Welcome to the Blog page! I will use this page to share brief messages, which I hope will be informative, inspirational, and challenging. I will post several messages a month on this page. I also will share some experiences in my ministry opportunities. I would invite any responses to the things posted here. That response could be sent by e-mail at johned@johnedmathison.org. For more information about John Ed Mathison Leadership Ministries, visit our website at www.johnedmathison.org.
I read once about a man who formed the habit of writing “thank you” in the lower left hand corner of each check as he paid his bills. It was a reminder to him to be grateful for what that check represented. When he wrote a check to the phone company or one of the [...]
One of the important ingredients in economics is an understanding of collateral. The world has one view—God’s economics has quite a different perspective. The world’s economics have gotten into trouble because collateral has been taken lightly. We are seeing what happens when money is loaned to people who do not have proper collateral. The subprime [...]
The world has experienced the greatest revolution in economics during the past two months than it has ever experienced in our history. No one would ever have believed that the stock market could fluctuate 800 points in a day! Who could believe that the great companies like AIG, Lehman Brothers, Merrill-Lynch, and Wachovia would ever [...]
John Wilson was the catcher for the 1999 Kentucky Wildcats baseball team. He felt fortunate to be able to play baseball because he almost died from gunshot wounds. His father shot him. It was a September morning in 1996 in Reseda, California. John was awakened with the sound of a gunshot. He was living with [...]
You are never too old for God to use you for something significant.