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When Christians Disagree: Holding Convictions Without Losing Connection

October 6, 2026
When Christians Disagree: Holding Convictions Without Losing Connection

 

About This Episode

Christians will not always agree, but disagreement does not have to end in division. Rev. Dr. O. Wesley Allen Jr. and David Taylor join Rev. Daniel Hawkins to consider how intentional dialogue can help us listen across our differences, approach difficult conversations with humility and hold our convictions without losing connection.

Following an evening engagement with Dr. Allen at Trietsch Memorial United Methodist Church, this conversation looks beyond the pressure to win an argument and asks what it means to remain curious, value relationships and make room for voices different from our own.

Whether the disagreement involves politics, theology, church life or a conversation around the family table, this episode invites Christians to practice a way of speaking and listening rooted in love of God and neighbor.

Learn More About Rev. Dr. O. Wesley Allen Jr.

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Scripture Referenced in This Episode

1 Corinthians 12:12–27 | One Body with Many Members
Paul describes the church as one body made up of many members, each valued and needed.
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1 Corinthians 13:12
“For now we see only a reflection, as in a mirror, but then we will see face to face. Now I know only in part; then I will know fully, even as I have been fully known.”
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1 Corinthians 8:1–13 | Food Offered to Idols
Paul considers how knowledge, freedom and being right should remain guided by love and concern for others.
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Matthew 22:39
“And a second is like it: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’”
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Matthew 7:12 | The Golden Rule
“In everything do to others as you would have them do to you, for this is the Law and the Prophets.”
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