Donny Mathis

Follower of Jesus; Husband of Amber; Father of Trace and Hallie; Fan of the UK Wildcats; Dean of Faculty Development and Professor of Christian Studies at NGU

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

AMAZING!

[NOBUNAGA🇯🇵🏯_夏樹蒼依 @japan_nobunaga]

It was two in the morning, the hour when even the bravest samurai retires to his bedroll, yet here, a fortress of light beckoned me from the darkness.

Every castle I have ever known has fallen. Fire, siege, taxes. Eight hundred years of my family learning one lesson: nothing stays open forever.

This house has never closed.

Not for storms. Not for holidays. Not for the hour when even the moon looks tired. I asked the waitress when they lock the doors.

"We don't have locks, hon."

No locks. I own walls, moats, and a sword older than this country, and I have never once said anything that powerful.

Inside, a cook was scraping the grill at 2 a.m. with the calm of a man guarding something. I asked if he was the night watch.

"I'm Darnell."

A trucker two stools down raised his coffee. "Place stayed open during the hurricane," he said. "FEMA's got a whole index about it."

An index. The government of this nation measures disasters by whether THIS HOUSE is still standing. In Japan, we measured a clan's strength by its castle. Same thing. Theirs serves waffles.

I ordered. I ate. I confess what happened next.

I did not want to leave. The night outside was large. The booth was warm. I am a grown warrior, and I sat in a yellow fortress at 3 a.m. feeling protected by hash browns.

A castle does not promise to stand forever. It simply leaves the lights on.

I drive past at night now. Just to check. The lights are always on.

Sentries of the griddle — I see you. Hold the line.

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

Special thanks to @XScholarsReview for posting this excerpt from Faithful Faculty on its blog.

Faithful Faculty: Vocational Flourishing in Christian Higher Education https://t.co/eptf4jpF4J

[Chris Fallica @chrisfallica]

Duke’s last three NCAA Tourney losses

Blow 19-point lead to UConn - commit TO in final seconds, lose on 35-foot 3-pointer.

Make 1 FG in final 10 minutes, led by 14 with 8:00 left, by 6 with 1:00 left, lose to Houston.

Lose to 11-seed NC State by 12 as 7-point favorite.

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@deaninserra The quality of play, closeness of the game, and the context in which the game was played, Kentucky rising out of the ashes of probation and Duke playing for a repeat, make the Laettner shot more significant. The shot itself may be better…and as a UK alum, I hope it replaces it!

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@hunterbaker @Super70sSports @PeteMorrisonMI Just one more thing that we agree on without equivocation!!!

[Cats Coverage @Cats_Coverage]

Retweet if you also just got a technical foul called on you.

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@sabaton My 13-year-old autistic son wants to attend your upcoming concert in ATL, but my wife and I are a concerned about his ability to handle all the sensory input of people, music, lights, etc. Do you have any history of helping folks like him enjoy your awesome music live?

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@RebeccMcLaugh When my son was 4 or 5, he had to get an inordinate amount of blood drawn over a couple of months, he started calling nurses “blood suckers”!!!

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

While this one hurts a little, it is TOO funny not to share.

[Hammer and Nigel @hammerandnigel]

TRANSFER PORTAL UPDATE:

(And if you get this joke, we could totally drink moonshine together and be friends)

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@davidpollack47 A bridge too far... this University of Kentucky alum has great respect for this young champion!

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@hunterbaker The line was one of the BEST ever... without a doubt. But, when Emmitt held out during the glory years, they lost two in a row. When he came back, they went 12-2 and won the Super Bowl. He was pretty amazing without being the flashiest or most talented!

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@JacobTamme @DerekSTerry @scotty_w_lewis I think that issue is the whistle didn’t seem “inadvertent,”especially after some questionable calls have cost Corbin there before.

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@michaeleaves @Hstblade21 Simply the best!!!!

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@deaninserra The tossing of the crutches was EPIC!

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

Wow!

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@hunterbaker Warren's response...

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@ill_Scholar 10/10 United States, but I have a 12-year-old son who loves history so that helped a good bit.

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@pastorclint I would HIGHLY recommend listening to The Bomber Mafia over reading it (if you haven’t already). AMAZING!!!

[Donny Mathis @dmathisii]

@trentbroussard Press on! I look forward to seeing the results of your work!

[BBN Tonight @BBNTonight]

RT if you’re watching basketball after midnight. It might mean…