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We’re trying something new on the podcast today. Rick draws from Psalm 46 to help us reflect on fears we are experiencing with respect to...

Tim and Rick have a civil disagreement with atheist philosopher and popular YouTuber Tom Jump. They explore dynamics of religious belief and...

Here at the Winsome Conviction Project we engage differing and diverse perspectives, so we’re grateful to have Tom Jump, an atheist and...

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...

Prashan De Visser knows something about working through contention. Following 26 years of civil war in Sri Lanka, in 2009 he founded Sri Lanka...

You’re enjoying some festive fare and then it happens: you hear an offensive comment or a family member says something disagreeable and your...

Tim and Rick recently spoke at Faith & Law’s Friday Forum in Washington D.C., and you can watch a recording of the talk…

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...

American theologian philosopher Richard Mouw has been championing a call to civil discourse on religious, political, and other social issues for...

Can we think about civility from a distinctly Christian perspective? American theologian philosopher Richard Mouw joins the podcast to explore...

Read Rick's article on how to engage conflict over at the Council for Christian Colleges & Universities website...

Tim and Rick resume the conversation with Andrew Sullivan on civility and its vital role in a healthy democracy. In this episode, Andrew reflects...

Civility is a requirement for a healthy republic. But we seem to be losing faith in civility, and people are confused on what civility involves...

Tim resumes the discussion with Stephanie Bennett (Ph.D.) on her new book, Silence, Civility, and Sanity: Hope for Humanity in a Digital Age....

Stephanie Bennett (Ph.D.) joins Tim to discuss her new book, Silence, Civility, and Sanity: Hope for Humanity in a Digital Age. In this episode,...

Arthur C. Brooks (Ph.D.) joins the podcast to talk about our culture of contempt and how it is contributing to the polarization in America today....

Tim and Rick continue going back through the archive of episodes on the podcast and highlight ideas, practices and moments with guests that stand...

To celebrate the 50th episode, Tim and Rick reflect on previous episodes on the podcast and highlight ideas, practices and moments with guests...

Read Tim's interview with Isaac Adams at Christianity Today on the keys to Christ-exalting conversations on race...

Tim and Isaac Adams resume the conversation on race and discuss practical insights and advice for the Church when we talk about race. They draw...

It’s hard to talk about race, so we’re looking to Isaac Adams for help. Isaac Adams is the lead pastor of Ironside City Church in Birmingham,...

Tim and Rick have been discussing the practice of hospitable orthodoxy with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior. In this episode, Dr. Prior shares how...

Tim and Rick resume the conversation on “hospitable orthodoxy” with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior. In this episode, they consider examples of people...

Rick writes over at the Christian Scholar's blog on the need for gentleness as a posture of engagement...

It can be hard to love someone with whom you disagree, especially when those disagreements involve faith convictions and ideas central to identity....