Is sharing the Good News of Christ always a good thing? In theory it always is… but theory can fall apart when bumping up against reality. I will give a few little examples that I have shared before, but then will put more focus on the last one since I haven’t talked of it before. …
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A few years ago, one of my daughters was working as a caregiver for a Jewish family. This family treated her very well. But when they found out that her parents were "missionaries" their response was immediate and perhaps best described as "distaste." They gave a verbal response that I don't remember now, but it …
Continue reading If We Don’t Use the Term “Missionary,” What Should We Replace It With?
This relates to the congress we joined a couple of weeks ago. More on that gathering by clicking on https://munsonmissions.org/2025/08/13/at-the-6th-triennial-congress-for-global-missions/
“Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.” -Mark 12:30-31 Some people like to say that the Great Commandment is really two commandments--- love God, love Others. I don’t like …
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In my first post I noted the tendency of Baptists generally not to be interested in church history. Exceptions tend to be few and far between. I also note the belief of some people (generally Roman Catholics or Orthodox believers) that studying church history would, almost invariably, lead people to join one of the ancient …
Continue reading Appreciating Church History as a Baptist, Part Two
There are those who might say that being a Baptist and being a lover of Church history is a contradiction. Perhaps the most famous to say this, in essence, was John Henry Newman (1801-1890) when he stated “To be deep in history is to cease to be Protestant.” Obviously this observation is autobiographical for Newman …
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I don't get to too many missions conferences. It is kind of awesome I was able to join a missiology conference (EMS) in South Carolina, USA, and now a missions convention in Cavite, Philippines all in one year. Our Team from Bukal Life Care with former classmates, Ptrs Lino and Marvin It was a great …
Continue reading At the 6th Triennial Congress for Global Missions
Before I start talking about missions and its awkward relationship to Thanos, I must clarify that I am speaking of "Movie-Thanos." Others have noted this, but Thanos in comics was very different. I used to collect comic books, and one series I collected was "Captain Marvel." This was the Captain Marvel of the 1960s Marvel …
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The following sermon I will not be preaching. I wrote it up but decided that the first part of it is too focused on a missiological issue that too many in seminary may not connect with. My point is, after all, not to complain (again...) about "Fast" missions, but rather to drive home the idea …