Changed Lives Change Lives
In 2008, I reached the United Methodist Church mandatory retirement age of 70. Some people invited me to lead a non-profit ministry to train Pastors and lay people for leadership.... more »
https://johnedmathison.org/changed-lives-change-lives/Miss America–Abbie Stockard
Abbie Stockard, Miss America 2025, was my most recent guest on our monthly podcast, Go Getters and Go Givers, which will be available Friday, October 2. If you haven’t signed... more »
https://johnedmathison.org/miss-america-abbie-stockard/Teamwork Works
I love that the John Ed Mathison Leadership Ministries has in its bylaws that we will serve all denominations, all races, and all opportunities to share the Good News. I... more »
https://johnedmathison.org/teamwork-works/Receiving and Ratifying
On December 6, 1865, the U.S. ratified the Thirteenth Amendment which banned slavery. The Mississippi legislature had voted against ratifying the amendment because it had the largest enslaved population in... more »
https://johnedmathison.org/receiving-and-ratifying/Who Always Wins?
I was born on March 19, 1938, in Florala, Alabama. My mother grew up in Laurel Hill, Florida, about five miles from Florala. My parents lived in Pensacola, but because... more »
https://johnedmathison.org/who-always-wins/1% Can be Big!
Little things are extremely important because they become big things. My dad used to tell me, “If you take care of the little things, the big things will take care... more »
https://johnedmathison.org/1-can-be-big/Never Say Never
I remember in my lifetime hearing or reading or witnessing some great athletic event, and someone made the remark, “That record will never be broken.” In older life, one thing... more »
https://johnedmathison.org/never-say-never/Gladly Stand Up!
In 1977, the radio station WLWI was bought by the Colonial Broadcasting Company and went on the air. I was invited to offer a devotional as the first words to... more »
https://johnedmathison.org/gladly-stand-up/I’m Proud to be an American
Our democracy is 250 years old. We are celebrating that birthday this year. It raises a big question–what are we going to do today to be sure that America celebrates... more »
https://johnedmathison.org/im-proud-to-be-an-american/Unity in the Community
The Devil is alive and well. His strategy to win the world is to divide the people in the world. Division works in his favor. We are experiencing that in... more »
https://johnedmathison.org/unity-in-the-community/
