“Ridiculous!” growled General Naaman to his entourage. “I was telling myself: He will SURELY come out, stand and call on the name of Yahweh his God, and will wave his hand over the spot and cure this disease,” motioning to the area he kept carefully concealed from view. “Ridiculous indeed,” said one servant. “I know …
Month: October 2024
14 Years of MM-Musings
I started MM-Musings (Munson Missions Musings) as a way to put my own thoughts onto electronic paper. Here are a few thoughts or random facts over the last 14 years. #1. My first post was a short story called "Hiding in the Light." It might be described as an old joke with a point. I …
Ministerially Leveraging Your Mid-life Crisis
I am not an expert on mid-life crisis... and since I am old enough to be considered a Senior (by some people's reckoning), I guess that I won't ever have to become an expert. In what I have read or interacted with, it seems like there are different ways of understanding mid-life crisis. My internet …
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Should “Missionary Wife” Be a Thing?
The above question may sound strange and can be open to a few interpretations. One Interpretation (Minor Question): Historically, it might sound like the question, "Should missionaries be married... or single?" Paul made it clear that many of the apostles not only had wives, but they traveled with their husband's in their missionary ventures. Paul …
You know… NONE Go into Missions Because They Love to Listen.
Earlier this week, my wife and I were doing training with a group of volunteers who serve as "Welcomers" or Missionary Member Care volunteers for Filipinos who serve as cross-cultural missionaries. Many of them were pastors or pastors' wives. We were promoting the "Active Listening" and the "Ministry of Silence." My wife was sharing how …
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Saul Versus Goliath— Reflections on the Story Implied
Most are familiar with the story of David and Goliath. The story has gone past its Jewish roots, and even its Christian limits. The story has become part of pop culture... and used to convey many different messages. But also of value is the story of King Saul versus Goliath. Goliath, as we may remember, …
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Blogging and the Value of Unpublished Thoughts
Blogging allows me to share my thoughts with a potential audience, and this motivates me to write in a way that a private notebook, diary, or log does not. But there are oftentimes situations when NOT having your thoughts put out for the world to see is a good thing. I do think that "X" …
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Evangelism Turned Sour
I was reading a post in a different website: "When the Evangelistic Tables Are Turned" in the website: A Life Overseas. You Can read the article by CLICKING HERE. The article speaks of how a missionary family moved into a new country and a new neighborhood and was soon befriended by a family there. The …
People Commonly Don’t Hear What You Say, But The Motives They Think You Have For Saying It
That's a long title. But let me give you an example. Yesterday, I saw that an American pastor friend of mine had put a post on Facebook about FEMA. FEMA is the "Federal Emergency Management Agency." It is a US government agency that deals with states of emergency particularly form natural disasters. My friend put …
Sometimes I Think Math and Theology Don’t Mix
Years ago I was a Mechanical Engineer. I had to study a fair bit of calculus, up to partial differential equations. I studied far more than I needed for my job. I also studied statistics, but far less than I needed. It is interesting to me that people like to pull in math into the …
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