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.

Grumble Street or Thanksgiving Avenue

It’s easy to spend our lives living on Grumble Street. I find myself so often looking around complaining about the way things are or the things I don’t have.
The Apostle Paul reminds us that we ought to have a different attitude. He wrote in Thessalonians 5: 16-18, “Always be joyful, pray continually, and give thanks [...]

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1000 + Words

I’ve taken a few pictures with my I-Phone that I thought you might find interesting. Even though a picture is worth a thousand words, I added a few extra words as explanation.
I had the privilege of spending four days in Stuttgart, Arkansas. David Bush is the pastor at First United Methodist – Stuttgart. We actually [...]

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United and Engaged

During October Lynn and I had an opportunity to go to the Elmore United Methodist Church to participate in the baptism of a special friend, Stephanie Conner. Stephanie works with Lynn at Mathison Interiors. Jim Sasser is the pastor at Elmore United Methodist Church. He came out of the Frazer family and is having a [...]

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October 2009 Recap
Dear Friends,
Thank you for your prayers and support during the month of October.  It was a busy month, yet one that was extremely productive.
On October 3, I flew out to Jackson, Missouri, to preach three times and lead a workshop for church leaders.  I was with a wonderful General Baptist Pastor, Luther Rhodes.  [...]

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Let’s Witness

I recently was preaching in Clanton, Alabama. That church is really on the move. They have so many young couples, children and youth. Rev. Larry Anderson is giving super leadership.
One of the first people I met was Bryan Prescott. He was one of the co-chairs of the Renewal-09 event.
Bryan offered to give a testimony at [...]

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