Our Citizenship Is in Heaven, Even on the Eve of the Midterms

On the eve of the midterm elections, Brian From reminds listeners that Philippians 3 places our citizenship in heaven, so Christians can care about the results without losing their peace. He asks for prayer for Detroit Lions linebacker Jack Campbell after a frightening neck injury, and plays Mike L…

Karl Clauson Warns of a ‘Hallucination of Salvation’ and Calls the Church Back to the Unstoppable Gospel

Brian From welcomes fellow Chicago radio host and pastor Karl Clauson, co-host of Karl and Crew on Moody Radio and lead pastor of 180 Chicago Church, to discuss his new book, The Unstoppable Gospel: From Powerless Belief to a True Faith That Changes Everything. Karl describes a crisis inside the ch…

WinShape Marriage’s Dr. Peter Larson Shares Four Simple Ways to Stay Connected in a Distracted Age

Brian From talks with Dr. Peter Larson, senior director of WinShape Marriage, about his Christian Post article on keeping marriages connected amid busy schedules, constant phone checking, and the new pull of AI. Drawing on 31 years of marriage, Peter offers four simple habits. First, greet each oth…

Halloween Reveals Our Culture’s Fascination with Death, but Christ Has Conquered It

Brian From starts the weekend hoarse after his daughter’s volleyball team came back from seven match points down to win a regional title, a reminder to persevere because of Christ’s victory. On Halloween weekend, he shares Jim Denison’s observation that a death-avoidant culture reveals its fascinat…

Grand Theft Auto 6 Is About to Become a Cultural Phenomenon, and Plugged In’s Adam Holz Says Parents Should Be Ready

Brian From and Adam Holz of Plugged In turn from movies to video games this week, looking ahead to the release of Grand Theft Auto 6. Adam puts the franchise’s scale in perspective: the previous installment sold 230 million copies and earned $10 billion, far more than the biggest albums and movies …

Focus on the Family’s Zach Mettler Makes the Case for Informed Christian Voting in the Midterms

With the midterm elections days away, Brian From talks with Zach Mettler, issues and policy analyst and writer for Focus on the Family’s Daily Citizen, about why Christians should vote. Zach points to Barna research estimating that 32 million churchgoing Christians didn’t plan to vote in 2024, whil…

Brenda Knight Shares How God Turned Her Weaknesses into a Story of Running by Faith

Brian From talks with author Brenda Knight about her memoir Faith Runner. Brenda, who was diagnosed with a visual impairment at age 12 and grew up with iron deficiency anemia, explains how God used those weaknesses to bring 2 Corinthians 12:9 to life: “My strength is made perfect in weakness.” Afte…

Evangelistically Effective Churches Start with Leaders Who Share Their Faith

Brian From congratulates the Milwaukee Brewers on their first World Series title after years of playoff heartbreak, and draws a lesson about how we respond to disappointment. He gets a laugh out of a Boston protest against the Liberty Mutual mascot, then turns serious as the midterms approach, repl…

Dr. Tanya Calendo Explains Why Emmanuel Lutheran School Is More Than a School

Brian From talks with Dr. Tanya Calendo, principal of Emmanuel Lutheran School in Palatine, who was recently named administrator of the year after a nomination from her own faculty and staff. Tanya traces the school’s roots to 1870, a year after its church was founded, reflecting the Lutheran convi…

The Well Resource Center Is Building Trust and Healing Among Chicago’s First Responders

Brian From talks with Matt Blair, CEO and co-founder of The Well Resource Center, a Chicago nonprofit he and his wife started nearly nine years ago to support the mental health of first responders and their families. Matt explains how listening to neighbors on the city’s Northwest Side, where about…