Musings with Townsend and Preacher Man

Not that we're all just sitting around using each and every you-know-what kind of illegal drug, but we live in an interesting time where some things are legal, others aren't, and then some haven't been but maybe will become legal before too much longer. How does any of this impact your life? What should your faith have to say about the things you do or don't put in your body? What if it's a little...

You've maybe gotten advice before that included, "follow your heart." But, is that good advice, bad advice, or something in between? Have you ever even wondered what it meant to "follow your heart," anyway?  Join in with this week's episode and learn a little about what the heart is (according to the Bible) and what we're supposed to be doing with it. Got a question you want answered or a topic yo...

This weeks episode seeks to answer the question: "Do you think that it is important for all family members to share the same religious beliefs?" Tune in and see if Townsend or Preacher Man share something that helps you understand your own opinion on how this question should be answered. Got a question you want answered or a topic you'd like to hear Townsend and Preacher Man muse on? Let them know...

You know you should read it - but do you? Has your opinion about reading it regularly changed over the years? Is there a right way or a wrong way to read it? This week, Townsend and Preacher Man share about their Bible reading habits and how time has refined it for them. Join the conversation and see what you think! Got a question you want answered or a topic you'd like to hear Townsend and Preach...

There sure are a lot of teachings in that ol' Bible you got there. Surely, because it deals with folks living a LONG time ago, there's something in there that we can ignore. A teaching or two that are just no longer applicable to us here in 2023... right?  Listen and see if Townsend and Preacher Man think that's the case. Maybe it's an outdated teaching... or maybe a mind that needs changing? Got...

A topic that required sharing a positive about yourself?! More difficult that you might think. BUT - Preacher Man persevered (with Townsend's help) and thus this episode was born. :) :)  Listen and ask God if He won't begin to work in you; how you can recognize the gifts that have been planted in you and how you can be using them for the good of others and the glory of God.  Got a question you wan...

We have rights - that's not a question. But how does "equal rights" work in the life of a Christian and how should we be interacting with the world? Check out this week's episode and see if Townsend and Preacher Man even come close to giving a good answer. ;) 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 !...

This episode is about suffering - but it's not an episode we want you to suffer through. ;) Instead, you're invited to consider just exactly "why" Jesus had to suffer and what, specifically, that suffering accomplished for you. We hope that by the end of the episode you have a fresh understanding of just what an important part of God's plan you are! Got a question you want answered or a topic you'...

At some point in a person's life, they each get told to do something they don't want to do. And, if the mood is just right (and the person is under 10 years old) the response might be something like: "You're not the boss of me!" But how exactly does that work? How does authority play a role in our daily lives and when are we allowed to buck the system and not follow the instructions of authority?...

Disabilities can be physical, they can be mental, or they can be both. This week, Townsend and Preacher Man don't try to explain them away, but they do try to reflect on how God and disabilities work together for everyone's good. 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: "Royalty Free Mus...

Everyone living gets the privilege of aging - it's a proven fact. But, what sort of plans do we make for how our faith will be used as we age? Most of the time our aging plans have to do with retirement "from" something, but is there a chance that our relationship with the Lord is actually calling us to retire "into" something?  Listen to this week's episode and take a peak into how Townsend and P...

This week - what seems a simple question, but one that needs a whole lot of explanation. So, pull up a chair, put in those headphones, and see what Townsend and Preacher Man think it means to be a Christian. 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: "Royalty Free Music from Bensound" 

Should we or shouldn't we boycott things that support issues or behaviors that we don't agree with? That's this week's topic - so tune in and let the musing being!  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: "Royalty Free Music from Bensound" 

Denominations; if you attend church, most likely you're a part of one... but why are there so many? This week, Townsend and Preacher Man spend some time answering that. Is this a podcast that seeks to explain each and every difference between Baptist, Methodist, Lutheran, Anglican, Episcopalian, or Presbyterian? Nope - but I told you there were a lot! Instead, a discussion on why they exist at all...

Ben Franklin said that nothing could be certain in the world other than death and taxes. And, when you think about it, none of us will ever likely have a say-so about taxes. But death - what if we stopped to think about what we did now to affect what was remembered about us at our death?  This week's question asked Townsend and Preacher Man to consider what they want to be remembered for when they...

Today , Townsend and Preacher Man consider what way(s) they call their "favorite" when connecting with God. Is it praying, singing, reading, or maybe picking weeds? Listen and find out - cause Townsend's favorite was NOT one you might have guessed! :) 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 mu...

Another "simple" question with a deeper answer. Tune in to this week's episode and see if God doesn't offer you a little bit more information than "because that's what I was taught" regarding Jesus' glorious resurrection and the facts surrounding that event. 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 ! I...

This week, let's consider what the future is going to look like and how we might stop and consider the power we have to shift the trajectory. Trust me - if we do nothing, there is a shift coming that generations after us will mourn for years. But, what if we do the unthinkable and just surrender to Jesus in a way that hasn't been seen in decades? What if? Got a question you want answered or a topi...

One of the greatest lessons ever learned was when an individual learned the difference between and need and a want. But, knowing what a need really is, what is the greatest, most important need that a person can have? Food, money, leadership, guidance? What's the most pressing need for people in the world? Listen and see if this week's episode doesn't at least give you a little something to chew o...

We hope that this week's episode gives you something to think on as you consider how familiar you are with the plan that God has for your life. We love you and appreciate each and every one of you out there in Listener Land!  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: "Royalty Free Music f...

We are SO VERY thankful for each and every one of you out there in Listener Land! Praying that this week's episode is a blessing, as Townsend and Preacher Man spend a little time considering Heaven and why it should change the way we live life, on Earth, as we journey on our way home. Got a question you want answered or a topic you'd like to hear Townsend and Preacher Man muse on? Let them know at...

Ever been asked a question that you knew the answer to, but then on reflection started to think... "maybe I don't know the answer..." This episode is about one of those sorts of questions. But, it's such a good question to both ask and answer - not with your mouth only, but with the way your understanding informs the life that you live. So, sit down, listen, and see how God leads you to consider t...

Maybe you say you "know," but do you really "know"? How - how do you know what God wants? And, what if we don't mean in a general way, but in a "specific-to-you-and-your-situation" kind of way... how do you know? This week, Townsend and Preacher Man take a think on that topic and give their responses, reasons, and experiences on how to know what it is that God wants. Listen and see if you agree -...

The prompt for this week's musing was picked just days before disaster would our communities. First, the destruction of nature as storms raged through the South. Then, destruction through a broken nature... the human kind. And that second kind is today being blamed on the damage that comes from discrimination.  All that to say; maybe this is something we need to have a firm understanding of and ce...

This week's question seemed like it would be an easy one - but turns out, not so much! Listen in and see how Townsend and Preacher Man deal with the truth of war and whether or not it's right to consider it a sin. You might learn a thing or two... who knows?!  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 !...