Ben and Stacy Reaoch Finish the Family Devotional Ben’s Late Mother Began

Brian From catches up with his former college roommate Ben Reaoch and Ben’s wife, Stacy, about their new book, The Word in Our Home: A Family Plan for Exploring Every Book in the Bible. The project began as a vision of Ben’s mother, Barb, a Bible Study Fellowship children’s curriculum writer who ha…

Nearly 100,000 Churches Could Close in the Next Decade, the Answer Is the Gospel.

Brian From comes off a beautiful homecoming weekend reflecting on his church’s Bible reading class, where the cycle of judgment and hope in Isaiah pointed him to the grace of Ephesians 2 and a God who doesn’t give up on us. He encourages married couples never to stop dating each other. He discusses…

A 157-Year-Old Palatine Church Is Still Reaching Its Community, One Family at a Time

Brian From talks with Pastors Warren Schilf and Donald Antor of Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Palatine. Warren shares how he grew up in the church and its school, spent 20 years in business, and then answered a call to ministry. He returned as associate pastor before becoming senior pastor. He descri…

Halloween Candy Is the Latest Thing Priced Out of Reach, and Greed Is About More Than Money

Brian From kicks off the weekend with a report that Halloween candy prices have jumped 71 percent in five years, along with near-$5 gas, and reminds listeners that contentment is found in Christ, not a bank account. He shares a study finding that sleeping with a dog doesn’t disrupt owners’ sleep, a…

New Senior Pastor Tre Moore Shares How Lakeland Church Moves People from Consuming to Contributing

Brian From talks with Tre Moore, who became senior pastor of Lakeland Church in Gurney, Illinois, a few months ago after years as a member and elder there. Tre tells how his predecessor asked him three times to consider succeeding him before he felt God’s call into ministry. He describes the best p…

Dr. Deana Thayer Explains Why Resilient Kids Don’t Just Bounce Back, They Move Through

Brian From talks with Dr. Deana Thayer, parenting and marriage specialist at Focus on the Family, about raising resilient kids. Deana argues that resilience isn’t bouncing back right away. It’s the ability to work through big feelings and come out more mature, even when that takes time. She explain…

Bobbie Schaeperkoetter Offers a Flexible, Guilt-Free Way to Spend Time with God Every Day

Brian From talks with pastor, nonprofit leader, and spiritual director Bobbie Schaeperkoetter about her new book, With God Every Day: A Flexible Framework for Spiritual Practice. Bobbie explains what a spiritual director actually does: less a counselor or problem-solver than a spiritual companion w…

Two Adopted Sisters Found Each Other on a Softball Field, and Brian From Weighs the Death Penalty

Brian From opens with a real-life Parent Trap: two Montana teens, adopted as babies by different families, discovered they were biological sisters when a teammate noticed how much they looked alike on opposing softball teams. Brian connects their story to our adoption into God’s family. After a fai…

A Padres Pitcher Chose His Newborn over the Playoffs, and That Was the Right Call

Brian From starts midweek with an embarrassing story about taking a volleyball to the face while looking at his phone, and a reminder to stop living distracted. He applauds Padres closer Mason Miller for leaving the playoffs for the birth of his first child, despite criticism from fans. Brian scrol…

Why AM Radio is Disappearing From Cars (And How to Save It) with Troy Miller

Are automakers quietly phasing out AM radio to control what you listen to? In this episode of The Common Good, host Brian From sits down with Troy Miller, CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), to uncover the real story behind the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. While car manufacturers …