Category: Podcast

Prashan De Visser knows something about working through contention. Following 26 years of civil war in Sri Lanka, in 2009 he founded Sri Lanka...

You’re enjoying some festive fare and then it happens: you hear an offensive comment or a family member says something disagreeable and your...

The holidays can be a meaningful time with friends and family, but gathering at the holiday table can also be trying and fraught with difficult...

American theologian philosopher Richard Mouw has been championing a call to civil discourse on religious, political, and other social issues for...

Can we think about civility from a distinctly Christian perspective? American theologian philosopher Richard Mouw joins the podcast to explore...

Tim and Rick resume the conversation with Andrew Sullivan on civility and its vital role in a healthy democracy. In this episode, Andrew reflects...

Civility is a requirement for a healthy republic. But we seem to be losing faith in civility, and people are confused on what civility involves...

Tim resumes the discussion with Stephanie Bennett (Ph.D.) on her new book, Silence, Civility, and Sanity: Hope for Humanity in a Digital Age....

Stephanie Bennett (Ph.D.) joins Tim to discuss her new book, Silence, Civility, and Sanity: Hope for Humanity in a Digital Age. In this episode,...

Arthur C. Brooks (Ph.D.) joins the podcast to talk about our culture of contempt and how it is contributing to the polarization in America today....

Tim and Rick continue going back through the archive of episodes on the podcast and highlight ideas, practices and moments with guests that stand...

To celebrate the 50th episode, Tim and Rick reflect on previous episodes on the podcast and highlight ideas, practices and moments with guests...

Tim and Isaac Adams resume the conversation on race and discuss practical insights and advice for the Church when we talk about race. They draw...

It’s hard to talk about race, so we’re looking to Isaac Adams for help. Isaac Adams is the lead pastor of Ironside City Church in Birmingham,...

Tim and Rick have been discussing the practice of hospitable orthodoxy with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior. In this episode, Dr. Prior shares how...

Tim and Rick resume the conversation on “hospitable orthodoxy” with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior. In this episode, they consider examples of people...

It can be hard to love someone with whom you disagree, especially when those disagreements involve faith convictions and ideas central to identity....

Tim and Rick continue to reflect on lessons they are learning on having healthy communication during moments of passionate disagreement. They...

We are two years in with the Winsome Conviction Project, so it’s a good time to stop and reflect on lessons we’re learning. Tim and Rick share...

When disasters strike, people tend to put aside their differences and commit to work together to resolve the problem. These moments of crisis are...

We’ve been talking with Gregg Ten Elshof (Ph.D.) on our need for shame. In this episode, Tim, Rick and Gregg pick up on notions of honor in order...

Tim and Rick resume the discussion with Gregg Ten Elshof (Ph.D.) on the topic of shame. In part 2, they pick up on the ways communities influence...

Is shame good or bad? In one sense, it is bad. In another sense, according to Gregg Ten Elshof (Ph.D.), author of the recent book For Shame:...

Dr. Russell Moore (Ph.D.) joins the podcast to speak with Tim and Rick on issues and scandals in our cultural moment that erode trust in...

Rick and Tim resume the conversation on themes in Tim’s newest book, Eyes To See: Recognizing God’s Common Grace in an Unsettled World . They...