There’s a tension between the peace we sing about and internal chaos we so often experience during Christmas.
Category: Episodes
All I Want for Christmas Afterthoughts
Being “ready” for Christmas is code for gathering up the stuff we give and dreaming of all we hope to receive.
Persuasion 154 | All I Want for Christmas
Our culture has tied Christmas fulfillment to the amassing of stuff.
Blue Christmas Afterthoughts
If Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, why do I feel so sad?
Persuasion 153 | Blue Christmas
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.
Persuasion 152 | Live Talk
Is it possible for Erin and Hannah to talk to each other without the usual digital divide?!
Church Talk Afterthoughts
So much of the friction I see among Christians starts here, with the assumption that unity equals groupthink.
Persuasion 151 | Church Talk, with C. Christopher Smith
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.
Tech Talk Afterthoughts
Effective communication begins with you.
Persuasion 150 | Tech Talk
Erin Straza and Hannah Anderson continue their Talking about Talk series discussing the way specific, technical language signals who’s in and who’s out.
