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Episode 149: College Students Who Practice Interfaith Dialogue

May 25, 2026 |

By Timothy Muehlhoff, Rick Langer, Simon Greer

| Winsome Conviction

Part of the mission statement of Biola University is to engage culture, and we take this seriously. So when Brigham Young University (BYU) reached out to see if Biola students would be open to beginning an interfaith dialogue, we jumped at the opportunity. Tim and professor Andrew Reed (Ph.D.) are helping to lead this initiative, which includes co-teaching a class on civility, communication skills, and interfaith dialogue.

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Four Steps To Discover Common Ground

Mar 30, 2026 |

By Simon Greer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Rick Langer

| Winsome Conviction

Simon Greer — March 30, 2026 Simon Greer, a frequent collaborator with the Winsome Conviction Project, recently wrote an article for the Greater Good Magazine where he offers four principles for everyday conversations that could help bridge our differences. Read Article More Posts Mike Ahn, Timothy Muehlhoff, Ed Uszynski — Rick Langer, Sean McDowell, Timothy Muehlhoff — Timothy Muehlhoff, Rich Villodas — Rick Langer, Steve Porter —

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Four Steps for Inviting People to Discover Common Ground

Mar 25, 2026 |

By Simon Greer

| Greater Good: The Science of The Meaningful Life

In the current political climate in the United States, when large majorities of Americans are exhausted by the divisiveness, terrified about political violence and threats to our democracy, and worried that our best days are behind us, the idea of “bridging differences” could seem foolish, impossible, or even dangerous. How can we even begin to find common ground with “the other side” when we seem to occupy two different realities, based on two different—and competing—sets of facts?

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Traveling to a Warzone to Foster Understanding

Dec 08, 2025 |

By Tim Muehlhoff, Simon Greer, Saad Solomon, Jessica Martin

| Christian Scholar's Review

After the terrorist attack against Israel on October 7th, 2023, Simon Greer of Courageous Conversations pulled together a unique group of people from very different political and religious viewpoints for a 10-day trip to the region to engage diverse views surrounding this historic conflict. Tim Muehlhoff and Saad Solomon, a Muslim bridge-builder, were on that trip. We came together to reflect on perspective-taking amongst the three of us.

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Episode 137: Reclaim Neighbor Love with a Theology of Place

Dec 08, 2025 |

By Timothy Muehlhoff, J.D. Greear, Julia D. Hejduk, Simon Greer

| Winsome Conviction

The Christian faith should shape and enliven our ordinary, day-to-day activities. But it can be difficult to drum up things to do that are public, practical, and powerful. Tim speaks with J.D. Greear, pastor of Summit Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, and author of recently released, Everyday Revolutionary, on a theology of place.

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Episode 136: Everyday Revolutionary with J.D. Greear

Nov 24, 2025 |

By Timothy Muehlhoff, Simon Greer, J.D. Greear, Julia D. Hejduk

| Winsome Conviction

How do we transcend the culture war and transform the world with the good news of Jesus Christ? J.D. Greear, pastor of Summit Church in Raleigh, North Carolina, and author of recently released, Everyday Revolutionary, is on today’s episode to speak with Tim about this question. They draw from the biblical example of Daniel as a model for how we might think about Christian influence in our current cultural moment.

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Episode 135: What Does A Win Look Like?

Nov 10, 2025 |

By Timothy Muehlhoff, Simon Greer, Julia D. Hejduk, Saad M. Soliman

| Winsome Conviction

In the abortion debates, what does a win look like? On today’s episode, Tim resumes the conversation with Julia Hejduk (Ph.D.) on abortion and civility. They consider “the sacred cores” of pro-choice and pro-life groups, the importance of having a telos, some important communication strategies for addressing conflict, and they also draw from resources in Christianity to consider what might be a worthy goal in these debates. Transcript Tim Muehlhoff: Welcome to the Winsome Conviction Podcast.

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Episode 134: Understanding The Other In The Abortion War

Oct 27, 2025 |

By Timothy Muehlhoff, Simon Greer, Julia D. Hejduk, Saad M. Soliman

| Winsome Conviction

Are there some topics and issues where we just can’t have a winsome conversation? For many listeners, abortion is likely high on the list. It often seems impossible to find common ground between being pro-choice and being pro-life. Today on the podcast, Tim is joined by Dr. Julia Hejduk (Ph.D.), a professor of Classics at Baylor University.

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Episode 133: On The Ground In The Middle East

Oct 13, 2025 |

By Simon Greer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Liz Hall

| Winsome Conviction

Last year, five months after the terrorist attacks against Israel on October 7th, Simon Greer, a Jewish leader and social entrepreneur, assembled a diverse team of scholars and activists — pro-Israel, pro-Palestine, Christian, Muslim, Jewish and atheist — to study the Israel-Palestine conflict from the ground up. The group spent 10 days traveling through the region to hear from local leaders what has spurred this centuries old conflict.

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Episode 132: Bridging The Divide In The Israel-Palestine Conflict

Sep 29, 2025 |

By Simon Greer, Timothy Muehlhoff, Liz Hall

| Winsome Conviction

Simon Greer, a Jewish leader, social entrepreneur, and founder of Bridging the Gap, and Saad Soliman, a Muslim entrepreneur and justice reform advocate, could be enemies. A generation ago, members of their families were trying to kill each other in the Six-Day war. Simon’s uncles fought for Israel in 1967, while Saad’s uncles died fighting for Egypt in that same war.

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