Fr. Christian Mathis | August 31, 2009
It continues to amaze me how much my younger sisters have spent their entire lives looking exactly like our mom did at their age. If it weren’t for the difference between black and white and color photography, it would be difficult to distinguish between baby pictures. This recent photo of my youngest sister and her [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 30, 2009
(photo by Jack Parker)
This week I was fortunate enough to catch an interview with one of Knoxville’s newest bands, The Black Lillies. The interview took place over at WNCW in North Carolina with performances of several songs, including Where the Black Lillies Grow. You can see a video from the interview by following the link [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 30, 2009
Fred Craddock in his book, As One Without Authority, has this advice to those who engage regularly in preaching the Gospel:
William Wordsworth lamented for all of us the fading of those alert years when “the heart leaped up” at the sight of a rainbow or when eyes not yet dulled by dissipation could catch the [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 29, 2009
Yesterday I spent several hours working here at the new blogsite in an attempt to get some things up to date. One of the things I was most happy about when making the change to WordPress was the ability to transfer all my old blog posts here. All of them came over at once, which [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 28, 2009
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So here is my second attempt at 7 Quick Takes. We begin with my happy news for the week. Just two days ago I was able to hire a new temporary bookkeeper for the parish who comes with excellent references and experience. It was a sigh of relief to have someone back in the office [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 27, 2009
Today was the first time in several months that I have been able to attend our local ministerial association meeting. Our new associate pastor, Fr. Tom and I were both able to make it over to First Baptist Church to spend some time with our fellow ministers. It was an opportunity for me to reconnect [...]
Fr. Christian Mathis | August 24, 2009
This morning I learned of an interesting project that one of my childhood neighbors is attempting. Mark Dickinson, who is currently a teacher at Southeast Whitfield High School in Dalton, Georgia is attempting an experiment to discover how far one can rely upon the generosity of strangers.
His blog begins with the question, “Could a person [...]
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