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.
Someone shared with me the following piece about America. It can help prepare us for celebrating our Nation’s birthday. I Am America I was born on July 4, 1776. The Declaration of Independence is my birth certificate. I am the United States of America! The bloodlines of the world run in my veins because I [...]
Life can be very interesting. Sometimes you do something for somebody that you think is bad, and it turns out to be good. Sometimes you do something for somebody that you intend to be good, and it turns out bad. Last week an article appeared in the paper about a daughter who wanted to do [...]
The following article was posted on the North Georgia United Methodist Church website. (METHODISTTHINKER.COM) March 4, 2009 by Joseph The man who led one of the United Methodist Church’s strongest and largest congregations for more than three decades shared his “ideas and opinions” last week about the future of the denomination. Dr. John Ed Mathison, [...]
The first lesson of life is to know what comes first in life. The problems of life occur when we put second things first and first things second. Misappropriated priorities create havoc with life. Al Uhalt of Colorado Springs almost lost his life when he forgot what to do first. He is a retired Air [...]