient embarkment.

Thanksgiving aftermath includes lots of leftovers! So today we delve back into the Christmas banquet folder for more nonsense that hopefully tickles and inspires you.

This episode is the beginning of several leading up to Christmas time that'll be sharing and declaring Christmassy stuff that you'll only hear right here from Growing Up With Papaw. I've decided to share several skits and entertainment ideas that I've used in the past for Christmas banquets and such. So get ready to be entertained or at least share it with someone who might get som...

This episode features a first time duck harvester on opening day of youth duck hunt....Brother Bandit aka Isaac Phillips. We recap the hunt and recall the life lessons that we learned from a dedicated decoy. Sister Abigail pops in and discusses her upcoming flip flopping birthday tumble party.