Posts by Timothy Muehlhoff

Timothy Muehlhoff

Tim Muehlhoff (Ph.D.) is the Senior Director of Biola’s Winsome Conviction Academy that seeks to reintroduce compassion and civility into our disagreements. He is the co-host of the Winsome Conviction Podcast where people with differing viewpoints are brought on for engaging dialogue. Tim has written extensively in the area of cultural engagement and conflict including I Beg to Differ, Winsome Persuasion, Winsome Conviction, and his newest book (co-written with Sean McDowell) is End the Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture to Meaningful Conversations.

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• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 156: Come Alongside And Seek To Understand

  Rick Langer, Crawford Loritts, Timothy Muehlhoff — August 24, 2026

  Although dissent has long been a part of our country, in today’s “argument culture” we approach people who hold different views as combatants. Have...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 155: Revisiting What It Means To Be Winsome

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — August 10, 2026

  What kinds of stuff do Tim and Rick read? Some of our listeners would like to know. So on today’s episode they discuss an article on “winsomeness”...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 154: Getting To Know Turning Point USA

  Mike Ahn, Lucas Miles, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 27, 2026

  On today’s episode, Tim and Mike speak with special guest Lucas Miles, a pastor, New York Times best-selling author, and the Vice President of...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 153: A New Way To Love Your Neighbor

  Jada Edwards, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 13, 2026

  Jesus tells his followers that the two great commandments are to love God and to love neighbor, and it is difficult to do both. Yet, as we learn to...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 152: Intellectual Humility And Deep Convictions

  Matthew Hall, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — June 29, 2026

  Can you demonstrate intellectual humility while maintaining deep conviction? Or does holding to one preclude holding the other? In fact, holding...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 151: Talking About Small Talk

  Beth Booram, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — June 15, 2026

  Small talk can be a good ice breaker and a helpful, natural way to start a conversation, but it can also become shallow, impersonal and prevent us...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 150: Collegiality and Friendship Amidst Religious Disagreement

  Timothy Muehlhoff, Andrew Reed — June 01, 2026

  Tim and Dr. Andrew Reed from Brigham Young University continue the conversation by bringing together students from both universities — Biola and BYU, for civil discourse on religion, theology, and social issues.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 149: College Students Who Practice Interfaith Dialogue

  Timothy Muehlhoff, Andrew Reed — May 25, 2026

  Part of the mission statement of Biola University is to engage culture, and we take this seriously. So when Brigham Young University (BYU) reached out to see if Biola students would be open to beginning an interfaith dialogue, we jumped at the opportunity.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 148: A Tale Of Two Universities Fostering Constructive Dialogue

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — May 11, 2026

  “Praxis” is when you put theory into practice, and this is something we try to do at The Winsome Conviction Project. Tim and Rick talk about a recent praxis experience involving two religious universities.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 147: Spiritual Disciplines In The Everyday

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Todd Pickett — April 27, 2026

  The spiritual disciplines have long been a vital activity in the life of Christians for growing into Christlikeness. It is also a significant challenge to practice these disciplines in the everyday hustle and bustle of life. And yet the disciplines can serve as a helpful method of training for learning to depend on the indwelling Holy Spirit who helps us to abide and grow in our relationship with God and with others.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 146: How Can We Talk Like Jesus?

  Doug Huffman, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — April 13, 2026

  Friend and New Testament scholar Doug Huffman joins today’s episode to speak with Tim and Rick about his work as a consultant on a wildly popular television series, The Chosen.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 145: What’s Going On With Parents In Youth Sports?

  Mike Ahn, Timothy Muehlhoff, Ed Uszynski — March 30, 2026

  Coach and Dr. Ed Uszynski (Ph.D.) is back on the podcast to speak with Tim and Mike about the current state of things in youth sports, and they spotlight what’s going on with the parents. Why do parents get embarrassed when their child makes a mistake on the field? Is a parent justified in getting angry when a referee’s call doesn’t go their way? Can parents approach youth sports as an opportunity for spiritual formation and invite God into the game?

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 144: Being Winsome On Social Media

  Rick Langer, Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — March 16, 2026

  Is social media the new public square? If it is, when so much anger exists online and social media incentives bad behavior, is it possible to have civil discourse? And what does Christian witness look like when buttons get pushed and the discussion becomes divisive?

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 143: The Seducing Power Of Fault-Finding In Others

  Timothy Muehlhoff, Rich Villodas — March 02, 2026

  We long for a life characterized by goodness, beauty, and kindness, but the fractures and hostility in our world get in the way. What can we do?

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 141: We Need Faith-Based Institutions

  Barry Corey, Timothy Muehlhoff, Shane Reese — February 02, 2026

  The crisis in higher education highlights the vital role of faith-based institutions within the broader educational landscape and the value these institutions provide to society at large. By integrating rigorous academics with religious identity, faith-based universities are poised to address a meaningful, purpose-driven education.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 140: Your Heart Drives Your Life

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Todd Pickett — January 19, 2026

  In the biblical wisdom literature, Proverbs 4:23 says,”Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.” This is sound wisdom, but this bit of advice can often seem irrelevant in matters of church quarreling and cultural rage. And yet, formation in civility, both for the health of the Church and for broader cultural engagement, is crucial.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 139: Incivility In Youth Sports

  Mike Ahn, Timothy Muehlhoff, Ed Uszynski — January 05, 2026

  Over the past decade, there have been rallying cries among supporters of youth sport “to fix” youth sports. One reason youth sports is not working so well is the apparent and increasing incivility at games and sporting events. Today’s guest thinks Christian parents can do better.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 138: How Psychology Enlivens Neighbor Love

  Katherine M. Douglass, Timothy Muehlhoff, Brittany M. Tausen — December 22, 2025

  The biblical call to “love your neighbor” is one of Christianity’s most profound and challenging practices, especially in today’s argument culture. On today’s episode, Tim speaks with professors Katherine Douglass and Brittany Tausen on their forthcoming book, Love Your Neighbor: How Psychology Can Enliven Faith and Transform Community.

• Winsome Conviction

  Seeing Good in the World

  Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — December 15, 2025

  Why is it that Christians tend to focus on the brokenness of creation rather than its goodness? What if we shifted our attention to highlighting that God made the world to be our home, and as a result, focused on loving the world?

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 137: Reclaim Neighbor Love with a Theology of Place

  J.D. Greear, Timothy Muehlhoff — December 08, 2025

  The Christian faith should shape and enliven our ordinary, day-to-day activities. But it can be difficult to drum up things to do that are public, practical, and powerful.

• Think Biblically

  Seeing Good in the World

  with Tim Muehlhoff

  Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — December 02, 2025

  Why is it that Christians tend to focus on the brokenness of creation rather than its goodness? What if we shifted our attention to highlighting...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 136: Everyday Revolutionary with J.D. Greear

  J.D. Greear, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 24, 2025

  How do we transcend the culture war and transform the world with the good news of Jesus Christ? J.D. Greear, pastor of Summit Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, and author of recently released, Everyday Revolutionary, is on today’s episode to speak with Tim about this question.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 135: What Does A Win Look Like?

  Julia Hejduk, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 10, 2025

  In the abortion debates, what does a win look like? On today’s episode, Tim resumes the conversation with Julia Hejduk (Ph.D.) on abortion and civility.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 134: Understanding The Other In The Abortion War

  Julia Hejduk, Timothy Muehlhoff — October 27, 2025

  Are there some topics and issues where we just can’t have a winsome conversation? For many listeners, abortion is likely high on the list. It often seems impossible to find common ground between being pro-choice and being pro-life.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 133: On The Ground In The Middle East

  Simon Greer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Saad Soliman — October 13, 2025

  Last year, five months after the terrorist attacks against Israel on October 7th, Simon Greer, a Jewish leader and social entrepreneur, assembled a diverse team of scholars and activists — pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, Christian, Muslim, Jewish and atheist — to study the Israel-Palestine conflict from the ground up.