Category: Podcast

In 2 Corinthians 5:20, the Apostle Paul tells Christians that they are “ambassadors for Christ.” Ambassadorship is part of our identity. Paul...

Conflict in relationships is unavoidable. Healthy and successful relationships know how to counteract unhealthy communication styles and adopt...

Tim was a recent guest on the Placed For A Purpose podcast to talk about how to disagree well with our neighbors. Through storytelling from his own...

American psychologist John Gottman has a knack for discerning healthy arguments from unhealthy ones, and he is known for identifying pattern...

Culture changes, and rapid shifts in culture generate challenges in communication. Although the truth of the Gospel is timeless, Christians...

Jim Davis, pastor and co-author of the recent book, The Great Dechurching: Who’s Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them...

We’re revisiting a question we frequently get: “Why bother talking to somebody if you aren’t going to change their mind?” Especially in the...

Tim Keller was a pastor in New York City who had enormous influence far beyond the city limits. He died of pancreatic cancer in May 2023. One of...

Why bother having a discussion if the other party isn’t going to change their mind? Fair question, and it’s one we get a lot. So, let’s consider...

It can get messy when you seek to have a faithful presence in your community and love your neighbors while holding to your theological...

“Can we love our neighbors if we don’t even know them?” This question helped to kickstart a summertime series on interfaith conversations at...

There are a handful of bedrock principles and practices that inform having a winsome conviction, and a big one is perspective-taking. Tim digs...

Tim and Rick discuss a recent Barna study that highlights notable differences involving perceptions - how Christians perceive themselves and how...

When arguments escalate, we need to know how to make our words and actions less forceful and extreme. While many listeners will not find...

Back in April, to help draw attention to Sexual Assault Awareness month, the Winsome Conviction Project partnered with Biola’s Center for...

Russell Moore (Ph.D.) is back on the podcast to speak on “convictional kindness” and how to apply it in a divisive culture. The conversation draws...

Prashan De Visser returns to the podcast to speak with Tim and Rick on trends and themes in America that undermine peacemaking efforts. Drawing...

Tim and Rick sit down with Dr. Robert George, a renowned professor, legal scholar, political philosopher, and public intellectual, and this year’...

The temptation to resist being gentle is strong, especially in the argument culture. Personal slights and hostile communication all prey upon the...

Trading an insult for an insult is tempting, at times fiendishly satisfying, and doing so will surely deepen division. It may be for this reason...

How should Christians express a Christ-like posture in the public square? What expression should that posture take when political disagreements...

When relationships are fractured and church communities are splintering, what can we do to help put an end to the divisions? Rick speaks with...

We’re trying something new on the podcast today. Rick draws from Psalm 46 to help us reflect on fears we are experiencing with respect to...

Tim and Rick have a civil disagreement with atheist philosopher and popular YouTuber Tom Jump. They explore dynamics of religious belief and...

Here at the Winsome Conviction Project we engage differing and diverse perspectives, so we’re grateful to have Tom Jump, an atheist and...