October Book of the Month: I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening)

Politics. It’s the topic everyone wants to talk about—or the one nobody wants touch with a ten-foot pole. Infamous for inciting passionate discussions and debates, political conversations can quickly go from civil to confrontational—but they don’t have to.  

Written by Sarah Stewart Holland and Beth Silvers—two friends on opposite sides of the political aisle—I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening) is exactly what its subtitle says: a guide to grace-filled political conversations.  

As we approach November 5 and anticipate the 2020 elections, this book just might be well worth your time—especially if you’re interested in discovering practical ways to have engaging, meaningful, and productive conversations around some of the most important issues that affect our families, our nation, and the world. Because when we gather together with family and friends in the days and weeks following national elections, the last thing we want is our Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations to be scared by heated or hateful conversation. 

Check out this summary from the publisher: 

“As working moms on opposite ends of the political spectrum and hosts of a fast-growing politics podcast, Holland and Silvers have learned how to practice engaging conversation while disagreeing. In I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening), they share principles on how to give grace and be vulnerable when discussing issues that affect families, churches, the country, and the world. They provide practical tools to move past frustration and into productive dialogue, emphasizing that faith should inform the way people engage more than it does the outcome of that engagement. This urgently needed new book reveals how to talk about politics in a way that inspires rather than angers and that pays spiritual dividends far past election day.” 

Be sure to visit thomasnelson.com to learn more about the authors and to download a free chapter of I Think You’re Wrong (But I’m Listening).