Brian From talks with author Nicole Jacobsmeyer about her new book, Something Good Will Grow: Finding God’s Heart in the Soil of Suffering. Nicole shares how the book took root after her family moved to a North Carolina farm while she faced a possible recurrence of thyroid cancer. Walking the land, she realized that what she needed most wasn’t joy but hope that God was with her whatever the outcome. Having also walked through miscarriage, trauma, and loss, she speaks honestly about the fear of the “next shoe dropping,” and explains how returning to Scripture and the simple truth of the gospel helped her see that suffering produces patience, forgiveness, and trust. She describes the importance of an eternal perspective and of surrounding yourself with people who speak truth in hard seasons. She closes with Psalm 118:6, reminding listeners that trusting God means trusting Him with whatever happens, not only with the outcome we want.

Brian From talks with author Nicole Jacobsmeyer about her new book, Something Good Will Grow: Finding God&rsquo;s Heart in the Soil of Suffering. Nicole shares how the book took root after her family moved to a North Carolina farm while she faced a possible recurrence of thyroid cancer. Walking the land, she realized that what she needed most wasn&rsquo;t joy but hope that God was with her whatever the outcome. Having also walked through miscarriage, trauma, and loss, she speaks honestly about the fear of the &ldquo;next shoe dropping,&rdquo; and explains how returning to Scripture and the simple truth of the gospel helped her see that suffering produces patience, forgiveness, and trust. She describes the importance of an eternal perspective and of surrounding yourself with people who speak truth in hard seasons. She closes with Psalm 118:6, reminding listeners that trusting God means trusting Him with whatever happens, not only with the outcome we want.

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.