Brian From comes off a beautiful homecoming weekend reflecting on his church’s Bible reading class, where the cycle of judgment and hope in Isaiah pointed him to the grace of Ephesians 2 and a God who doesn’t give up on us. He encourages married couples never to stop dating each other. He discusses a Christianity Today review of the PBS documentary Christianity at the Crossroads, including a projection that nearly 100,000 U.S. churches may close in the next decade, and argues that churches’ greatest need is a laser focus on preaching the gospel. He shares Randy Alcorn’s reflection that how we handle criticism is a test of our humility, then considers the complicated history behind Columbus Day and Indigenous Peoples’ Day. In the second hour, Brian walks through Philippians 1: Paul’s prayer for the church and his conviction that “to live is Christ and to die is gain.” He shares Alan Noble’s thoughts on what the good life means for a Christian, and closes with a Charles Stanley devotional on how gratitude refocuses our attention, relieves anxiety, and strengthens our faith.