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.
One person who receives our blog, Joanne Gauntt from Albany, Georgia, commented that I have written a couple of times recently about fishing. She included an article that she had found years ago and had kept it in an old file. She shared the following with me; “Now it came to pass that a group [...]
Racism is a big problem and has been for many years. Society has looked at a lot of ways to eradicate racism. We are making some progress, but we have a long way to go. A recent study by Oxford University researchers has shown that a beta-blocker pill, propranolol, appears to have the effect of [...]
Is a penny important? All of us have seen a rise in the price of gasoline. I certainly don’t understand how and why it keeps going up, but I do know that there is no bargaining power when you get ready to buy it. Bloomberg Businessweek recently quoted an analysis by Credit Suisse bank that [...]
I have a friend who is a bi-vocational minister. He has a regular job during the week, and preaches on Sunday. He is a carpenter. He said it is very interesting when he goes out on a job as a carpenter and people find out that he is a preacher. The language changes. He said [...]
One of the biggest problems for man is making an adequate assessment of himself. Whenever there is question about the integrity or actions of a person, the one being discussed will always err on the side that best benefits him. Man has an amazing capacity to “rationalize” and begin to feel that most anything is [...]
Everybody loves a parade. It is one venue for celebrating some great accomplishment. A few weeks ago we celebrated the 50th anniversary of John Glenn’s orbit of the earth in a space craft. He led America on a new course of space exploration. There was a huge parade that covered a seven mile route, and [...]
God delights in taking seemingly hopeless situations and turning them into miraculous successes. His selection of leaders in the Old Testament demonstrates this principle. The people He chose as His disciples were not people that anyone would have picked for leadership. Choosing Saul, the persecutor of the Christian faith, to become Paul, the author of [...]
One of the characteristics of our age is the tremendous negativity that is being directed toward people, philosophies, and events. The social media network, plus the traditional avenues of television, radio, and print are flooding our world with negative things. One of the descriptive words for this is “disgust.” People who study human behavior say [...]
Fishing is a huge part of the economy of Alabama. This is where Bass Anglers originated. Alabama has been the home of several National Fishing Tournaments. Some of the largest suppliers of artificial bait are located in Alabama. Fishing became the backdrop for one of the great lessons of life. Luke 5 tells how Jesus [...]
Little things mean a lot. Big doors swing on small hinges. A man’s wife and daughter were traveling through Europe. The wife visited a jewelry store and found a very expensive piece of jewelry. She wanted it. She emailed her husband and told him the price and asked for his permission to buy it. He [...]