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 who helps people notice what God is doing in their lives. She walks through the book’s seven-step practice, built on spiritual disciplines from the life of Jesus and the early church, such as withdrawing to be alone with God, worship, gratitude, and reflecting on Scripture. Each step can be tailored to a reader’s personality and schedule and done in ten minutes or stretched to an hour. For anyone weighed down by guilt over failed quiet times, Bobbie offers a reminder that there is no condemnation in Christ and that God is always turned toward us, inviting relationship rather than keeping score. She also encourages using the practice in small groups and churches as well as alone.

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 who helps people notice what God is doing in their lives. She walks through the book&rsquo;s seven-step practice, built on spiritual disciplines from the life of Jesus and the early church, such as withdrawing to be alone with God, worship, gratitude, and reflecting on Scripture. Each step can be tailored to a reader&rsquo;s personality and schedule and done in ten minutes or stretched to an hour. For anyone weighed down by guilt over failed quiet times, Bobbie offers a reminder that there is no condemnation in Christ and that God is always turned toward us, inviting relationship rather than keeping score. She also encourages using the practice in small groups and churches as well as alone.

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.