Posted November 24th, 2009 by John Ed Mathison
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 [...]
Posted November 20th, 2009 by John Ed Mathison
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 [...]
Posted November 12th, 2009 by John Ed Mathison
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 [...]
Posted November 6th, 2009 by John Ed Mathison
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. [...]
Posted November 5th, 2009 by John Ed Mathison
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 [...]