He had the gift of not taking himself or others too seriously, while he took God’s commands and promises very seriously

A memory of the early years of board meetings of the Chapel Hill Drug Action Committee: I remember feeling frustrated and discouraged at the monumental task of providing services for homeless runaways or kids on drugs, and having Lex [Mathews] answer me with booming laughter. He had the gift of not taking himself or others too seriously, while he took God’s commands and promises very seriously.

(Source: Connie Toverud, “Remembering Lex and his work: Taking God seriously,” The Communicant, February/March 1986, p. 6. In this special tribute issue Connie Toverud was identified as a teacher and guidance counselor with the Carolina Friends School in Durham.)