When someone you love is hurting, the worst thing you can do is blurt out the first thing that comes to mind. Brian From opens up about a well-meaning woman at church who told his grieving wife she'd forget their miscarriage once they had kids — and builds from there into four genuinely helpful ways to walk alongside a sufferer: be present, listen, weep, and encourage. Then: how accessible should your pastor actually be, and what does it mean when meeting with him is advertised as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" for donors? Beth Moore admits her generation did the next one a disservice by making platform ministry look easy. Erwin McManus asks an uncomfortable question — what happens when the people trying to heal the world are quietly falling apart themselves? The "I am the resurrection and the life" declaration from John 11, and why Martha's confession in the middle of her grief is one of the most important moments in all of scripture. Why time seems to speed up as we get older, and what neuroscience suggests might slow it down. Paul Skines stopped his car at a Little League practice and stayed for two hours. And JD Greear on the Jesus most of us grew up with versus the one John saw in Revelation — and why suffering people don't need a warm blanket Jesus. They need the one who holds the stars.

<p>When someone you love is hurting, the worst thing you can do is blurt out the first thing that comes to mind. Brian From opens up about a well-meaning woman at church who told his grieving wife she'd forget their miscarriage once they had kids &mdash; and builds from there into four genuinely helpful ways to walk alongside a sufferer: be present, listen, weep, and encourage. Then: how accessible should your pastor actually be, and what does it mean when meeting with him is advertised as a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity" for donors? Beth Moore admits her generation did the next one a disservice by making platform ministry look easy. Erwin McManus asks an uncomfortable question &mdash; what happens when the people trying to heal the world are quietly falling apart themselves? The "I am the resurrection and the life" declaration from John 11, and why Martha's confession in the middle of her grief is one of the most important moments in all of scripture. Why time seems to speed up as we get older, and what neuroscience suggests might slow it down. Paul Skines stopped his car at a Little League practice and stayed for two hours. And JD Greear on the Jesus most of us grew up with versus the one John saw in Revelation &mdash; and why suffering people don't need a warm blanket Jesus. They need the one who holds the stars.</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>