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Talking about spicy topics should be the spice of life, not the end of it. Having trouble bringing up a touchy topic? Get some tips on how to carry hard conversations from https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/keith-simon/ (Pastors Keith Simon) and https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/staff/patrick-miller/ (Patrick Miller).  Interested in more content like this? Scroll down for more resources and related episodes, including https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/podcasts/how-to-resolve-covid-conflict/ (How to Resolve COVID Conflict).  Like this content? Make sure to leave us a rating and share it with others, so others can find it too.  To learn more, visit our https://www.thecrossingchurch.com/ (website) and follow us on https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (Facebook), https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (Instagram), and https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (Twitter) @TheCrossingCOMO and @TenMinuteBibleTalks.   Outline 0:15 - How to talk about touchy topics 2:35 - Is it immoral to try to change someone's mind? 3:15 - https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/i-never-considered-difference-opinion-politicsquotation (Thomas Jefferson quote)   7:05 - https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43885240-how-to-have-impossible-conversations (How to Have Impossible Conversations) by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay 8:40 - Tips for having hard conversation 9:35 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+29.11&version=NIV (Proverbs 29.11) 10:00 - https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/overcoming-destructive-anger/201611/the-power-emotions-override-rational-thought (Impact of anger) 12:15 - https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+18.13&version=NIV (Proverbs 18.13) 17:15 - Why do people believe what they do? 19:55 - https://righteousmind.com/ (The Righteous Mind) by Jonathan Haidt: tribalism and social capital costs 25:05 - What would it take for you to change your mind? 27:55 - Subscribe. Rate. Share.   Social Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks (https://www.facebook.com/TenMinuteBibleTalks) Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/ (https://www.instagram.com/thecrossingcomo/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo (https://twitter.com/thecrossingcomo)   Passages Proverbs 29.11: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+29.11&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+29.11&version=NIV) Proverbs 18.13: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+18.13&version=NIV (https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs+18.13&version=NIV)   References Thomas Jefferson quote: https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/i-never-considered-difference-opinion-politicsquotation (https://www.monticello.org/site/research-and-collections/i-never-considered-difference-opinion-politicsquotation) How to Have Impossible Conversations by Peter Boghossian and James Lindsay: https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43885240-how-to-have-impossible-conversations (https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/43885240-how-to-have-impossible-conversations) Impact of anger ("The Power of Emotions to Override Rational Thought" by Bernard Golden from Psychology Today): https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/overcoming-destructive-anger/201611/the-power-emotions-override-rational-thought (https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/overcoming-destructive-anger/201611/the-power-emotions-override-rational-thought) The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt: https://righteousmind.com/ (https://righteousmind.com/)   Resources Is It Wrong to Try to Persuade Others to Change Their Beliefs?: https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/is-it-wrong-to-try-to-persuade-others-to-change-their-beliefs/ (https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/is-it-wrong-to-try-to-persuade-others-to-change-their-beliefs/)   Related How to Resolve... Support this podcast