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 112: Surprise People Like G.K. Chesterton
Timothy Muehlhoff, Mark Muha — December 23, 2024
Tim and Mark Muha, Vice President for Student Development at Biola University, reflect on a recent learning experience they went through that involved engaging their political opposite.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 111: Rebecca McLaughlin On A Manner Of Speaking
Rebecca McLaughlin, Timothy Muehlhoff — December 09, 2024
Dr. Rebecca McLaughlin joins today's episode to speak with Tim on how to engage challenging questions and challenging people.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 110: Reports From The Front: Food and Neighbors
Mike Ahn, Chris McKinney, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 25, 2024
Chris McKinney, co-author of the book Neighborhoods Reimagined, is back on the podcast to speak with Tim and Mike on the surprising relevance of the beatitudes for being better neighbors.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 109: A Call To Be A Better Neighbor
Mike Ahn, Chris McKinney, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 11, 2024
Chris McKinney, co-author of the book Neighborhoods Reimagined, speaks with Tim and Mike on some of factors contributing to healthy and unhealthy neighborly relations, and they discuss the surprising relevance of the beatitudes.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 108: How To Talk With Others After November 5th
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — October 28, 2024
Tim and Rick take time on this episode to reflect on our cultural moment. They share ideas for having perspective, provide tips for speaking with people who are affiliated with another political party, and emphasize the need for the Church to preserve her integrity regardless of the candidate who becomes president elect.
Winsome Conviction
Respectful Conversations Promote Civic Engagement and Hope
Timothy Muehlhoff — October 25, 2024
Tim recently co-authored an article on the Christian Scholar's blog where he describes the impact of a partnership with Unify America, an organization that helps higher education programs to build civic skills among students and across campus.
Winsome Conviction
WCP quoted in Christianity Today article
Timothy Muehlhoff — October 18, 2024
Tim and Rick were recently quoted in a recent Christianity Today article on how to help Evangelicals navigate political tensions with this upcoming presidential election.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 107: Are You Ready For A Constructive Conversation?
Mike Ahn, Timothy Muehlhoff — October 14, 2024
Do people even want to engage in civil discourse? How does myside bias keep us from engaging others? Mike and Tim discuss these questions and more as they discuss some of the motivations in writing End the Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture to Meaningful Conversations.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 106: Get To Know Mike Ahn
Mike Ahn, Timothy Muehlhoff — September 30, 2024
Tim and Mike play two truths and a lie; Mike talks about the role of spiritual formation for helping to foster civility; and they dig into some of the projects on campus Mike is leading that aim to promote faithfulness among undergraduate students, including a training on civility with Pomona College and Biola University.
Winsome Conviction
"Exhausted Majority" Want Civility
Timothy Muehlhoff — September 30, 2024
Read Tim’s recent interview with The Christian Post where he talks about some of the motivations and reasons he and Sean McDowell wrote End The Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture To Meaningful Conversations.
Winsome Conviction
Marriage in an Argumentative Culture
Timothy Muehlhoff — September 25, 2024
What if the culture around married couples promotes division, acrimony, and anger? Read Tim’s recent article on Logos about the influence social context has for promoting or undermining how couples approach communication.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 105: Flip The Script On The Polarizing Affects Of Social Media
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Michael Whitenton — September 16, 2024
Why are we experiencing so much polarization in culture? A common answer is social media. But what’s some of the reasoning on how social media contributes to polarization? Tim and Rick speak with Michael Whitenton about three types of polarization that social media incites - ideological, perceived, and affective.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 104: Media Trends Shaping Ministry Trends
Rick Langer, Bob Lepine, Timothy Muehlhoff — September 02, 2024
Radio host and pastor Bob Lepine is back on the podcast to speak with Tim and Rick about notable changes in our cultural communication since late 1970’s, including changes in our cultural tone.
Winsome Conviction
Productive Disagreements on Capitol Hill
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — August 08, 2024
Rick and Tim recently spoke to Senate Democrat and Republican interns on Capitol Hill on how to have productive disagreements, and you can watch their talk at the Faith & Law website.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 102: Reports From The Front: Bridge Building at Baylor University
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Michael Whitenton — August 05, 2024
Michael Whitenton directs the Bridgebuilding Fellows program at Baylor University, a program that seeks to help students to engage in healthy and virtuous civil discourse.
Winsome Conviction
A Sermon on Disagreement from I Peter
Timothy Muehlhoff — July 30, 2024
What is distinctly different about how Christians have disagreements? Watch Tim’s recent sermon at Fullerton Free church where Tim draws wisdom for the Church on how to disagree from I Peter.
Winsome Conviction
Should Christians Use Preferred Pronouns
Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 30, 2024
Should Christians use preferred pronouns? What is at stake in this question? How can Christians navigate relationships when people want them to use preferred pronouns?
Think Biblically
Christians and Preferred Pronouns: A Dialogue
with Tim Muehlhoff
Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 23, 2024
Should Christians use preferred pronouns? What is at stake in this question? How can Christians navigate relationships when people want them to...
Winsome Conviction
Episode 101: How To Handle “Rhetorical Situations”
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 22, 2024
When we move from influencing an individual to influencing a community or a body of people, the field of communication studies would say we transition from persuasion to rhetoric. In this transition, we often find ourselves in “rhetorical situations.” Tim and Rick unpack the rhetorical situation, including elements and affects of this communication event.
Think Biblically
Bridging Beliefs: A Dialogue Between Christian and Atheist Perspectives
Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 09, 2024
This week, we have an excerpt of a recent event that Sean participated in with atheist journalist Adam Davidson. The two dialogued about their...
Winsome Conviction
Episode 100: Tim's New Book: End the Stalemate
Timothy Muehlhoff, Austin Suter — July 08, 2024
In this episode, Austin Suter, executive director for United? We Pray, interviews Tim on his recently released book, End the Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture To Meaningful Conversations, which Tim has co-authored with Sean McDowell.
The Good Book Blog
Stepping Into Another Person’s Perspective
Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 03, 2024
What should you do when stuck in a disagreement? The more you talk, the worse it seems to get and distance grows between you and a family member,...
Winsome Conviction
Stepping Into Another Person's Perspective
Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 03, 2024
What should you do when stuck in a disagreement? The more you talk, the worse it seems to get and distance grows between you and a family member, co-worker, or person in your church small group. Read Tim and Sean's recent article "Stepping Into Another Person's Perspective" on the Good Book Blog.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 99: Can I Really Believe What I'm Reading in the Bible?
Rick Langer, Susan Lim, Timothy Muehlhoff — June 24, 2024
Some stories in the Bible are hard to understand, let alone approve. For those who are questioning and finding it difficult to trust the God of the Bible and certain historical events as recorded in the Scriptures, it helps to hear stories from people who have worked through their own questions and doubts to arrive at healthy, more firmly held beliefs and convictions.
Winsome Conviction
Navigating Minefield Conversations
Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — June 19, 2024
Why do conversations today so often descend into unhealthy arguments and cancellation? Is it possible to have meaningful, positive conversations on difficult topics with people who see the world differently? And if so, how do we do it?