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Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Greg Stump — September 04, 2023
“Can we love our neighbors if we don’t even know them?” This question helped to kickstart a summertime series on interfaith conversations at...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — August 21, 2023
There are a handful of bedrock principles and practices that inform having a winsome conviction, and a big one is perspective-taking. Tim digs...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — August 07, 2023
Tim and Rick discuss a recent Barna study that highlights notable differences involving perceptions - how Christians perceive themselves and how...
Dan Broyles, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — July 24, 2023
For another segment on Reports from The Front, Tim and Rick continue the discussion with pastor Dan Broyles on how social services and faith...
Dan Broyles, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — July 10, 2023
How do we engage with people who hold different beliefs? Oftentimes, the impulse is to correct the other, and this is especially the case in the...
Nick Drossos, Tim Muehlhoff — June 26, 2023
When arguments escalate, we need to know how to make our words and actions less forceful and extreme. While many listeners will not find...
Nick Drossos, Chris Grace, Tim Muehlhoff — June 12, 2023
Back in April, to help draw attention to Sexual Assault Awareness month, the Winsome Conviction Project partnered with Biola’s Center for...
Russell Moore, Tim Muehlhoff, Scott Rae — May 29, 2023
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, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — May 15, 2023
Prashan De Visser returns to the podcast to speak with Tim and Rick on trends and themes in America that undermine peacemaking efforts. Drawing...
Robert George, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — May 01, 2023
Tim and Rick sit down with Dr. Robert George, a renowned professor, legal scholar, political philosopher, and public intellectual, and this year’...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — April 17, 2023
The temptation to resist being gentle is strong, especially in the argument culture. Personal slights and hostile communication all prey upon the...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — April 03, 2023
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...
Rick Langer, Patrick Miller — March 20, 2023
How should Christians express a Christ-like posture in the public square? What expression should that posture take when political disagreements...
Rick Langer, Patrick Miller — March 06, 2023
When relationships are fractured and church communities are splintering, what can we do to help put an end to the divisions? Rick speaks with...
Rick Langer — February 20, 2023
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...
Tom Jump, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — February 06, 2023
Tim and Rick have a civil disagreement with atheist philosopher and popular YouTuber Tom Jump. They explore dynamics of religious belief and...
Tom Jump, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — January 23, 2023
Here at the Winsome Conviction Project we engage differing and diverse perspectives, so we’re grateful to have Tom Jump, an atheist and...
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Tim Muehlhoff — January 13, 2023
Are Christians providing examples of healthy communication and how to deal with conflict? Watch Tim’s recent Chapel talk on how to share the truth...
Prashan De Visser, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — January 09, 2023
Prashan De Visser knows something about working through contention. Following 26 years of civil war in Sri Lanka, in 2009 he founded Sri Lanka...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — December 19, 2022
You’re enjoying some festive fare and then it happens: you hear an offensive comment or a family member says something disagreeable and your...
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Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — December 08, 2022
Tim and Rick recently spoke at Faith & Law’s Friday Forum in Washington D.C., and you can watch a recording of the talk…
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — November 28, 2022
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...
Rick Langer, Richard J. Mouw, Tim Muehlhoff — November 21, 2022
American theologian philosopher Richard Mouw has been championing a call to civil discourse on religious, political, and other social issues for...
Rick Langer, Richard J. Mouw, Tim Muehlhoff — November 07, 2022
Can we think about civility from a distinctly Christian perspective? American theologian philosopher Richard Mouw joins the podcast to explore...
Rick Langer — October 25, 2022
Read Rick's article on how to engage conflict over at the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities website...