Brian From welcomes back Bishop Dr. Michael Love, founding senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Community Church in Crystal Lake. Michael tells how a corporate transfer brought him and his wife to Chicagoland 36 years ago, where a small Bible study of 13 people, children included, grew into an independent church with a four-acre campus, built debt-free. He describes the church's commitment to expository preaching and its mission of preaching, teaching, reaching, and touching. He also talks about his years as executive chaplain for the McHenry County Sheriff's Department: leading volunteers in worship services, counseling, Malachi Dads, Angel Tree, and addiction recovery, and helping inmates reenter their communities. That work earned national chaplain-of-the-year honors in 2008. He closes with encouragement for listeners who are struggling: keep your eyes on Jesus, trust His promises, and find people who will walk alongside you.

<p>Brian From welcomes back Bishop Dr. Michael Love, founding senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Community Church in Crystal Lake. Michael tells how a corporate transfer brought him and his wife to Chicagoland 36 years ago, where a small Bible study of 13 people, children included, grew into an independent church with a four-acre campus, built debt-free. He describes the church's commitment to expository preaching and its mission of preaching, teaching, reaching, and touching. He also talks about his years as executive chaplain for the McHenry County Sheriff's Department: leading volunteers in worship services, counseling, Malachi Dads, Angel Tree, and addiction recovery, and helping inmates reenter their communities. That work earned national chaplain-of-the-year honors in 2008. He closes with encouragement for listeners who are struggling: keep your eyes on Jesus, trust His promises, and find people who will walk alongside you.</p>

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.

<p>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.</p>