Brian welcomes back Dr. Lina Abujamra — physician, founder of Living With Power Ministries, and author of the new book All Your Life: What It Really Means to Live for Jesus. Lina discusses the encouraging wave of young people coming to faith today, but warns of a widening gap between spiritual awakening and true discipleship, fueled partly by social media's curated, outcome-based version of Christianity that leaves young believers disillusioned when God's plan doesn't match the highlight reel. She makes the case for a theology of suffering as part of genuine spiritual formation, and challenges older believers not to be "gun shy" about mentoring the next generation through the nitty-gritty, one-on-one work of discipleship. Lina closes with a word of hope for anyone listening who feels like they're barely holding on, pointing to Psalm 42 and the security believers have in Christ.

Brian welcomes back Dr. Lina Abujamra &mdash; physician, founder of Living With Power Ministries, and author of the new book All Your Life: What It Really Means to Live for Jesus. Lina discusses the encouraging wave of young people coming to faith today, but warns of a widening gap between spiritual awakening and true discipleship, fueled partly by social media's curated, outcome-based version of Christianity that leaves young believers disillusioned when God's plan doesn't match the highlight reel. She makes the case for a theology of suffering as part of genuine spiritual formation, and challenges older believers not to be "gun shy" about mentoring the next generation through the nitty-gritty, one-on-one work of discipleship. Lina closes with a word of hope for anyone listening who feels like they're barely holding on, pointing to Psalm 42 and the security believers have in Christ.

The idea of “the common good” has a rich history within the Christian church. It’s the notion that, as we pursue Jesus in our lives and in the lives of others, we are fulfilling God’s purposes for His creation. This pursuit can be messy. It means rolling up our sleeves and creating space for hard conversations about real issues that impact our lives. Things like parenting, marriage, finances, politics, art, and culture. On The Common Good, Brian From creates space to have these conversations, to sit with the big questions that we all have, to sometimes disagree, but to always look for the chance to create common good, by following after Jesus. Brian welcome listeners to join them in these conversations, to bring their own questions, hopes, and struggles, and to ultimately share in a journey to see God’s design for all of us fulfilled.

The idea of &ldquo;the common good&rdquo; has a rich history within the Christian church. It&rsquo;s the notion that, as we pursue Jesus in our lives and in the lives of others, we are fulfilling God&rsquo;s purposes for His creation. This pursuit can be messy. It means rolling up our sleeves and creating space for hard conversations about real issues that impact our lives. Things like parenting, marriage, finances, politics, art, and culture. On The Common Good, Brian From creates space to have these conversations, to sit with the big questions that we all have, to sometimes disagree, but to always look for the chance to create common good, by following after Jesus. Brian welcome listeners to join them in these conversations, to bring their own questions, hopes, and struggles, and to ultimately share in a journey to see God&rsquo;s design for all of us fulfilled.