Tim Muehlhoff

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  Eyes To See

  $17.00

  When we encounter human suffering or personal tragedy, Christians and non-Christians alike utter the same refrain: Where is God?

  If God exists, then where in the world is he? Why doesn’t he show himself? And how can we tell if God is really working or not? Tim Muehlhoff gives us insight into recognizing how God is at work in the world. He unpacks the doctrine of common grace to uncover how God works in ways that we don’t always realize. If we have a limited idea of what divine action looks like–dramatic answers to prayer, healings with no medical explanation, financial needs being met unexpectedly–then we miss seeing how God acts through common grace in ordinary, everyday ways such as antibiotics, financial planners, and thoughtful friends. Muehlhoff offers dozens of illustrations from contemporary culture to help us understand and communicate how God is present and acting in the world today. Discover how God cares for our troubled world as he gives you the eyes to see.

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  Winsome Conviction : Disagreeing Without Dividing The Church

  $20.00

  In today’s polarized context, Christians often have committed, biblical rationales for very different positions. How can Christians navigate disagreements with both truth and love? Tim Muehlhoff and Rick Langer provide lessons from conflict theory and church history on how to negotiate differing biblical convictions in order to move toward Christian unity.

  We generally assume that those sitting around us in church share our beliefs. But when our personal convictions are contested by fellow Christians, everything changes. We feel attacked from behind. When other Christians doubt or deny our convictions, we don’t experience it as a mere difference of opinion, but as a violation of an unspoken agreement. Tim Muehlhoff and Rick Langer offer a guide to help Christians navigate disagreements with one another. In today’s polarized context, Christians often have committed, biblical rationales for very different positions. How do we discern between core biblical convictions and secondary issues? How do we cultivate better understanding and compassion for those we disagree with? Muehlhoff and Langer provide lessons from conflict theory and church history on how to avoid the dangers of groupthink and how to negotiate differing biblical convictions to avoid church splits and repair interpersonal ruptures. Christian unity is possible. Discover how we can navigate differences by speaking in both truth and love.

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  Defending Your Marriage

  $18.00

  Introduction: When Your Marriage Is A Target
  1. The First Step: Making Sense Of Our Adversary
  2. Why Would Satan Care About My Marriage?
  3. How Can I Tell If This Is Spiritual Warfare?
  4. The Serpent Was Crafty: Understanding The Tactics Of Satan
  5. Fighting Back: Utilizing Our Spiritual Protection
  6. Prayer: Energizing Our Spiritual Protection
  7. Taking The Devil’s Perspective: Insights From C. S. Lewis
  Conclusion
  Acknowledgments
  Notes

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  Is your marriage under attack?

  Sometimes it can feel like the world is trying to tear your marriage apart. Internal conflicts or external pressures might make you wonder if something sinister is going on. How can you tell if you’re facing spiritual opposition? And what can you do about it?

  Tim Muehlhoff provides a straightforward resource for protecting your marriage from the threats of the evil one. He looks at what Scripture says about spiritual warfare and how our everyday struggles have deeper spiritual realities. And he provides practical steps for guarding our marriages with the whole armor of God.

  In our marital challenges, we wrestle not against flesh and blood but against powers and principalities that try to separate us from God and each other. But fear not. Learn to stand firm in Christ and trust in the Lord to deliver us from evil.

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  Winsome Persuasion : Christian Influence In A Post Christian World

  $24.00

  Introduction
  Part I: Laying A Theoretical Foundation
  1. What Is A Counterpublic?
  2. What Is A Christian Counterpublic Historical Sketch 1: St. Patrick
  3. Argument Culture
  4. Credibility Of A Counterpublic Historical Sketch 2: Jean Vanier/L’Arche

  Part II: Engaging Others
  5. Crafting Your Message
  6. Delivering Your Message Historical Sketch 3: Harriet Beecher Stowe
  7. Forming Loose Connections Historical Sketch 4: Wilberforce

  Part III: Pressing Questions For Christian Counterpublics
  8. How Should We Respond To Supreme Court Decision On Same-sex Marriage? (Muehlhoff)
  9. How Should We Respond To Supreme Court Decision On Same-sex Marriage? (Langer) 10. Are You Saying . . . ?

  Conclusion

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  How are Christians viewed in the broader culture? We blush at the possibilities. Brainwashed fanatics? Out-of-touch dogmatists? Buffoons? The task of bearing faithful witness to Jesus is complicated by persistent-and not altogether baseless-cultural stereotypes. In our post-Christian society, thoughtful Christians are considering again how to engage the dominant culture as a minority, a counterpublic, amid varying perceptions and misperceptions. In this timely book, Timothy Muehlhoff and Rick Langer ask what our interactions with the dominant cultural ethos should look like. How might we be persuasive and civil at the same time? How should we respond to those who ridicule and caricature us? How can we challenge the beliefs of other communities with love and respect? Muehlhoff and Langer present a model for cultural engagement that integrates communication theory, theology, and Scripture. Penetrating, wise, and relentlessly practical, it includes test cases and examples from history, such as William Wilberforce and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Now more than ever, Christians need what Winsome Persuasion offers: a compelling vision of public engagement that is both shrewd and gracious.

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  God Conversation : Using Stories And Illustrations To Explain Your Faith (Expand

  $20.00

  Foreword By Lee Strobel
  Preface To The Expanded Edition
  Acknowledgments
  Introduction
  1. The Power Of A Good Illustration
  2. Can God Be Good If Terrorists Exist?
  3. Can God Be Good If Terrorists Exist? (Part 2)
  4. Jesus, Buddha Or Muhammad? Seeking A Guide In The Maze Of Religions
  5. Jesus, Buddha Or Muhammad? (Part 2)
  6. The Resurrection: Conspiracy Theory Or Fact?
  7. The Resurrection: Conspiracy Theory Or Fact? (Part 2)
  8. What Would Machiavelli Do? Ethics In A Morally Confused World
  9. What Would Machiavelli Do? (Part 2)
  10. Are We An Accident? Arguing For God Through Design
  11. Are We An Accident? (Part 2)
  12. Something Isn’t Quite Right: Unfulfilled Desires And The Existence Of God
  13. Unfulfilled Desires And The Existence Of God (Part 2)
  Final Thought: Dangers Of Agenda Anxiety
  Notes
  Name Index
  Subject Index

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  Think of it this way . . . Our beliefs are challenged from many directions. Every day it seems more difficult to explain to our friends, families, and neighbors what we believe and why. When our ideas and arguments fail to persuade them, what then? Is there another approach we can take? Veteran apologists and communicators J. P. Moreland and Tim Muehlhoff say that the best way to win over others is with a good story. Stories have the ability to get behind our preconceptions and defenses. They appeal to the whole person rather than just to the mind. This expanded edition includes new chapters and updated stories and illustrations throughout. In these pages the authors enhance the logic and evidence found in other books defending the faith with things that your friends, relatives, or coworkers will ponder long after a conversation is over. Here is sound, empathetic coaching for those of us who long to communicate our faith more effectively.

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  I Beg To Differ

  $22.00

  How do we communicate with people who disagree with us? In today’s polarized world, friends and strangers clash with each other over issues large and small. Coworkers have conflicts in the office. Married couples fight over finances. And online commenters demonize one another’s political and religious perspectives. Is there any hope for restoring civil discourse? Communications expert Tim Muehlhoff provides a strategy for having difficult conversations, helping us move from contentious debate to constructive dialogue. By acknowledging and entering into the other person’s story, we are more likely to understand where they’re coming from and to cultivate common ground. Insights from Scripture and communication theory provide practical ways to manage disagreements and resolve conflicts. We can disagree without being disagreeable. And we can even help another see different points of view and learn from one another. Find out how.

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  Authentic Communication : Christian Speech Engaging Culture

  $24.00

  What could be more natural, more human, than communication? But we all learn quickly enough that good communication is not always natural. There is much to learn from Scripture and from the academic study of human communication. In this book Tim Muehlhoff and Todd Lewis are able guides, aiding us in understanding the broad field of human communication in Christian perspective.

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