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 80: Why Talk To Someone If They Won't Change Their Mind?

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — October 02, 2023

  Why bother having a discussion if the other party isn’t going to change their mind? Fair question, and it’s one we get a lot. So, let’s consider what makes the struggle of sticking with it worth it.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 79: When Christians Disagree

  Rick Langer, Timothy 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 convictions. Greg Stump, pastor at Redeemer Church in La Mirada, CA, is back on the podcast to talk through how he navigated having faithful presence when presented with a great ministry opportunity in his neighborhood.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 78: A Rabbi, An LDS Bishop, And An Imam Walk Into A Church

  Rick Langer, Timothy 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 Redeemer Church in La Mirada, CA, to engage people and leaders of different faiths in the community.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 77: Perspective-Taking

  Rick Langer, Timothy 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.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 76: When Conflict Persists, What Do You Do?

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — August 07, 2023

  Tim and Rick discuss a recent Barna study that highlights notable differences involving perceptions - how Christians perceive themselves and how Christians are perceived in culture.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 75: Reports from The Front: Repairing Misconceptions

  Dan Broyles, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 24, 2023

  Tim and Rick continue the discussion with pastor Dan Broyles on how social services and faith communities can work together to address social problems.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 74: Report from The Front: Connect Before You Correct

  Dan Broyles, Rick Langer, Timothy 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 argument culture. But what if we began by connecting, establishing a baseline of trust and finding points of agreement?

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 73: Dial It Back

  Nick Drossos, Timothy 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 themselves in an argument that leads to a physical confrontation, self-defense expert Nick Drossos speaks with Tim on disciplines in self-defense that help to de-escalate heated conversations and hostile arguments.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 72: Talking About Abuse In Relationships

  Nick Drossos, Chris Grace, Timothy Muehlhoff — June 12, 2023

  Chris Grace, co-host of the Art of Relationships podcast, joined with Tim to speak with Nick Drossos, a self-defense expert, on domestic violence, and Nick shares his story of being a victim in an abusive relationship.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 71: On Convictional Kindness with Russell Moore

  Russell Moore, Timothy Muehlhoff, Scott Rae — May 29, 2023

  Russell Moore speaks on “convictional kindness” and how to apply it in a divisive culture. The conversation draws from 2 Timothy 2 where the apostle Paul instructs Christians to “be kind to everyone” and to “correct opponents with gentleness.”

• Think Biblically

  Convictions and Kindness

  with Russell Moore

  Timothy Muehlhoff, Scott Rae — May 25, 2023

  In our polarized culture, how do we hold our convictions with conviction, but also with kindness, so that our style doesn’t alienate people who...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 70: Want Peace? Start Young

  Prashan De Visser, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — May 15, 2023

  Prashan De Visser speaks with Tim and Rick on trends and themes in America that undermine peacemaking efforts.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 69: On Faithful Witness with Robert George

  Robert George, Rick Langer, Timothy 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’s recipient of Biola University’s Charles W. Colson Conviction and Courage award.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 68: Can We Opt Out Of Gentleness?

  Rick Langer, Timothy 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 urge to respond in kind, with harshness, and a gentle response most often feels irritating and ineffective. Yet, can a Christian opt out of being gentle?

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 67: A Blessing For An Insult

  Rick Langer, Timothy 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 Peter warns the Church against this manner of engagement and urges another way.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 63: Having a Civil Disagreement

  Tom Jump, Rick Langer, Timothy 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 factors that influence belief toward or against God.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 62: Engaging Perspectives with Tom Jump

  Tom Jump, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — January 23, 2023

  Tom shares some of his story that influenced a shift away from Christianity and toward atheism. Tim, Rick and Tom also discuss the influence of online chats within today’s argument culture and the very real challenges of communicating across in-groups online.

• Winsome Conviction

  The World Is Watching: Resolving Christian Conflict

  Timothy 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 in love where he draws insight from the Apostle Paul who was dealing with conflict at the church in Philippi.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 61: Building Bridges People Will Cross

  Prashan De Visser, Rick Langer, Timothy 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 Unites and began placing his effort to heal his home country by promoting hope and reconciliation.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 60: Prepare Yourself: Hard Conversations at the Holidays

  Rick Langer, Timothy 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 emotional heat begins to boil. What do you do? How do you respond? Is there anything you can do preemptively to help yourself and the situation in that moment?

• Winsome Conviction

  Winsome Conversations: Politics in the Midst of Polarization

  Rick Langer, Timothy 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.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 59: A Field Guide to Winsome Conversations at the Holidays

  Rick Langer, Timothy 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 conversations on hot-button issues.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 58: The Call to Civility, Part 2

  Rick Langer, Richard J. Mouw, Timothy 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 well over four decades. He speaks with Tim and Rick on a distinctly Christian approach to civility.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 57: The Call to Civility, Part 1

  Rick Langer, Richard J. Mouw, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 07, 2022

  Can we think about civility from a distinctly Christian perspective? American theologian philosopher Richard Mouw joins the podcast to explore this question with Tim and Rick.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 56: Civility Matters with Andrew Sullivan, Part 2

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Andrew Sullivan — October 24, 2022

  Tim and Rick resume the conversation with Andrew Sullivan on civility and its vital role in a healthy democracy.