Winsome Conviction

To celebrate the 50th episode, Tim and Rick reflect on previous episodes on the podcast and highlight ideas, practices and moments with guests that have left a lasting impression. On this episode, th…

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 from a fictional shooting in Isaac's book, Talking Abou…

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, Alabama, and he recently wrote a book on race for Christi…

Tim and Rick have been discussing the practice of hospitable orthodoxy with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior. In this episode, Dr. Prior shares how reading the Great Books have helped her to cultivate a postu…

Tim and Rick resume the conversation on "hospitable orthodoxy" with Dr. Karen Swallow Prior. In this episode, they consider examples of people who demonstrate this idea in action and provide us with …

It can be hard to love someone with whom you disagree, especially when those disagreements involve faith convictions and ideas central to identity. We don't want to abandon truth in our aims to love,…

Tim and Rick continue to reflect on lessons they are learning on having healthy communication during moments of passionate disagreement. They consider CS Lewis' notion of "a hallway of faith" as a he…

We are two years in with the Winsome Conviction Project, so it's a good time to stop and reflect on lessons we're learning. Tim and Rick share what they are learning on having healthy communication d…

When disasters strike, people tend to put aside their differences and commit to work together to resolve the problem. These moments of crisis are instructive - they reveal our willingness to make "lo…

We've been talking with Gregg Ten Elshof (PhD) on our need for shame. In this episode, Tim, Rick, and Gregg pick up on notions of honor in order to cultivate a healthy understanding of shame. They di…

Tim and Rick resume the discussion with Gregg Ten Elshof (PhD) on the topic of shame. In part 2, they pick up on the ways communities influence personal feelings of shame. They discuss the errors we …

Is shame good or bad? In one sense, it is bad. In another sense, according to Gregg Ten Elshof (PhD), author of the recent book For Shame: Rediscovering the Virtues of a Maligned Emotion, a certain k…

Dr. Russell Moore (PhD) joins the podcast to speak with Tim and Rick on issues and scandals in our cultural moment that erode trust in Christian leaders and instill cynicism toward the Church and the…

Rick and Tim resume the conversation on themes in Tim's newest book, Eyes To See: Recognizing God's Common Grace in an Unsettled World. They look at language, James' words to Christians on how to com…

Tim's newest book, Eyes To See: Recognizing God's Common Grace in an Unsettled World, is out. Rick and Tim take up the book's theme of common grace and consider how it impacts topics and issues aroun…

Dr. Theon Hill (PhD) 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? They also consider whether the Old Testament prophets…

Dr. Theon Hill (PhD) 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? They also consider whether the Old Testament prophets…

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

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. Moreover, embodying qualities of good listenin…

Tim and Rick continue the discussion with Cas Monaco (PhD) 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 evangel…