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  Episode 109: A Call To Be A Better Neighbor

  Mike Ahn, Chris McKinney, Tim Muehlhoff — November 11, 2024

  Surveys say less than half of Americans trust their neighbors. What might be some of the reasons for this erosion of trust? On today’s episode,...

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  Episode 108: How To Talk With Others After November 5th

  Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — October 28, 2024

  The presidential election is about to happen, so Tim and Rick take time on this episode to reflect on our cultural moment. They share ideas for...

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  Respectful Conversations Promote Civic Engagement and Hope

  Tim Muehlhoff — October 25, 2024

  Tim recently co-authored an article on the Christian Scholar's blog where he describes the impact of a partnership with Unify America, an...

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  WCP quoted in Christianity Today article

  Tim Muehlhoff — October 18, 2024

  Tim and Rick were recently quoted in a recent Christianity Today articleon how to help Evangelicals navigate political tensions with this upcoming...

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  Episode 107: Are You Ready For A Constructive Conversation?

  Mike Ahn, Tim Muehlhoff — October 14, 2024

  Do people even want to engage in civil discourse? How does myside bias keep us from engaging others? On today’s episode, Mike and Tim discuss...

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  "Exhausted Majority" Want Civility

  Tim Muehlhoff — September 30, 2024

  Read Tim’s recent interview with The Christian Post where he talks about some of the motivations and reasons he and Sean McDowell wrote End The...

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  Episode 106: Get To Know Mike Ahn

  Mike Ahn, Tim Muehlhoff — September 30, 2024

  Mike Ahn (Ph.D.), Dean of Spiritual Development at Biola University, is also a new co-director with the Winsome Conviction Project, and we wanted...

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  Marriage in an Argumentative Culture

  Tim Muehlhoff — September 25, 2024

  What if the culture around married couples promotes division, acrimony, and anger? Read Tim’s recent article on Logos about the influence social...

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  Episode 105: Flip The Script On The Polarizing Affects Of Social Media

  Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Michael Whitenton — September 16, 2024

  Why are we experiencing so much polarization in culture? A common answer is social media. But what’s some of the reasoning on how social media...

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  Episode 104: Media Trends Shaping Ministry Trends

  Rick Langer, Bob Lepine, Tim Muehlhoff — September 02, 2024

  Radio host and pastor Bob Lepine is back on the podcast to speak with Tim and Rick about notable changes in our cultural communication since late...

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  Episode 103: Pluralism and Cultivating Civil Citizenry

  John Inazu, Rick Langer — August 19, 2024

  What are our expectations for rules of engagement in building a healthy democracy? What shared commitments can we make in our civic aspirations?...

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  Productive Disagreements on Capitol Hill

  Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — August 08, 2024

  Rick and Tim recently spoke to Senate Democrat and Republican interns on Capitol Hill on how to have productive disagreements, and you can watch...

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  Episode 102: Reports From The Front: Bridge Building at Baylor University

  Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Michael Whitenton — August 05, 2024

  Michael Whitenton (Ph.D.) directs the Bridgebuilding Fellows program at Baylor University, a program that seeks to help students to engage in...

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  A Sermon on Disagreement from I Peter

  Tim Muehlhoff — July 30, 2024

  What is distinctly different about how Christians have disagreements? Watch Tim’s recent sermon at Fullerton Free church where Tim draws wisdom for...

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  Should Christians Use Preferred Pronouns

  Sean McDowell, Tim Muehlhoff — July 30, 2024

  Should Christians use preferred pronouns? What is at stake in this question? How can Christians navigate relationships when people want them to...

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  Episode 101: How To Handle “Rhetorical Situations”

  Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — July 22, 2024

  When we move from influencing an individual to influencing a community or a body of people, the field of communication studies would say we...

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  Episode 100: Tim's New Book: End the Stalemate

  Tim Muehlhoff, Austin Suter — July 08, 2024

  In this episode, Austin Suter, executive director for United? We Pray, interviews Tim on his recently released book, End the Stalemate: Move Past...

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  Stepping Into Another Person's Perspective

  Sean McDowell, Tim Muehlhoff — July 03, 2024

  Tim and Sean recently posted a brief article over on Talbot's Good Book Blog about what you should do when stuck in a disagreement...

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  Episode 99: Can I Really Believe What I'm Reading in the Bible?

  Rick Langer, Susan Lim, Tim Muehlhoff — June 24, 2024

  Some stories in the Bible are hard to understand, let alone approve. For those who are questioning and finding it difficult to trust the God of...

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  Navigating Minefield Conversations

  Sean McDowell, Tim Muehlhoff — June 19, 2024

  Why do conversations today so often descend into unhealthy arguments and cancellation? Is it possible to have meaningful, positive conversations...

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  Episode 98: Searching For A Better Way: Wisdom, Buddhism & Christianity

  Rick Langer, Susan Lim, Tim Muehlhoff — June 10, 2024

  Susan Lim (Ph.D.) is a history scholar and writer who decided to follow Jesus in her teenage years after having grown up in a Buddhist family....

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  Intolerance and the Riddle of Words

  Tim Muehlhoff — May 28, 2024

  "I don't understand why Christians have to be so intolerant of others." You can read Tim's recent article at the Christian Scholar's blog for more....

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  Episode 97: Communication Spirals & The Temptation To Escalate

  Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — May 27, 2024

  What are communication spirals and how do they contribute to the argument culture? On today’s episode, Tim and Rick discuss these patterns of...

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  A Better Conversation

  Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — May 21, 2024

  Outreach magazine recently featured an article written by Rick and Tim on the difference between being politically concerned and politicizing one's...

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  How To Surface a Person's Worldview

  Tim Muehlhoff — May 20, 2024

  Tim and Sean McDowell wrote a post for Talbot School of Theology’s Good Book blog on ways to “draw out” a person’s perspective in order to have a...

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The Winsome Conviction podcast is a biweekly podcast on learning how to deepen convictions without dividing communities. In each episode, hosts Tim Muehlhoff and Rick Langer — professors at Biola University — along with frequent guest experts consider how to cultivate understanding around our most closely held convictions and foster civility and compassion in disagreement.

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