Persuasion Archives

Anne Kennedy joins Persuasion for an overview of Holy Week happenings and ways Christians can more meaningfully celebrate the resurrection.

Our mental frames can lock us into patterns and ruts, but that doesn’t mean we are stuck with the same thinking for life.

Guest Laura Turner joins Persuasion to discuss the challenge of hopeful thinking in this world of uncertainty.

Erin and Hannah continue their Ready, Set, Think! series discussing aspects of individual and collective thinking.

Erin and Hannah continue their Ready, Set, Think! series with a conversation about taking a fresh look at how the status quo shapes our thinking.

Erin and Hannah continue their Ready, Set, Think! series with a conversation about the blocks that form the foundation of our thinking for good or for ill.

Erin and Hannah invite Jen Pollock Michel to the conversation about the benefits of thinking twice about issues and ideas that deserve a second thought.

We’re kicking off a new series titled Ready, Set, Think! Each episode will explore how we arrive at our beloved stances and opinions and ways we can grow in processing information.

There’s a tension between the peace we sing about and internal chaos we so often experience during Christmas.

Our culture has tied Christmas fulfillment to the amassing of stuff.

From Hallmark Christmas specials to receiving the perfect gift from that perfect someone, we’ve all taken in ideals that lead our hearts to unavoidable disappointment at Christmas.

Our digital age allows us to handle a lot of life devoid of live, in-person conversation. We simply don’t need to converse with each other face to face.

Can the church lead the way in restoring the art of good conversation? C. Christopher Smith joins Persuasion to cast a grander vision for our church talk.

Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson continue their Talking about Talk series discussing the pros and cons of technical speech in our conversational bubbles.

Erin and Hannah invite Ben Fort to the conversation to discuss the important and needful role of humor in our conversations.

What is it about small talk that makes us so uncomfortable? Is small talk even necessary? Erin and Hannah continue their “Talking about Talk” series in this week’s episode.