I have struggled in my own heart and mind regarding the issue of Power and Powerlessness in the Christian Life and in Ministry. I have heard so many preachers who love to talk about receiving the POWER of God (and Yes, they will emphasize the term completely out of proportion to its value, in my …
Category: Money and Missions
The role that money has in missions… both constructive and destructive
Three Rocky Marriages
Marriage of Religion and State Karl Marx did not invent the metaphor that religion is the opiate of the people, but he did popularize it. His view seemed to be that religion was a creation of the state to ensure compliance of the populace. I have not studied Marx enough to know fully how he …
Selling, Informing, and Teaching This Old Dog a New Trick.
I have had a number of things come up that have reminded me of an area of weakness that I have in ministry. 1. Our financial support is going down considerably in 2015, and precipitously in 2016. I realized that I don't really know how to raise support. Our 11 years here in the Philippines …
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Reminiscing With Mr. Bean
<I wrote this post back in 2015. At the time we were under stress from some financial changes. One can read some sadness and stress in the post, but some hope as well. I am happy to say that now in 2017 we understand better that God is good. We are surviving... and sometimes even …
The Rich and the Christian Organization… an Awkward Relationship
James 2:1 1My brethren, do not hold your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ with an attitude of personal favoritism. 2For if a man comes into your assembly with a gold ring and dressed in fine clothes, and there also comes in a poor man in dirty clothes, 3and you pay special attention to …
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The Prosperity Gospel and Its Challenge to Mission in Our Time | The Lausanne Global Conversation
The Prosperity Gospel and Its Challenge to Mission in Our Time | The Lausanne Global Conversation.
Reflection on Reflecting
For over a week, I have had no access to my wordpress.com blogs. I maintain four. This is one of them. Then we have one for our family (bobandceliamunson.wordpress.com). Then we have our main ministry (bukallife.wordpress.com). Finally we have our local (Philippine) church. (westbaguiobaptist.wordpress.com). Some I do a better job of updating than others. So …
“Sexy” Missions and Marketing, Part 3
<Continuation of thoughts on what makes some missions more “sexy” than others… not a recommendation to do things this way. Just noting this reality. Machiavelli, in The Prince, gave concepts of the way politics IS, but NOT necessarily the way it SHOULD BE. I will give some conclusions as to what I think Missions should …
“Sexy” Missions and Marketing, Part 2
<Continuation of thoughts on what makes some missions more "sexy" than others... not a recommendation to do things this way. Just noting this reality. Machiavelli, in The Prince, gave concepts of the way politics IS, but NOT necessarily the way it SHOULD BE. I will give some conclusions as to what I think Missions should …
“Sexy” Missions and Marketing. Part I
This post is inspired by a few incidents in the last few months where the issue of "sexiness" of certain mission work came up. Sexiness here doesn't (normally at least) have anything to do with sex. Rather, the slang marketing usage is here referenced. It has to do with the attractiveness or desirability of …