Musings with Townsend and Preacher Man

First off - HAPPY NEW YEAR! Though the calendar changing might not be as important to some as it is to others, still the move from 2020 to 2021 is an important milestone for us all. If nothing else, it means we'll spend the next month or two writing the wrong date on our paperwork!  But as the year changes from one to another, do we spend time looking back and reflecting on what we've accomplished...

MERRY CHRISTMAS! Both Townsend and Preacher Man hope that, no matter how you're celebrating, Christmas 2020 is filled with blessing and hope.  But, what's it all mean? Do we stop to remember what matters most inside of all of our doing, planning, and celebrating? Might seem like a silly question, what with all the familiarity most of us have with the "reason for the season," but in amongst all the...

Wait - before you click away, give us a chance. Being taken advantage of is certainly not on the top of anyone's "to-do" list. In fact, just thinking about someone willfully being taken advantage of makes us question the intelligence level of the victim.  But, is there a case to be made for someone willingly letting themselves be taken advantage of? Is it possible that there's actually some positi...

COVID-19 did not get us! Well, it got us, it just didn't take us... and so, hot off the quarantine bus, we're back!  And, we're back with another listener requested topic about the reality of church hurt and the pain that comes with being hurt by those within the family of God. it's a real thing, it happens to just about everyone that's a part of a church body, and it sometimes carries pain throug...

It sure is easy to be thankful, as long as everything is going your way. But there's this odd idea in the Bible that you're actually supposed to be thankful for EVERYTHING - even the stuff that you might wish you could avoid. Now, let's be honest, just how in the heck are we supposed to do that?  This week, in the spirit of Thanksgiving, Townsend and Preacher Man muse on the topic of being thankfu...

This week - a topic that frustrates Preacher Man on the regular.  We hear all the time about "mission work" and the "mission field." What is that stuff? Is there a specific place on the map that is labeled "The Mission Field?" Are there specific job descriptions for "mission work?" What exactly does any of this mean? Is there some disconnect between what the Bible meant when it talked about taking...

This week - a special treat for Townsend and Preacher Man - a topic request from a citizen of Listener Land!  Grace is one of the gifts the Bible mentions God gives to his children - but is it possible to overuse that gift? Townsend and Preacher Man spend this week's time musing on what they think about God's grace and what our understanding of such a gift might mean for the way we chose to live o...

Come on - you knew it was coming... how could we let an opportunity like this pass us by? But, let's be honest, this is NOT the podcast you need to listen to for in depth political analysis of the coming election on November 3rd.  Instead, Townsend and Preacher Man spend time this week musing on how we could all do a little better focusing on the things that matter most, even while everyone seems...

It's a noisy world out there and sometimes it's hard to tell what you did and didn't hear . Perhaps nowhere in our lives is this more difficult, than when we're trying to understand if we're hearing from God - or if it's just more of the noise all around us.  This week, Townsend and Preacher Man muse on a listener-submitted topic; how can a person know that they're hearing from God? We want to inv...

First - we just want to say a big "Thank You!" to all of you out there in Listener Land for making this podcast possible, simply by being a part of our audience. We are thankful for each and every one of you!! Now - this week, Townsend and Preacher Man pause to consider just exactly why so many folks feel so lonely and abandoned in life and what the Bible has to say about the companionship that ca...

"Male and Female, he created them..."  Yeah, but did he create them equal? Or, like some in society suggest, is God a huge sexist and instead made a specific gender more important than the other? What's the deal here and is there a way for us to gain some sort of clarity in the realm of gender roles and equality? You bet there is! Come along this week and join Townsend and Preacher Man as they mus...

Slavery is an ugly subject. Since the beginning of civilization, man has been enslaving man. And, to top it off, some have even used the words of the Bible to justify this practice. But, is that right? Is it possible to argue that the Bible instructs us to keep specific people in bondage? Does the Bible make a "pro-slavery" case, as some have said? Or - are those who seek to work evil using the tr...

There's not a one of us who can say they've never been angry, or frustrated, or mad, or bent out of shape, or whatever word you use to describe being "passionately opinionated" about something. But, is there a right way to deal with those situations? Is it possible that the Bible actually holds instructions for us when we come to those places we feel angry?  Spoiler alert: there is. Join in with T...

In this week's podcast, Townsend and Preacher Man muse together on the growing opinion some folks have that says Jesus is just one of the many ways people can get to God. Thanks to the melting pot that is America and the growing influence of New Age Spirituality and other faith influences, Jesus often comes across as just one option on a buffet line of spiritual choice. But, is that the case? Is i...

Communication is any thing but overrated. And, while communicating is something that we all do, it's not often something that we all do "well." Since that's the case, should we be more interested in honest communication, especially in these times where it seems that so much disagreement surrounds us?  Join in the musing this week as Townsend and Preacher Man consider this all-important topic of ho...

This week's topic is the fruit of a question Preacher Man's son asked him recently regarding military service. However, in answering the question - it proved to be a much deeper discussion that they both first realized. Killing, faith, murder, and judgment... how do they all fit together? Spend some time with Townsend and Preacher Man as they consider the implications of being a warrior and a Chri...

It's reasonable to describe the current social opinion of truth is "fluid." Today, if you believe it and it makes you feel positive about a thing, we say that is enough because it's "true for you." But is that the way it ought to be? Is that, oddly enough, true?  Sit back and muse along with Townsend and Preacher Man this week as they consider the idea of Absolute Truth in a world of "truth fluid"...

Social Media; you know it, you use it... but have you ever wondered if there's something you're missing from all of it? Lots of folks are familiar with the vast ways we now have to make our opinions heard, but do the Christians on social media need to look at it in a different way? Listen to this weeks podcast and see what Townsend and Preacher Man think about the Christian's place in the social m...

This week Townsend and Preacher Man muse on a listener-requested topic! Join the team as they consider the challenges and blessings of living life as a single person when you're part of a society that's obsessed with physical relationships.  Got a question you want answered or a topic you'd like to hear Townsend and Preacher Man muse on? Let them know at mtpm.podcast@gmail.com ! Intro music: "Roya...

This week - Townsend and Preacher Man decide to examine the idea of abominations in the Bible. In fairness, the Church has been guilty, too often, of cherry-picking a specific sin as "the abomination" to rule them all, but is that how the Bible presents it? Is it possible that we need to learn to see things in a different way? Listen and muse along with the duo as they consider this difficult topi...

Have you ever asked yourself, "what's the meaning of life?" Or - maybe you've reached a point in your life where you're wondering, "what's the point of it all?" Well, guess what - Townsend and Preacher Man have wondered the exact same thing and in this week's podcast, they set out to muse on the idea of the meaning of life and whether that's the right question to ask in the first place. Give this...

Questions, questions, questions. We all ask them, and we've all answered our fair share of them. But God - why does he ask questions? Doesn't he know everything anyway and shouldn't that be the perfect reason to NOT have to ask questions all the time? This week, Townsend and Preacher Man spend some time considering why, exactly, God would need to ask questions at all. Join them as they muse about...

A photo gets posted online as a "gotcha" - some public figure has been spotted doing something wrong, except the details of the photo are missing. The circumstance, the context - nothing is there. But, no matter - that bad boy is about to be shared like wildfire. However, when the context is revealed, when the circumstance is made public, it barely gets any recognition - no shares, no likes; radio...

It's common to hear that Christianity is just a religion of "don'ts" - a bunch of stuff that you can't do. But, is that really all that it is? Is it even fair to describe Christianity that way? And what about how all the rules and laws that folks have to follow in America? Do Christians have a say so in doing those things too?  Spend a little time with Townsend and Preacher Man in this week's musi...

Momma always said to "watch what you say," but how often to we only watch it enough to wish we had just kept our mouths shut?! Maybe it's time that we started taking our tongues a little more seriously and stopped shoving our foot in our mouth on a regular basis. Listen along with Townsend and Preacher Man as they, this week, muse on the importance of controlling the tongue and minding the words t...