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.
What happens when a person dies? That is the biggest question that every person asks at some time in their lives. The answer should never be left up to chance. Only the Christian faith has the right answer because there is only one person who has come back from death, and He has made us [...]
Last Sunday I experienced one of the great opportunities of my ministry. I was invited to preach at the Men’s Day Celebration at the Dexter Avenue King Memorial Baptist Church in Montgomery. I can’t express to you the feeling of standing in the pulpit of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. It was from that platform [...]
When the John Ed Mathison Leadership Ministry was formed in 2008, one of my major concerns was to find ways to ensure financial accountability. In today’s culture that is not only important, but essential. Selection of board members was very important. We have strong people who have served as leaders of large financial institutions. The [...]
When people pray, things happen. Sometimes those things take a bizarre course. Last month a 50-seat regional aircraft took off from La Guardia Airport. 25 minutes into the flight US Airways Express Flight 3079 made an emergency landing in Philadelphia. The reason for the emergency landing – it involved prayer. A 17-year-old passenger in a [...]
Below are some of the highlights of our ministry during the month of February. February 5 – Spoke at the annual meeting of the Alabama Hospital Association in Birmingham. At the banquet 10 people throughout the state were honored as Hospital Heroes. Last week’s blog concerned this event. If you want to read some inspiring [...]