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Oct 10, 2024 | 
logos.com | Timothy Muehlhoff
Share FacebookRedditPinterestEmailLinkedInWhatsApp In today’s culture, marriage is often seen as a type of contract. Couples agree that each will do her or his part to make the marriage work. However, what happens when the agreement is broken and one spouse doesn’t keep up their end of the bargain? Sadly, many couples simply call it quits and move on. According to Christians, a marriage does not rest on a social contract, but a covenant.
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Sep 19, 2024 | 
logos.com | Timothy Muehlhoff
Share FacebookRedditPinterestEmailLinkedInWhatsApp No marriage exists in isolation. Our social context strongly influences how couples approach communication in general, and conflict in particular. If the social surroundings in which a couple find themselves promote virtues like compassion, kindness, and empathy, then civil and productive conversations become easier, or even the norm. But what if the culture around couples promotes division, acrimony, and anger?
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Aug 9, 2024 | 
biola.edu | Scott Rae |Rick Langer |Timothy Muehlhoff |Sean McDowell
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 09, 2024This week, Sean and Scott discuss:
Birth rate decline: Is it a conservative or a progressive issue?
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
biola.edu | Scott Rae |Rick Langer |Timothy Muehlhoff |Sean McDowell
with Mike ThigpenSean McDowell, Scott Rae — August 06, 2024Usually we ask the question of how we got our Bible, but we rarely consider the question of why we got the Bible? Why did the various Biblical authors commit their contributions to writing and preservation?
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Aug 2, 2024 | 
biola.edu | Rick Langer |Scott Rae |Timothy Muehlhoff |Sean McDowell
Rick Langer, Scott Rae — August 02, 2024We're back with our Friday Weekly Cultural Updates. This week, Scott and guest co-host Rick Langer discuss a series of recent New York Times opinion pieces, including:
Faith vs. Conduct: Will the American church's destiny be defined by beliefs or actions. Sexual Orientation: Challenging the "born this way" narrative. AI Optimism: David Brooks argues that AI is an ally, not a rival, and highlights its potential to complement human capabilities.
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Jul 31, 2024 | 
biola.edu | Scott Rae |Timothy Muehlhoff |Sean McDowell
Sean McDowell, Scott Rae — July 31, 2024What was it like for a teenage girl to escape from North Korea and make it to the US? How did she adjust to life in the US as compared to North Korea? How was her criticism of China received in the US? How did her experience at an elite Ivy League university remind her of life in North Korea? We’ll answer these questions and more as we discuss the new book from Yeonmi Park, While Time Remains.
Transcript coming soon.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
biola.edu | Sean McDowell |Timothy Muehlhoff |Rick Langer |Austin Suter
Should Christians use preferred pronouns? What is at stake in this question? How can Christians navigate relationships when people want them to use preferred pronouns? Tim and Sean McDowell discuss these questions and more on a recent episode at the Think Biblically podcast. In co-writing their book End the Stalemate, Sean and Tim realized they have much in common, but also some practical and biblical differences about how and when to use (and not use) preferred pronouns.
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Jul 30, 2024 | 
biola.edu | Timothy Muehlhoff |Sean McDowell |Rick Langer |Austin Suter
Tim Muehlhoff (Ph.D.) is a professor of communication at Biola University in La Mirada, California. He is the co-director of Biola’s Winsome Conviction Project and co-host of the Winsome Conviction podcast where people with differing views come to engage in perspective-taking. His latest book is, End the Stalemate: Move Past Cancel Culture to Meaningful Conversations (with Sean McDowell).
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Jul 23, 2024 | 
biola.edu | Sean McDowell |Timothy Muehlhoff |Scott Rae
Should Christians use preferred pronouns? What is at stake in this question? How can Christians navigate relationships when people want them to use preferred pronouns? In this longer-than-usual podcast, Sean and Biola communications professor Tim Muehlhoff discuss these questions and more. In co-writing their book End the Stalemate, Sean and Tim realized they have much in common, but also some practical and biblical differences about how and when to use (and not use) preferred pronouns.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
biola.edu | Rick Langer |Timothy Muehlhoff |Sean McDowell |Austin Suter
When we move from influencing an individual to influencing a community or a body of people, the field of communication studies would say we transition from persuasion to rhetoric. In this transition, we often find ourselves in “rhetorical situations.” Tim and Rick unpack the rhetorical situation, including elements and affects of this communication event. They also discuss how skills in rhetoric can help you make the most of those moments when you have an opportunity to speak to an audience.
