W.R. Harris

You can listen to Churchthink on Apple Podcasts or any of the other big podcast apps. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/churchthink/id1472886122?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Podcast webpage on Anchor.fm: http://anchor.fm/wr-harris   The Merriam-Webster Dictionary defines groupthink as “a pattern of thought characterized by self-deception, forced manufacture of consent, and conformity to group values and ethics”[i]. The most important part of that definition, […]

You can listen to Churchthink on Apple Podcasts or any of the other big podcast apps. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/churchthink/id1472886122?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Podcast webpage on Anchor.fm: anchor.fm/wr-harris   If you want to fully understand any work of literature, you need to understand the historical and cultural contexts in which it was written. I think this principle is somewhat underemphasized in high school […]

You can listen to Churchthink on Apple Podcasts or any of the other big podcast apps. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/churchthink/id1472886122?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Podcast webpage on Anchor.fm: anchor.fm/wr-harris   If you’ve been around evangelicals for long, you’ve probably heard the phrase “That’s what the Bible says.” This is generally said to justify or defend an unpopular position the person holds when he or […]

You can listen to Churchthink on Apple Podcasts or any of the other big podcast apps. Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/churchthink/id1472886122?ign-mpt=uo%3D4 Podcast webpage on Anchor.fm: anchor.fm/wr-harris   As Dale Carnegie suggests in his book How to Win Friends and Influence People, if you want to persuade someone of an argument, it’s best to be nice to that person. If you […]