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Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — July 23, 2021
Dave and Ann Wilson, the hosts of FamilyLife Today, shared with Tim and Rick that they thought the rule, 鈥渄on鈥檛 talk about politics or religion鈥...
Podcast
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — July 19, 2021
Conflict - it鈥檚 part of being human, but we usually don鈥檛 handle it well. Arguments and disagreements are more likely to break down and divide...
Article
Tim Muehlhoff — July 14, 2021
Ellen Seidman is on a crusade. Her efforts have caught the attention of thousands of YouTube viewers, educators, 250,000 petition signers, and even...
Rick Langer, Sean McDowell, Tim Muehlhoff — July 05, 2021
In part 1 of this segment on Reports from The Front, Sean McDowell (Ph.D.) shared insight from his conversation with pastor/author Colby Martin...
Rick Langer, Sean McDowell, Tim Muehlhoff — June 21, 2021
It鈥檚 difficult to keep conversations on hot topics conversational and keep the back and forth from devolving into a debate. In this segment of...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Preston Sprinkle — June 07, 2021
Preston Sprinkle (Ph.D.) joins Tim and Rick to discuss what to do when you don鈥檛 know what to do to foster healthy conversations on sexuality and...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — June 01, 2021
Do you find yourself shocked when other believers disagree with you? Imagine there are two Christians who are both born of the same theology. One...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — May 24, 2021
Tim and Rick resume the conversation on obstacles to listening and discuss two postures that undermine listening: 鈥渁mbushing鈥 and 鈥渄ropping the...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — May 10, 2021
Listening is important, a basic and vital action for learning, communicating, and fostering healthy relationships. When we don鈥檛 listen, our...
Article, Video
Tim Muehlhoff — May 06, 2021
In the heat of the moment, when disagreement absolutely pushes your buttons, how do you still 鈥渂less those who curse you鈥? Tim Muehlhoff unpacks...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Julia Wood — April 26, 2021
Tim and Rick continue the discussion on the three waves of feminism with Dr. Julia Wood, noted gender theorist and leading communication scholar....
Tim Muehlhoff — April 23, 2021
Tim Muehlhoff鈥檚 post in Christian Scholar's Review provides insight on how to winsomely and compassionately address another person's deepest...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Julia Wood — April 12, 2021
In this segment of 鈥淕etting Up To Speed,鈥 leading scholar Dr. Julia Wood joins Tim and Rick to discuss the topic of feminism. They discuss the...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Preston Sprinkle — March 29, 2021
In part 2 of a discussion with Preston Sprinkle (Ph.D.), Tim and Rick ask Preston for insight on how Christians can be hospitable in disagreement...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Preston Sprinkle — March 15, 2021
Dr. Preston Sprinkle (Ph.D.) joins Tim and Rick to discuss one of the more pressing issues facing the Church and Christian conviction 鈥 sexuality...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — March 09, 2021
Walk through God鈥檚 word for seven days with the newly-released devotional based on Winsome Conviction. InterVarsity Press teamed up with our...
Shane Hurley, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — March 01, 2021
Can a group of men who are racially diverse discuss taboo topics with respect and humility? Yes, and it鈥檚 happening at a local park in the heart...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — February 15, 2021
Tim and Rick resume the discussion on 鈥渞hetorical trash鈥 and consider four types of words that litter our rhetoric: words of outrage,...
Rick Langer — February 11, 2021
Rick Langer interviewed with Christianity Today to join other pastors and Christian leaders as they discussed the rising political divides in our...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — February 01, 2021
Following the riot in the Capitol on January 6th, a photo of Rep. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) went viral 鈥 he was cleaning up trash strewn across the floor...
Tim Muehlhoff — January 21, 2021
How do we know Jesus was a woman? Answer: because, even after he was dead he had to get up and serve people. Some context may be helpful. I was...
Perry L. Glanzer, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — January 19, 2021
We don't hear many people these days aspiring to "be gentle." Being gentle is often seen as weak and impractical, especially in harsh and...
Rick Langer — January 13, 2021
The only thing more difficult than discussing Christian convictions in the public square is discussing them with fellow believers...
In a time of intense polarization and provocation, is there any hope for a return to civility?...
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — January 04, 2021
A new year is upon us鈥2021! What practical changes can we make to be a little more charitable, civil and compassionate in our approach to others?...