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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Episode 19: Obstacles to Listening, Part 2
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — May 24, 2021
Tim and Rick resume the conversation on obstacles to listening and discuss two postures that undermine listening: “ambushing” and “dropping the mic.”
Winsome Conviction
Episode 18: Obstacles to Listening, Part 1
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — May 10, 2021
Listening is important, a basic and vital action for learning, communicating, and fostering healthy relationships. When we don’t listen, our relationships suffer and unravel.
Winsome Conviction
Spirit Precedes Technique: A Call to Christian Civility
Timothy Muehlhoff — May 06, 2021
In the heat of the moment, when disagreement absolutely pushes your buttons, how do you still “bless those who curse you”?
Winsome Conviction
Episode 17 Title: Getting Up To Speed: Feminism, Part 2
Rick Langer, Timothy 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.
Winsome Conviction
What Aids Theatre Can Teach Us in Critiquing Others
Timothy Muehlhoff — April 23, 2021
Tim Muehlhoff’s post in Christian Scholar's Review provides insight on how to winsomely and compassionately address another person's deepest convictions.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 16: Getting Up To Speed: Feminism, Part 1
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Julia Wood — April 12, 2021
In this segment of “Getting Up To Speed,” leading scholar Dr. Julia Wood joins Tim and Rick to discuss the topic of feminism. They discuss the three waves of feminism, key figures and prominent issues in each wave as well as common misperceptions, including debunking the emblematic act of bra-burning in the second wave.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 15: Hospitality in Disagreement
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Preston Sprinkle — March 29, 2021
In part 2 of a discussion with Preston Sprinkle, Tim and Rick ask Preston for insight on how Christians can be hospitable in disagreement without compromising on important matters of biblical conviction.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 14: LGBTQ+ & The Kindness of God
Rick Langer, Timothy 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 – sexuality and gender.
Winsome Conviction
YouVersion Devotional: Winsome Conversations in Divisive Times
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — March 09, 2021
Walk through God’s word for seven days with the newly-released devotional based on Winsome Conviction.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 13: Reports from The Front: Shane Hurley
Shane Hurley, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — March 01, 2021
Can a group of men who are racially diverse discuss taboo topics with respect and humility? Yes, and it’s happening at a local park in the heart of Texas.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 12: Picking Up Rhetorical Trash, Part 2
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — February 15, 2021
Tim and Rick resume the discussion on “rhetorical trash” and consider four types of words that litter our rhetoric: words of outrage, exaggeration, glee, and despair.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 11: Picking Up Rhetorical Trash, Part 1
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — February 01, 2021
Tim and Rick discuss the idea of “rhetorical trash” and the dangers of not addressing it. In part 1 of a 2-part discussion they highlight two practices for picking up the trash: truth-telling and not treating our rhetoric like New Year’s resolutions.
Winsome Conviction
Reclaiming Humor in Uncivil Times
Timothy Muehlhoff — January 21, 2021
How easily do those outside the Christian community think we are offended? Are we seen as people devoid of the ability to laugh at ourselves? Or, laugh at all?
Winsome Conviction
Episode 10: The Virtue of Gentleness
Perry L. Glanzer, Rick Langer, Timothy 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 abrasive times.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 9: New Year's Resolutions for Civility
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — January 04, 2021
What practical changes can we make to be a little more charitable, civil and compassionate in our approach to others? Tim and Rick consider six challenging yet doable resolutions we can take toward cultivating winsome conviction this year.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 8: Getting Up To Speed: Race, Part 2
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, James White — December 28, 2020
We have made some progress on race in America, but we have so much farther to go, especially in regards to the ways racial inequity is perpetuated in cultural representations and social, political, and economic systems. Tim and Rick resume the conversation with James White and draw out a helpful metaphor for thinking about these issues on race: groundwater.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 7: Getting Up To Speed: Race, Part 1
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, James White — December 14, 2020
Tim, Rick, and James discuss their different and complex upbringings and draw out the importance of the backstory for acquiring perspective. Putting yourself in another person’s shoes and assuming their point of view is difficult and often resisted.
Winsome Conviction
Winsome Conviction: Disagreeing Without Dividing the Church Book Release
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — December 09, 2020
The book offers a guide to help Christians navigate disagreements with one another. In today's polarized context, Christians often have committed, biblical rationales for very different positions.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 6: Choosing our News: Resisting Political Polarization
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Joy Qualls — November 30, 2020
Dr. Joy Qualls, an expert in political and religious rhetoric, joins Tim and Rick to discuss how polarized news sources contribute to making us polarized people.
Winsome Conviction
Tim Muehlhoff on “How the Body of Christ Talks” in the Christian Scholars Review
Timothy Muehlhoff — November 20, 2020
C. Christopher Smith, senior pastor of Englewood Christian Church (Indianapolis, IN), describes early attempts to bring diverse people in his church together to talk as a “hot mess.” Yelling and sarcasm were default modes as members gathered Sunday nights to discuss potentially volatile issues. Out of sheer stubbornness, Smith and church leadership stayed with it as trust among conversationalists slowly developed. Out of that determination and years of experimentation comes a book that serves as a reliable guide to those wanting to follow their example.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 5: On "Political Homelessness"
David French, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 16, 2020
“Where do I fit politically?” That’s a question more Christians are asking as faith convictions feel at odds with party affiliations and partisan mindsets. Feeling at home with one particular political party is met with increasing discontent.
Winsome Conviction
With Malice Towards None Events
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 05, 2020
The 2020 election cycle has been one of the most contentious and divisive elections in living memory. Animosity and disdain for those whose views differ from our own have tarnished not only our public square but also our churches and families. But when the election is over, we are still members of the same nation, living shoulder to shoulder in the same communities, and worshiping in the same churches. We need to find ways to move forward together.
Winsome Conviction
Episode 4: Processing the Election with Family, Friends & Co-workers
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 05, 2020
Votes for the next president have been cast and one thing is certain—somebody will be happy, and others disheartened. Can a friendship or workplace relationship be preserved with someone who voted differently and holds vastly different beliefs?
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Processing the Election with Family, Friends and Co-workers
Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 04, 2020
Votes for the next president have been cast and one thing is certain — somebody will be happy, and others disheartened. Can a friendship or...
Winsome Conviction
Episode 3: Engaging Others Winsomely
David French, Rick Langer, Timothy Muehlhoff — November 02, 2020
Can winsomeness be a path to persuasion in today's political climate? What is "informed winsomeness"?