New Persuasive Words

New Persuasive Words


Latest Episodes

Episode 210: The Humor of Christ
April 13, 2018

In this episode we reflect on and riff off of Bill's most recent contribution to "The Mockingbird", the magazine of Mockingbird Ministries (www.mbird.com). The issue's theme was humor and Bill's essay argues that Jesus really did have a sense of humor.

Episode 209: The Future of the Politics of Freedom
April 12, 2018

In this episode of the podcast, inspired by a conversation between Bill Kristol and Peter Berkowitz II, we consider the future of classical liberalism in light of contemporary challenges to it that come from both the Left and the Right.

Episode 208: Jordan Peterson on the Significance of Easter
April 07, 2018

In this episode we discuss a piece Jordan Peterson wrote for the London Times which appeared in the newspaper on Easter Sunday.

Episode 207: God's Death, Our Life
March 31, 2018

In this episode, recorded on Good Friday 2018, Bill and I talk about the events that preceded Easter and their meaning for us today.

Episode 206: Bullgeschichte Session, with Todd Littleton
March 28, 2018

Occasionally we invite someone on to talk with us about a host of things, or whatever comes to mind. We call it a "Bullgeschicte" Session. Our guest for this episode is Todd Littleton. He's a pastor, writer, consultant, professor, blogger and podcaster. W

Episode 205: More on the Essence of Christianity
March 28, 2018

From time to time on the podcast we reflect on the essence of Christianity. We return to this theme, with a little help from Hans Urs von Balthasar.

Episode 204: Self-Deception
March 28, 2018

In this episode of the podcast we talk about self-deception and how hard it is to know when you're deceiving yourself.

Episode 203: Evangelicals and the Trump Temptation
March 15, 2018

In this episode we talk about two recent pieces, one in the Atlantic and the other in the National Review, that discuss the continued support for Trump in the evangelical community. The authors, Michael Gerson and David French, are both conservative evang

Episode 202: Baptism
March 02, 2018

We're at episode 202, and we realized we have never talked about baptism! Thanks to Nathan Smith, a regular listener, for asking us to share our thoughts. Keep the suggestions coming friends.

Episode 201: Billy Graham the Evangelist and Our Thoughts on Evangelism
February 26, 2018

In this episode we reflect on the legacy of Billy Graham and consider the nature and future of evangelism in the modern world.