Musings with Townsend and Preacher Man

This week's prompt asked Townsend and Preacher Man to reflect on the decisions that were the most important in shaping their lives. We hope you listen and are encouraged to reflect on your own life and decisions that have led you to where you are today - but also where future decisions might take you tomorrow! Got a question you want answered or a topic you'd like to hear Townsend and Preacher Man...

History may be the class in school that everyone loves to hate, but is it important? Does history have a purpose - and if it does, what is it? And your answer can't be "to make kids suffer in school." This week's prompt finds Townsend and Preacher Man musing on the overall purpose of history but also recognizing each of our personal "parts" and their importance, too. Listen and see if you learn so...

You might think a question like, "what does it mean to you to say that you believe in God?" would be a easy question to answer - and maybe from a certain point of view it is... but not when you ask Townsend and Preacher Man! This week, you're invited to ask yourself that same question and hear what MTPM has to say about why that question has so much more to "say" than a simple "Sunday School" answ...

Tune in to this week's episode and listen to Townsend and Preacher Man share what they like - and dislike - about the Church. Maybe you think you know what they'll say, but you won't really know unless you listen!  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 Bensoun...

This week's episode is a response to the question, "What does Jesus do for you now?" Now, could you answer this with what Preacher Man calls a "Sunday School answer"? Sure you could. But, is that what Townsend or Preacher Man actually does?? Listen and find out! 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...

The question of the week was: "Consider the fruits of the Spirit. Which come easily to you? Which don't." Townsend and Preacher Man get introspective this time and share the fruits of the Spirit that they find "easy" and those that they find... not so easy. Listen, reflect on your own "Spirit Fruit-basket," and encourage a friend to listen as well! Got a question you want answered or a topic you'd...

We all have work. Some might do theirs from an office, or a barn, or the living room - but we all have things we've been called to do. Smack in the middle of that calling, though, is our attitudes about what we do... and how that attitude might reflect our understanding of the calling God has placed on our lives.  This week, Townsend and Preacher Man answer the question: "How should being a Christ...

This week was Townsend's pull at the conversation deck - and she started with one of the deepest questions there is... you know, classic Townsend.  ;) So, listen in and see if you hear something you've never considered before about the truth of suffering in our lives and the possible "whys" around it. And remember, if you think this sort of talk matters, share it with someone and encourage them to...

This week's episode is a response to the card draw from last week when Preacher Man chose "What sermon/Bible passage/teaching has influenced you the most?" We hope you've had a chance to ponder that one yourself and invite you to hear what the answers are from the crew. And remember - any time you'd like to hear these two muse over any question you might have, you go right ahead and send that in!!...

After a week of silence, Townsend and Preacher Man are back to consider the need for astonishment in our Christian walk and the importance of seeing how we might fail at applying the same expectations on ourselves that we often assume from others.  AND - Preacher Man announces their new topic format today - so stay to the end so you can know what's coming in the next week's episode. Got a question...

One year rolls out, another rolls in. But before the calendar changes, Townsend and Preacher Man spend the last session of 2022 following tradition and pondering on their "take away" lesson of the year. The lesson that needs a stone setup for remembering - and for encouraging to grow.  Got a question you want answered or a topic you'd like to hear Townsend and Preacher Man muse on? Let them know a...

Christmas time is here and that means it's time for what's become an annual "Christmas theme" episode. This year, however, a word of encouragement on letting Jesus help you put down all the trimmings and wrappings of the holiday so that your hands might be empty enough to hold the truth of Christmas and the coming of the Savior. Merry Christmas everyone! We love you all! Got a question you want an...

This week's episode is Listener submitted and we LOVE when that happens. We also love when God seems to work it out so that it's a topic Townsend and Preacher Man need to hear as well. So, we invite you to set aside some time and muse along with us on those issues in life that wear us down and have us asking God "why" - even those things that make us angry and threaten to break us down. Is it the...

We're back! Admit it - you missed us. Good thing, cause we missed you too! This week's episode is all about considering the methods we use to share the messages we speak. We invite you to listen, ponder, and share this episode as we all enjoy the Christmas season but sometimes need a little reminder to be still and silent to hear and be reminded of the truth. Got a question you want answered or a...

This episode is nothing more than an "off the cuff" musing on what 2022 has taught us to be thankful for this year. An annual tradition around here - Townsend and Preacher Man considering those things that rise to the top of the "be thankful" list.  We pray that each of you are reminded of your own "be thankful" list and that you celebrate each and every thing this holiday. Happy Thanksgiving, Lis...

It's easy to get caught up worrying over why someone is, or isn't, doing something a certain way. And when that attitude is aimed at us, we often find ourselves tempted to tell people "mind ya business." That's biblical, actually - minding our business... but do we actually mind it biblically? Continuing their conversation from last week, Townsend and Preacher Man use this episode to muse on the i...

Old folks saying incoming... "Be careful what you wish for." We sometimes don't spend enough time realizing that we often live a life where we get exactly what we ask for. Sometimes we ask with our words, sometimes with our hearts, and sometimes with our actions. But almost without fail - if you put those together, we're gonna get what we asked for through the pattern of our lives and choices.  Do...

A listener requested topic! Seriously... you have no idea how excited we get around here when someone from Listener Land takes the time to reach out to us and ask for a specific musing. It's like Christmas!  We invite you to listen to this week's episode and ask a question. Don't ask if you can make a list of "others" who betray their words with actions that might be considered "less than holy." I...

We see you - you're out there running "a mile a minute" and getting things done. But, at what cost? Are you, like so many, living so fast, doing so much, and wading through so much stress that you're too busy to be still with God? Have you ever allowed yourself to consider the cost of living so fast that your relationship with Jesus, your connection to a church family... always comes second? Is it...

You might think this is an episode about what sort of costume will be worn at the annual Oktoberfest - but you'd be wrong. This episode is about the masks we all wear while we try busily to convince the people around us that "everything is fine." But, more often than not (especially if the recent research is correct) it isn't fine.  What if we started doing something about that? Got a question you...

They say we're living in "strange days" and that any time now, bombs might fall from the sky or inflation might explode in our faces - or even another disease to shutdown civilization. Flowery stuff... This sort of constant sorrow can lead many to a place we know as "despair." But what do we do about it? What do we do when we're lost in despair, when we've caused someone to despair, or when we're...

In John 3, Jesus says that being a child of God is like feeling the wind blow - but what exactly is he talking about?! Often, like Nicodemus, we wonder at his words but fail to recognize that we're being taught to "let go" and trust the wind that we feel over our hearts each day. Instead - many of us struggle to trust the wind because we're too busy trying to control it. Is that the lesson? Are we...

It's not that you don't know what worth is... but it is possible you don't know recognize what has worth? This week, under the duress of IT problems galore, Townsend and Preacher Man spend serious time considering why exactly we seem to struggle so much with recognizing worth and what it is that we all should recognize as most valuable in our lives.  Got a question you want answered or a topic you...

Everybody sees things the way they see things. We call it having a "perspective." But, what if I told you that often we need to have a change of perspective? What if God was very committed to making it possible for you to take His perspective over all the little aspects of your life? How would that make things any different? Welp - glad you asked. ;) This week, a little discussion on thorns and pe...

A special of special episodes this week cause TOWNSEND dropped to the topic on Preacher Man this time. But to try and explain it in a description box sort of does the topic a disservice. So, instead of reading this (who really does anyway?? ;)) - just hit play and see if this episode doesn't, as the young folks say, hit different. Got a question you want answered or a topic you'd like to hear Town...