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 35: Radical Rhetoric, Part 2

  Theon Hill, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — January 03, 2022

  Tim and Rick continue the conversation with Dr. Theon Hill on the topic of radical rhetoric, and they press into the role of rhetoric in contentious issues such as critical race theory.

• Biola Magazine

  Excerpt: What Does it Mean for God to Show Up?

  Timothy Muehlhoff — December 20, 2021

  Expectations play a key role in shaping our perspective. How do you expect a spouse or child to act toward you? What expectations do you have for...

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 34: Radical Rhetoric, Part 1

  Theon Hill, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — December 20, 2021

  Dr. Theon Hill joins Tim and Rick to discuss radical rhetoric: What is it? How is it a form of civic engagement? And when should we use it?

• Winsome Conviction

  On the College Faith Podcast: How To Respond When Your Faith is Challenged in Class

  Timothy Muehlhoff — December 07, 2021

  In the secular college environment where he studied, Tim Muehlhoff could have easily been marginalized for his Christian faith. Instead, he realized he didn’t just want to proclaim biblical truth, he wanted to have a conversation about it.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 33: Grace-Filled Communication, Part 2

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Quentin Schultze — December 06, 2021

  Tim and Rick resume the conversation with Quentin Schultze on listening. Manner matters in communication, and they discuss how the habit of giving thanks affects how we communicate with others.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 32: Grace-Filled Communication, Part 1

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Quentin Schultze — November 22, 2021

  Why is listening so difficult? In today’s argument culture, listening is especially difficult, and it often seems as if we have an incapacity to listen.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 31: Sharing the Good News, Part 2

  Rick Langer, Cas Monaco, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 08, 2021

  Tim and Rick continue the discussion with Cas Monaco on sharing the gospel in modern times. In Part 2 of this discussion, Dr. Monaco shares findings from a 2016 survey on the climate of evangelism in America.

• Winsome Conviction

  ​​Finding God's Common Grace in Unsettled Times—IVP Webinar Recording

  Timothy Muehlhoff — November 04, 2021

  Tim Muehlhoff shares wisdom from his upcoming book Eyes to See: Finding God's Common Grace in Unsettled Times.

• Winsome Conviction

  Taking a Truce on Our Conflict

  Timothy Muehlhoff — October 27, 2021

  I was in a heated cell phone discussion with my older brother—a man who loves the Lord, is in full-time ministry, and regularly leads Bible studies at local prisons. However, we were talking politics and our raised voices reflected our deep differences...

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  Episode 30: Sharing the Good News, Part 1

  Rick Langer, Cas Monaco, Timothy Muehlhoff — October 25, 2021

  Tim and Rick speak with Cas Monaco on sharing the gospel in modern times. Dr. Monaco’s research identifies several behavioral changes Christians can make to help others listen to the gospel and make evangelism winsome.

• Winsome Conviction

  Praise Report and Recordings from the Winsome Conviction Seminar at Bethel Richmond, WA.

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — October 22, 2021

  Our co-directors, Rick and Tim, just returned from a conference at Bethel Church in Pasco, WA and the way the Spirit moved was incredible!

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 29: Losing My Christian Convictions, Part 2

  Rick Langer, John Marriott, Timothy Muehlhoff — October 11, 2021

  What assumptions do we pass along to young Christians about what the Christian life is like? And how might we pass along the faith to young Christians in ways that help them foster a faith that endures?

• Winsome Conviction

  Recording Available – Digital Hope: Reclaiming the Online Public Sphere

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — October 07, 2021

  After witnessing a comment section spiral out of control, an aunt’s unsavory Facebook post, or a coworker’s controversial Twitter feed, the online sphere may feel beyond repair. Is it reasonable to think that hope and peace can be achieved in today's online communication climate—where incivility often runs unchecked?

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 28: Digital Hope & Civility Online

  Timothy Muehlhoff, Joy Qualls — September 27, 2021

  Tim is joined by Dr. Joy Qualls (Associate Dean of Communication Studies at Biola University) to discuss the pains and pressures of online incivility and whether we can be civil in online discourse.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 27: Losing My Christian Convictions, Part 1

  Rick Langer, John Marriott, Timothy Muehlhoff — September 13, 2021

  Stories of Christians abandoning their faith have us thinking about the relationship between deconversion and convictions. So, when we heard about John Marriott’s book, The Anatomy of Deconversion, it got our attention.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 26: Reports from The Front: Simon Greer, Part 2

  Simon Greer, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — August 30, 2021

  Tim and Rick resume the discussion with Simon Greer, social entrepreneur and founder of Bridging the Gap, on his more recent project with students at Oberlin College and Spring Arbor University. Simon unpacks the skills and practices he has found beneficial in helping students find common ground.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 25: Reports from The Front: Simon Greer, Part 1

  Simon Greer, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — August 16, 2021

  Simon Greer is a social entrepreneur with an interesting story. One of his more recent efforts in social change involves helping students at Oberlin, a more progressive college, and students at Spring Arbor, a more conservative university, find common ground.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 24: Conflict Triggers, Part 2

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — August 02, 2021

  Tim and Rick resume the discussion on conflict and discuss the influence of phatic communication, the place of humor, and the need to do soul work when one is not in the throes of conflict in order to engage conflict in healthy ways when it arises.

• Winsome Conviction

  With Dave and Ann Wilson on the FamilyLife Today Podcast

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 23, 2021

  Dave and Ann Wilson, the hosts of FamilyLife Today®, shared with Tim and Rick that they thought the rule, “don’t talk about politics or religion” would never apply to their family. But recently, even they have agreed not to tread those waters.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 23: Conflict Triggers, Part 1

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — July 19, 2021

  Conflict - it’s part of being human, but we usually don’t handle it well. Arguments and disagreements are more likely to break down and divide rather than strengthen and fortify our relationships and communities.

• Winsome Conviction

  Reclaiming the Power of Words

  Timothy Muehlhoff — July 14, 2021

  Ellen Seidman is on a crusade to end the use of a single word.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 22: Reports from The Front: Sean McDowell, Part 2

  Rick Langer, Sean McDowell, Timothy 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 on the differences between evangelical Christianity and progressive Christianity and how to keep the conversation civil and engaging.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 21: Reports from The Front: Sean McDowell, Part 1

  Rick Langer, Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — June 21, 2021

  It’s difficult to keep conversations on hot topics conversational and keep the back and forth from devolving into a debate. In this segment of Reports from The Front where we share stories of people who demonstrate winsome conviction in real life, Sean McDowell talks with Tim and Rick about his experience having conversations with those who have left evangelicalism.

• Winsome Conviction

  Episode 20: Getting Back To Embodied Relationships

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Preston Sprinkle — June 07, 2021

  Preston Sprinkle joins Tim and Rick to discuss what to do when you don’t know what to do to foster healthy conversations on sexuality and gender and how to mix truth and love into these conversations.

• Winsome Conviction

  With Matt Shantz on The Deep Thoughts Podcast

  Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — June 01, 2021

  Imagine there are two Christians who are both born of the same theology. One is outraged at a city government for removing crosses from a city seal, and another is cutting the cross out of a flag. Could they both be truly following Jesus?