Editor’s Note – 5/31/17: The Ben Shapiro video Tim comments on was uploaded to the Shapiro Facebook page on April 10th. Four weeks later we published this piece from Tim, encouraging pro-life advocates to avoid imitating some of the things Shapiro does in their one-on-one dialogues regarding rape. Two weeks … Read More
10 Practical Tips for Leading a Campus Outreach
I hope that as more groups purchase the Equipped for Life Course, they will be prepared to participate in more outreach events like polling tables. Having a strategic plan in mind and practical supplies on hand can help your event be a greater success. Speaking as the president of a … Read More
VIDEO: Dialogue Tips Speech and Mock Dialogue at Students for Life Conference
I asked Rebecca Haschke from Justice For All to join me for a practical dialogue tips session at the 2017 Students for Life of America conference in D.C. so that we could spend the last part of the session doing a mock dialogue! [youtube id=”tSKfxYHSarU”] Outline: Josh Brahm – Tip 1: … Read More
Snidely Whiplash Is Not on Facebook
Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. Are you frustrated with political polarization? Have you noticed that conversations between the opposite ends of the political spectrum are getting harder and harder? Do you wonder why it has gotten so ugly, and do you wish you could do something about it? Read on. … Read More
Three Tips for Dealing with the Name-Dropper
Philosophy majors can be incredibly obnoxious. I should know. I was one. Estimated reading time: 3 minutes. Philosophy is a tool. Like any tool, it can be used for good or for evil. In the hands of a surgeon, a scalpel can be used to save a life. In the … Read More
Learning to Allow Space for the Thinking Pause
You can’t dialogue well about abortion or anything else unless you learn to listen well. It should be obvious to anyone that if you want to listen well you shouldn’t interrupt people when they’re in the middle of a sentence. Something much less obvious is that you shouldn’t interrupt people … Read More
The Rational Nature Argument for Equal Treatment
The change we’ve made to the way we argue for equal treatment for the unborn, and why we made it. Estimated reading time: 4 minutes. It’s been almost a year since I started this blog and by far my most popular post is my explanation of the basic Equal Rights … Read More
Dialogue Story: Rachel and Chloe at Aquinas College
I want to share one more dialogue story from our outreach last month at Aquinas College. Two fantastic students from the Students for Life club at University of Michigan, Rachel Crawford and Chloe Alberta, spoke to several pro-choice girls. This is what happened. Chloe begins the story this way: Towards … Read More
Bring Structure to Your Dialogues by Making Little Agreements
In the spring of 2013 I was standing in front of the Justice For All Exhibit at Colorado State University, trying to start conversations about abortion. I was struggling that day because most of the time I tried to invite someone into a conversation, they reacted suspiciously. I decided to … Read More
Responding to the Astute Observation That I Am a Man
Estimated reading time: 5 minutes. Any time I go to a college campus to do a pro-life outreach, I can count on three things: 1) I will forget to wear sunblock, 2) I will not drink enough water, and 3) I am going to be reminded that I cannot get … Read More