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Tim Downs, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — November 27, 2023
Culture changes, and rapid shifts in culture generate challenges in communication. Although the truth of the Gospel is timeless, Christians...
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Isaac Adams — November 21, 2023
On October 10, 2023, The Winsome Conviction Project sponsored a talk on Unity & Diversity for Biola faculty. The speaker, Isaac Adams, who is...
Jim Davis, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — November 13, 2023
Jim Davis, pastor and co-author of the recent book, The Great Dechurching: Who鈥檚 Leaving, Why Are They Going, and What Will It Take to Bring Them...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — October 30, 2023
We鈥檙e revisiting a question we frequently get: 鈥淲hy bother talking to somebody if you aren鈥檛 going to change their mind?鈥 Especially in the...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — October 16, 2023
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...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — October 02, 2023
Why bother having a discussion if the other party isn鈥檛 going to change their mind? Fair question, and it鈥檚 one we get a lot. So, let鈥檚 consider...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Greg Stump — September 18, 2023
It can get messy when you seek to have a faithful presence in your community and love your neighbors while holding to your theological...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Greg Stump — September 04, 2023
鈥淐an we love our neighbors if we don鈥檛 even know them?鈥 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鈥檚 Center for...
Russell Moore, Tim Muehlhoff, Scott Rae — May 29, 2023
Russell Moore (Ph.D.) is back on the podcast to speak on 鈥渃onvictional kindness鈥 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鈥...
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鈥檙e 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鈥檙e 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鈥檚 recent Chapel talk on how to share the truth...