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

What is true Biblical Intimacy and what does the Bible teach about our intimacy with God? In Preventing Ministry Failure, Wilson and Hoffman’s opening comment regarding intimacy well states the underlying cultural issue around the topic of intimacy. “Unfortunately the word intimacy has been so overused and misused that some people cringe when they hear it.”[1] In our [...]

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 [...]

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. [...]

Today in Sunday School class we continued our study of Luke’s Gospel. We had lots of great conversation, but it was the following verses that really struck me this week. Luke 8:22-25 Now on one of those days Jesus and His disciples got into a boat, and He said to them, “Let us go over [...]

Well the last couple of days evidence of fast approaching change have surfaced. Things are being cleaned, reorganized, assembled, etc… all in preparation for a pending arrival. It is starting to make the whole process a little more real for Daddy. It is kind of strange how that I have known for nine months we [...]