41. Beautiful weather
42. Good Preaching
43. Movie nights
44. Gift Cards
45. Seeing old friends
46. Weekends
47. Phone calls with Granny
48. Braves wins
49. Good Music
50. Studying on the Front Lawn
I also want to wish my Granny, Margaret Mathis, a happy birthday today! We love you!
-H.M. Mathis
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Saturday, April 9, 2011
Studying the late Adrian Rogers for my biographical paper. Just some of his greatest quotes.
"We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon."
"Has it ever occurred to you that nothing occurs to God?"
"It’s what you sow that multiplies, not what you keep in the barn."
"If you have a Bible that’s falling apart, you’ll have a life that’s not."
"I wouldn’t trust the best fifteen minutes I ever lived to get me into heaven."
"God grades on the Cross, not on the curve."
"We ought to be living as if Jesus died yesterday, rose this morning, and is coming back this afternoon."
"Has it ever occurred to you that nothing occurs to God?"
"It’s what you sow that multiplies, not what you keep in the barn."
"If you have a Bible that’s falling apart, you’ll have a life that’s not."
"I wouldn’t trust the best fifteen minutes I ever lived to get me into heaven."
"God grades on the Cross, not on the curve."
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
The Christian Commitment
The following quote was found on the wall of an anonymous preacher in Africa.
The Christian Commitment
"I'm part of the fellowship of the unashamed. I have stepped over the line. The decision has been made. I'm a disciple of Jesus Christ.
I won't look back, let up, slow down, back away, or be still. My past is redeemed, my present makes sense, my future is secure.
I'm finished and done with low living, sight walking, small planning, smooth knees, colorless dreams, tamed visions, mundane talking, cheap living, and dwarfed goals. I no longer need preeminence, prosperity, position, promotions, plaudits, or popularity. I don't have to be right, first, tops, recognized, praised, regarded, or rewarded.
I now live by faith, lean on His presence, walk by patience, lift by prayer, and labor by power. My face is set, my gait is fast, my goal is heaven, my road is narrow, my way rough, my companions few, my Guide reliable, my mission clear. I cannot be bought, deluded, or delayed.
I will not flinch in the face of sacrifice, hesitate in the presence of the adversary, negotiate at the table of the enemy, or meander in the maze of mediocrity. I won't give up, shut up, let up, until I have stayed up, stored up, prayed up, paid up, preached up for the cause of Christ.
I am a disciple of Jesus.
I must go till He comes, give till I drop, preach till all know, and work till He stops me. And when He comes for His own, He will have no problem recognizing me - my banner will be clear!"We should use this to challenge and check ourselves daily to make sure that we are achieving our full potential for Christ.
-H.M. Mathis
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Gratitude List: 31-40
31. Mommy and Daddy coming to visit me
32. Trying on Jeans (Your welcome Lauren)
33. Flat Rock Baptist Church
34. Lunch with the Bishops
35. Electricity
36. Giving class devotions
37. A brand new tray of biscuits in the caf
38. Late night NBA Jam.
39. Basketball Season (Good Season Osprey!)
40. A supportive Girlfriend
32. Trying on Jeans (Your welcome Lauren)
33. Flat Rock Baptist Church
34. Lunch with the Bishops
35. Electricity
36. Giving class devotions
37. A brand new tray of biscuits in the caf
38. Late night NBA Jam.
39. Basketball Season (Good Season Osprey!)
40. A supportive Girlfriend
Baseball Season is finally here!
Now that Baseball season has finally arrived after a cold and boring winter here are some of H.M. Mathis' favorite Baseball quotes to get you into the mood for the season.
"You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail." -Hank Aaron
"I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball." -Casey Stengal
"Most ball games are lost, not won." -Casey Stengal
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." -Earl Weaver
"I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball." -George Steinbrenner
"Hell, if KY jelly went off the market, the whole California Angels pitching staff would be out of baseball." -Spaceman Bill Lee
"I went through baseball as "a player to be named later." -Joe Garagiola
"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it. I get back to the dugout and they ask me what it was I hit and I tell them I don't know except it looked good." -Babe Ruth
"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball." -Pete Rose
"I led the league in "Go get 'em next time." -Bob Uecker
“You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out” -Bob Polewski
“One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.” -Nolan Ryan
"Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs." -Tim McCarver
"Trying to sneak a pitch past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster." -Joe Adcock
“It ain’t the arrow, it’s the Indian.” -Bob Polewski
"Never root for a team whose uniforms have elastic stretch waistbands." -Susan Sarandon
"There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer." -Honus Wagner
"There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither one of them works." -Charlie Lau
"The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then to pick it up." -Bob Uecker
"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." ~Ted Williams
"Let's play two." -Ernie Banks
"Yogi (Berra), I came up here to hit, not to read." -Hank Aaron, 1958 World Series answer to Berra after being told to turn his bat around so he could 'read' the label and not break the bat.
"I'd be willing to bet you, if I was a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball." -Pete Rose
"The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." -Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879
The all-time greatest quote master of all time: Yogi Berra
“The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.”
“You observe a lot by watching.”
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
"Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical."
“Third ain't so bad if nothin' is hit to you.”
“Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting.”
"Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded."
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."
"All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
“Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.”
-H.M. Mathis
"You can only milk a cow so long, then you're left holding the pail." -Hank Aaron
"I don't know if he throws a spitball but he sure spits on the ball." -Casey Stengal
"Most ball games are lost, not won." -Casey Stengal
"The key to winning baseball games is pitching, fundamentals, and three run homers." -Earl Weaver
"I am dead set against free agency. It can ruin baseball." -George Steinbrenner
"Hell, if KY jelly went off the market, the whole California Angels pitching staff would be out of baseball." -Spaceman Bill Lee
"I went through baseball as "a player to be named later." -Joe Garagiola
"All I can tell them is pick a good one and sock it. I get back to the dugout and they ask me what it was I hit and I tell them I don't know except it looked good." -Babe Ruth
"I'd walk through hell in a gasoline suit to play baseball." -Pete Rose
"I led the league in "Go get 'em next time." -Bob Uecker
“You win some, you lose some, and some get rained out” -Bob Polewski
“One of the beautiful things about baseball is that every once in a while you come into a situation where you want to, and where you have to, reach down and prove something.” -Nolan Ryan
"Bob Gibson is the luckiest pitcher I ever saw. He always pitches when the other team doesn't score any runs." -Tim McCarver
"Trying to sneak a pitch past Hank Aaron is like trying to sneak the sunrise past a rooster." -Joe Adcock
“It ain’t the arrow, it’s the Indian.” -Bob Polewski
"Never root for a team whose uniforms have elastic stretch waistbands." -Susan Sarandon
"There ain't much to being a ballplayer, if you're a ballplayer." -Honus Wagner
"There are two theories on hitting the knuckleball. Unfortunately, neither one of them works." -Charlie Lau
"The way to catch a knuckleball is to wait until the ball stops rolling and then to pick it up." -Bob Uecker
"Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer." ~Ted Williams
"Let's play two." -Ernie Banks
"Yogi (Berra), I came up here to hit, not to read." -Hank Aaron, 1958 World Series answer to Berra after being told to turn his bat around so he could 'read' the label and not break the bat.
"I'd be willing to bet you, if I was a betting man, that I have never bet on baseball." -Pete Rose
"The baseball mania has run its course. It has no future as a professional endeavor." -Cincinnati Gazette editorial, 1879
The all-time greatest quote master of all time: Yogi Berra
“The other teams could make trouble for us if they win.”
“You observe a lot by watching.”
"A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
"Baseball is ninety percent mental. The other half is physical."
“Third ain't so bad if nothin' is hit to you.”
“Slump? I ain't in no slump. I just ain't hitting.”
"Nobody goes there anymore because it's too crowded."
"I'm not going to buy my kids an encyclopedia. Let them walk to school like I did."
"All pitchers are liars or crybabies."
“Little League baseball is a very good thing because it keeps the parents off the streets.”
-H.M. Mathis
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Person of the Week: The Church Candy Man
This man could play many different roles in the community from Monday to Saturday but on Sunday to kids, and most likely all the adults, as: The Candy Man. Often times you may not even know his name, but you know that he will always be there for every kid in need of a butter scotch or peppermint on Sunday morning.
As I grew up, and still to this day, that man in my church was Jim Gibbons. He is known to every child in the church, not by name, but for the delicious treats that he so willingly passes out every Sunday.
The Church Candy man is one of those unsung heros of life that never get any recognition but always put a smile on our faces. So when you see your 'Candy Man' this Sunday, before eating the amazing treat that he offers you, thank him for touching all of our lives, even if it is just one ounce at a time.
-H.M. Mathis
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