Aug 28 2008
Think back for a moment to your days in high school. Do you remember homecoming games? This was an exciting time filled with musical selections played by the bands, cheerleaders doing their routines with pom poms and sometimes even parades commemorating the event.
Apr 05 2008
Do you recall if you ever got into a fight when you were a small child? I’m talking about one of those knock-down-drag-out fights where you push and shove. Offensive names are being slung back and forth and before you know it fists are flying everywhere.
Apr 04 2008
This is certainly one of the darkest nights of my life. It is the night before the big test and before the fight begins. Tomorrow is the day that I find out if my dear wife, Mickie, has cancer. She is in the hospital recovering from surgery from an abdominal obstruction.
Mar 21 2008
Oh, I am so excited because it is that most wonderful day of the year and I am not talking about Christmas or Easter. It is that day that I and so many of our listeners and supporters can celebrate because we are fathers. Father’s Day is just around the corner.
Mar 10 2008
One thing I enjoy about Christian radio is how all of our listeners become members of the Rivers of the World (ROW) family. Your emails, letters, phone calls and visits mean so much to me.
Mar 01 2008
Do you realize that you can be at home anywhere in the world? As I prepare for a trip to Prague to visit my wife, Dr. Mickie Mathes, I recall a car commercial that I once saw on television. The black and white commercial featured a man dressed in a trench coat. He walks across that famous bridge in Prague and he is talking about an automobile, but viewers never actually see the automobile.
Feb 13 2008
There are some things that you just wonder about. For instance, I have often wondered what it is like for a military family when their loved one returns from fighting in Iraq or Afghanistan after being gone for a long time. I can relate from the perspective of a father because my son just returned from Iraq and that was very exciting.
Feb 02 2008
Most of the time, I simply drive right on by and don’t pay any attention. Sometimes, though, when my eyes see them they make me laugh, are very poignant and make me think. But, I usually don’t notice them. You are probably wondering what I am talking about—billboards.
Jan 17 2008
How long do you anticipate your Christmas will last this year? Everyone knows this is my favorite time of the year! For some folks though, Christmas may last about 45 minutes on Christmas morning, just long enough to open the presents and examine what was received. After the presents are opened then it is time to clean up and get on with your life.
Apr 10 2006
Do you remember the 1970’s song, “We Are Family?” Well, I am excited because we are preparing to travel to the Congo to visit with family. Omba Ngandu, Shamba Akasa and Pappa Akula Mukanga, Congo program directors, will be meeting with me and my wife, Mickie Mathis, in Kinshasa.