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Posts by Rick Langer

Rick Langer

Rick Langer is a Professor of Biblical Studies and Theology and the Director of the Office of Faith and Learning at 91��. He specializes in the integration of faith and learning, and has also published in the areas of bioethics, theology and philosophy. He has a passion for helping Christians of all ages understand the connection between the Gospel and all the diverse facets of the created order in which we live. Prior to coming to Biola, he served for over twenty years as a pastor at Trinity Evangelical Free Church in Redlands, California.

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Episode 121: Build Muscle For Inquiry
Rick Langer, Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, Tim Muehlhoff — April 28, 2025
Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, professor of Religious Studies at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA, is also a campus...
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Episode 120: The Religious Impulse And The Quest For God
Rick Langer, Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, Tim Muehlhoff — April 14, 2025
On today’s episode, Stephen Lloyd-Moffett, professor of Religious Studies at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA,...
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Episode 118: On Being Called A Heretic
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Preston Sprinkle — March 17, 2025
Preston Sprinkle (Ph.D.), good friend of 91�� and The Winsome Conviction Project, knows that being a public figure comes with a cost....
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Episode 116: Tackle Political And Social Issues Like An Exile
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Preston Sprinkle — February 17, 2025
Dr. Preston Sprinkle (Ph.D.) joins today’s episode to speak with Tim and Rick on the work he's doing to help foster civil, thoughtful, and...
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Episode 115: On Christian Nationalism
Rick Langer, Tim Milosch, Tim Muehlhoff — February 03, 2025
Special guest Tim Milosch (Ph.D.) joins today’s podcast to speak with Tim and Rick on the multifaceted phenomenon of Christian Nationalism. They...
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Episode 108: How To Talk With Others After November 5th
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — October 28, 2024
The presidential election is about to happen, so Tim and Rick take time on this episode to reflect on our cultural moment. They share ideas for...
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Cultural Update: Christians against Bible in schools; Regrets about social media; Taliban restrictions on women
Rick Langer, Scott Rae — September 20, 2024
This week's topics: The Taliban imposes new, harsh restrictions on women in Afghanistan, raising concerns about women's rights and human dignity....
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Episode 105: Flip The Script On The Polarizing Affects Of Social Media
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Michael Whitenton — September 16, 2024
Why are we experiencing so much polarization in culture? A common answer is social media. But what’s some of the reasoning on how social media...
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Episode 104: Media Trends Shaping Ministry Trends
Rick Langer, Bob Lepine, Tim Muehlhoff — September 02, 2024
Radio host and pastor Bob Lepine is back on the podcast to speak with Tim and Rick about notable changes in our cultural communication since late...
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Episode 103: Pluralism and Cultivating Civil Citizenry
John Inazu, Rick Langer — August 19, 2024
What are our expectations for rules of engagement in building a healthy democracy? What shared commitments can we make in our civic aspirations?...
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Productive Disagreements on Capitol Hill
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — August 08, 2024
Rick and Tim recently spoke to Senate Democrat and Republican interns on Capitol Hill on how to have productive disagreements, and you can watch...
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Episode 102: Reports From The Front: Bridge Building at Baylor University
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Michael Whitenton — August 05, 2024
Michael Whitenton (Ph.D.) directs the Bridgebuilding Fellows program at Baylor University, a program that seeks to help students to engage in...
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Cultural Update: What Everyone Else Is Wrong About
Rick Langer, Scott Rae — August 02, 2024
We're back with our Friday Weekly Cultural Updates. This week, Scott and guest co-host Rick Langer discuss a series of recent New York Times...
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Episode 101: How To Handle “Rhetorical Situations”
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — July 22, 2024
When we move from influencing an individual to influencing a community or a body of people, the field of communication studies would say we...
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Episode 99: Can I Really Believe What I'm Reading in the Bible?
Rick Langer, Susan Lim, Tim Muehlhoff — June 24, 2024
Some stories in the Bible are hard to understand, let alone approve. For those who are questioning and finding it difficult to trust the God of...
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Episode 98: Searching For A Better Way: Wisdom, Buddhism & Christianity
Rick Langer, Susan Lim, Tim Muehlhoff — June 10, 2024
Susan Lim (Ph.D.) is a history scholar and writer who decided to follow Jesus in her teenage years after having grown up in a Buddhist family....
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Episode 97: Communication Spirals & The Temptation To Escalate
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — May 27, 2024
What are communication spirals and how do they contribute to the argument culture? On today’s episode, Tim and Rick discuss these patterns of...
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A Better Conversation
Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff — May 21, 2024
Outreach magazine recently featured an article written by Rick and Tim on the difference between being politically concerned and politicizing one's...
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Episode 96: Thinking About Attending A Gay Wedding?
Rick Langer, Bob Lepine, Tim Muehlhoff — May 13, 2024
Earlier this year, a convictional firestorm ensued over advice Alistair Begg, a prominent North American pastor and radio host of Truth for Life,...
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Cultural Update: Trends in Teenage Sex; Slogans in Israel/Palestine Conflict; Gender Affirming Care for Children; Listener Questions
Rick Langer, Sean McDowell — May 10, 2024
This week, Sean and guest co-host Rick Langer discuss: Troubling Trends in Teenage Sex Slogans in Israel/Palestine Conflict Debate Over Gender...
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Episode 95: A Legal Professor on Learning To Disagree
John Inazu, Rick Langer — April 29, 2024
Can principles from law and legal education help us in our day to day disagreements with colleagues, neighbors, family and friends? Our guest...
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Episode 94: Assessing Disagreements Among Friends
Isaac Adams, Rick Langer, Tim Muehlhoff, Austin Suter — April 15, 2024
Isaac Adams and Austin Suter are back on the podcast to recount a significant disagreement they experienced in their friendship. They go back...
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Cultural Update: Dawkins is a Christian?; Social Costs of De-Churching; Spiritual Parenthood
Rick Langer, Sean McDowell — April 05, 2024
This week, Sean and guest co-host Rick Langer discuss: Richard Dawkins Identifies as a Cultural Christian: Dawkins expresses shock over Ramadan...
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Defending Life Courageously
with Treneé McGee
Rick Langer, Scott Rae — April 02, 2024
What is it like to be a pro-life Democrat in a state legislature? How does it work to be pro-life in the African American community? We’ll answer...
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Episode 93: On Being Democrat and Pro-life
Rick Langer, Treneé McGee, Scott Rae — April 01, 2024
Today’s episode is a joint podcast with the Think Biblically podcast, and we have a great conversation with artist and Connecticut state...