Halloween Candy Is the Latest Thing Priced Out of Reach, and Greed Is About More Than Money

Brian From kicks off the weekend with a report that Halloween candy prices have jumped 71 percent in five years, along with near-$5 gas, and reminds listeners that contentment is found in Christ, not a bank account. He shares a study finding that sleeping with a dog doesn’t disrupt owners’ sleep, a…

New Senior Pastor Tre Moore Shares How Lakeland Church Moves People from Consuming to Contributing

Brian From talks with Tre Moore, who became senior pastor of Lakeland Church in Gurney, Illinois, a few months ago after years as a member and elder there. Tre tells how his predecessor asked him three times to consider succeeding him before he felt God’s call into ministry. He describes the best p…

Dr. Deana Thayer Explains Why Resilient Kids Don’t Just Bounce Back, They Move Through

Brian From talks with Dr. Deana Thayer, parenting and marriage specialist at Focus on the Family, about raising resilient kids. Deana argues that resilience isn’t bouncing back right away. It’s the ability to work through big feelings and come out more mature, even when that takes time. She explain…

Bobbie Schaeperkoetter Offers a Flexible, Guilt-Free Way to Spend Time with God Every Day

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 w…

Two Adopted Sisters Found Each Other on a Softball Field, and Brian From Weighs the Death Penalty

Brian From opens with a real-life Parent Trap: two Montana teens, adopted as babies by different families, discovered they were biological sisters when a teammate noticed how much they looked alike on opposing softball teams. Brian connects their story to our adoption into God’s family. After a fai…

A Padres Pitcher Chose His Newborn over the Playoffs, and That Was the Right Call

Brian From starts midweek with an embarrassing story about taking a volleyball to the face while looking at his phone, and a reminder to stop living distracted. He applauds Padres closer Mason Miller for leaving the playoffs for the birth of his first child, despite criticism from fans. Brian scrol…

Why AM Radio is Disappearing From Cars (And How to Save It) with Troy Miller

Are automakers quietly phasing out AM radio to control what you listen to? In this episode of The Common Good, host Brian From sits down with Troy Miller, CEO of the National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), to uncover the real story behind the AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act. While car manufacturers …

Christians Can Vote Differently and Still Worship Together

With the midterms approaching, Brian From asks whether Christians can vote differently and still worship side by side. He highlights Pastor Robert Jeffress telling David French that a church member who votes their conscience in the Texas Senate race is still welcome in church on Sunday, and later p…

Bishop Dr. Michael Love Shares How a 13-Person Bible Study Grew into a Thriving Church and a Jail Ministry

Brian From welcomes back Bishop Dr. Michael Love, founding senior pastor of Trinity Baptist Community Church in Crystal Lake. Michael tells how a corporate transfer brought him and his wife to Chicagoland 36 years ago, where a small Bible study of 13 people, children included, grew into an independ…

Yes, Jesus Loves You, and Yes, You Need to Rest

Brian From opens the week by calling a perfect Midwest fall day a reminder of the Creator's goodness. He shares how the podcast Ctrl+Z: Rewritten got him thinking about regret and the fresh start we have in Christ. He reads from Russell Moore's Christianity Today column "Yes, Jesus Loves You," whic…