Brian From reflects on the emotional rollercoaster of sports fandom, Time Magazine’s Person of the Year, and why dark chocolate might help you live longer—even if he refuses to eat it. He explores the deeper spiritual challenge of Christmas: not consumerism or secularism, but our own boredom with the most astonishing story ever told. The episode closes with a sobering look at the Michigan football scandal as a reminder that sin always destroys—and the gospel always restores.

Dark Chocolate Compound Linked To Slower Aging 

Thief Said He Was "Teleported” Into Stolen BMW | The Smoking Gun 

Fascinating on X: "Adolf (Adi) and his older brother Rudolph (Rudi) Dassler, born in Germany, established the world's first sports shoe company, Gebrüder Dassler Schuhfabrik, achieving global fame when athletes clinched 17 medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in their footwear, including four golds https://t.co/jKXW1DH6rh" / X 

Desiring God on X: "Where do you place your hope in the hardest times? We are not promised an easy life, but we are promised a hope to carry us through every tribulation and trial: That hope is Jesus. Sermon: “Happy in Hope, Patient in Pain, Constant in Prayer” https://t.co/YDcQJy8X4b" / X 

Bend Toward the Light - Christianity Today 

RightNow Media on X: "Jesus is too wonderful for words to fully describe. 🎬 Advent with @jdgreear on RightNow Media https://t.co/ia6lQZH6Hv" / X 

ESPN on X: "Sherrone Moore was detained by police in Saline, Michigan, on Wednesday and was later turned over to a second area police department for investigation into potential charges, the Saline Police Department stated. https://t.co/IddSQorpsa" / X 

Against the World, for the Sake of the World 

Brian From reflects on the emotional rollercoaster of sports fandom, Time Magazine&rsquo;s Person of the Year, and why dark chocolate might help you live longer&mdash;even if he refuses to eat it. He explores the deeper spiritual challenge of Christmas: not consumerism or secularism, but our own boredom with the most astonishing story ever told. The episode closes with a sobering look at the Michigan football scandal as a reminder that sin always destroys&mdash;and the gospel always restores.
<a href="https://scitechdaily.com/dark-chocolate-compound-linked-to-slower-aging/?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email">Dark Chocolate Compound Linked To Slower Aging</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.thesmokinggun.com/documents/florida/bmw-teleportation-073268?utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email">Thief Said He Was "Teleported&rdquo; Into Stolen BMW | The Smoking Gun</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/fasc1nate/status/1998724499743621428">Fascinating on X: "Adolf (Adi) and his older brother Rudolph (Rudi) Dassler, born in Germany, established the world's first sports shoe company, Gebr&uuml;der Dassler Schuhfabrik, achieving global fame when athletes clinched 17 medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics in their footwear, including four golds https://t.co/jKXW1DH6rh" / X</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/desiringGod/status/1999086792562127222">Desiring God on X: "Where do you place your hope in the hardest times? We are not promised an easy life, but we are promised a hope to carry us through every tribulation and trial: That hope is Jesus. Sermon: &ldquo;Happy in Hope, Patient in Pain, Constant in Prayer&rdquo; https://t.co/YDcQJy8X4b" / X</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/2025/11/bend-toward-the-light-christmas-advent-devotional/">Bend Toward the Light - Christianity Today</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/RightNowMedia/status/1998832840033902744">RightNow Media on X: "Jesus is too wonderful for words to fully describe. 🎬 Advent with @jdgreear on RightNow Media https://t.co/ia6lQZH6Hv" / X</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://x.com/espn/status/1998917207133221074">ESPN on X: "Sherrone Moore was detained by police in Saline, Michigan, on Wednesday and was later turned over to a second area police department for investigation into potential charges, the Saline Police Department stated. https://t.co/IddSQorpsa" / X</a>&nbsp;
<a href="https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/against-sake-world/">Against the World, for the Sake of the World</a>&nbsp;

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.