wholly surrender | He must increase, but I must decrease. -John 3:30

Yesterday I had the privilege of preaching at Calvary Baptist Church in Connersville, IN. We are currently studying through a series called Jesus, Money, & Me, and my specific sermon was entitled Jesus, Money, & Misconceptions.
The audio for the sermon is available in iTunes or on our website, but I also thought I would give [...]

Well just wanted to give an update to my blog from last week.
It turns out I was selected as a winning blog in the SeminaryScholarship.com contest. I did not win the actual $1000 dollar scholarship, but I did win$400 towards the purchase of a Logos Bible Software package. I am so excited about this. I [...]

Well as many of you know I started seminary this past spring. I am about to finish up my first class, and have a full summer ahead of me. Over the past few years when I have been studying for sermons and now for papers, I have found that the more resources, commentaries, study bibles, [...]

Well it was a week ago today that our little Princess entered the world.
On Saturday April 24th at 12:12 pm Eliana Hope Mathis made her grand entrance.
She weighed 7 lbs. 14 oz., was 21.5 in. long, and had a head full of beautiful hair.
Here were some of her first photos:
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Today my grandma’s old saying, “a watched pot never boils.” is really hitting home.
It is our official due date, and Baby Girl Mathis is still holding out.
This is worst than the night before your leave for Disney World. So much anticipation and expectation, yet no idea of when resolution will come. No plan. No schedule. [...]