Ep. 151 "When Christians Disagree: Holding Convictions Without Losing Connection" Rev. Dr. O. Wesley Allen Jr. and David Taylor

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.: https://www.smu.edu/perkins/facultyacademics/facultylistinga-z/allen Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence: https://pcpe.smu.edu/ Perkins Center for Preaching Excellence on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@smuperkinscenterforpreachi7022 The Homiletic of All Believers: https://www.wjkbooks.com/bookproduct/0664228607-the-homiletic-of-all-believers/ For more content from the Horizon Texas Conference, follow our social media channels! Website - htcumc.org Facebook - @HTCUMC Instagram - @HTCUMC TikTok - @horizontxumc YouTube - @htcumc Spotify - Horizon Texas Conference SCRIPTURE REFERENCES 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. Read in the NRSVue: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2012%3A12-27&version=NRSVUE 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." Read in the NRSVue: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%2013%3A12&version=NRSVUE 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. Read in the NRSVue: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%208%3A1-13&version=NRSVUE Matthew 22:39 "And a second is like it: 'You shall love your neighbor as yourself.'" Read in the NRSVue: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2022%3A39&version=NRSVUE 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." Read in the NRSVue: https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%207%3A12&version=NRSVUE