Persuasion Archives

Erin and Hannah talk about “Taking America back for God!” and the Christian nationalist perspective affecting our work for the common good.

Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson host Kaitlyn Schiess to kick off the fall series, For God and Country. Each episode will tackle an aspect of how faith and politics collide. PLUS >> Register to win a copy of Kaitlyn’s book!

Erin and Hannah host Luke T. Harrington to discuss the importance of humor and how our faith can actually be strengthened when we learn to take ourselves—and life—a little less seriously.

Gina Dalfonzo joins Erin and Hannah to explore the value of nurturing friendships even in the most dire of circumstances.

Wendy Alsup joins this conversation to help us reconcile our current historical moment—which is full of loss and fear—with our tendency to sidestep pain and suffering.

Persuasion is back with a summer miniseries full of good friends and great ideas for getting by considering the state of our world today.

How do we live well in this ongoing (seemingly never-ending) viral age? Erin and Hannah discuss our new normal in the Growing Viral finale.

How can we search for goodness without minimizing the very real pain and grief of living in a pandemic? Erin and Hannah discuss our battle with discouragement in this Growing Viral conversation.

We’re accustomed to much freedom in daily life, making the government regulations feel all the more binding. Erin and Hannah discuss security and releasing control in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Frustration and anger are natural when your whole world is threatened. Erin and Hannah discuss blame and justice in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Erin and Hannah talk with John Starke about the way praying the psalms and practicing lament help us be honest about the overwhelming grief we feel in the COVID-19 pandemic.

Erin and Hannah kick off a new series, Growing Viral: Well-Being in the Age of Corona, exploring common ways we’re responding and reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic and seeing how we can move toward wholeness in this viral age.

Suddenly, going home—and staying there—has become THE issue of our day, regardless of your gender, religious camp, or philosophical stance.