October 22, 2020 – Click here to listen
I’ve been on stage with and spoken alongside all-time winningest college football coach Bobby Bowdon and had him come to our church on more than one occasion. The man is amazing and is as dedicated to Christ as anyone I’ve ever known. If you want to find him on Sundays you can be assured that he is somewhere preaching and teaching the love of Christ unless he is too sick to get out of bed. Recently he contracted Covid 19 and when I heard the news I immediately began praying for him. He is 91 years old but in true Bobby Bowden fashion he beat it. He released the following statement yesterday:
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
OCT 21, 2020
Contact: Tommy Bowden
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Today, Coach Bobby Bowden released the following statement on defeating Covid-19 that included an important message for all Americans:
“I want to thank all the many, many people who were thinking of and praying for me over the last few weeks. I just went through a battle with Covid-19, and God just wasn’t ready to take me Home yet to be with Him.
Most of you know I’m 91 years old, and the fight was tough. But thanks to the help of Dr. Michael Forsthoefel, and the support of Ann and all my children, I beat it.
I’ve had the chance to get a lot of wins in my life, but I really wanted to win this one because I wanted to be around to vote for President Trump.
I have always said that the only thing you can take to Heaven with you is your kids, and for 71 years of marriage, Ann and I have tried to live our lives and share our Christian Faith with them so that one day we will all be there together.
But until that time, we are here on earth, and America is the greatest country this side of heaven. We have the freedom to pursue our faith in God, our dreams for our career, and our love for our families. For too long now, politicians in Washington have run America down and apologized for our greatness. I’m tired of it.
Like President Trump, I had the opportunity to be treated for Covid-19 with drugs to include Remdesivir. At the age of 91, in many other countries, I might not have even been treated. In America, I was.
The one thing that all of us parents and grandparents can do for our children and grandchildren in these next couple of weeks is vote. We have to get out and vote for President Trump because re-electing him is our only chance to leave the next generation with the same heritage, beliefs, and opportunities that Ann and I had and that many of you had.
There are about 45 of us Bowdens around. Most of us live in Florida, and I promise you that almost all of us will be voting for Trump, and the ones that don’t won’t be telling me about it.
So please, take the time, ‘dadgumit,’ for the sake of our children and grandchildren, to Keep America Great and vote for Donald Trump.”
And there you have a great man talking about the greatest country in the world and what needs to be done to protect it. Bobby Bowden with the help of his Lord and Savior fought and defeated death so he could vote for Donald Trump. If you haven’t voted for Trump, then follow Bobby’s game plan. Please vote for Trump at your earliest convenience. Every vote matters.
1 Corinthians 15:55
“O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?”