(00:00-09:20): Chicago's Millennium Park Restricts Evangelism: Today, Wheaton Students Sue for Access. Brian and Ian touch on the freedom of speech and how young Christians are fighting back against adversity for the sake of religious freedom. 

(09:20-18:42):  Magic of Daniel Jones gives Giants reason to believe writes Mike Vaccaro in The New York Post. Brian and Ian use this situation to talk about how we deal with criticism. They relate it to the way people critique leaders in churches and how to filter out unnecessary comments. 

(18:42-28:28): What did we preach yesterday? Every week, Brian and Ian talked about their sermons from Sunday. Brian kicked off a series on Daniel, with chapter 1. Daniel made a choice not to conform to the Babylonians. Ian had a big day with baptisms and touched on the meaning of following Christ, and how to disciple. 

(28:28-37:52): Dennis Edwards writes in Missio Alliance, “Avoiding Leadership Inferiority Complex”. Brian and Ian touch on how we shouldn’t worry about raw numbers in church, that it is about the quality of fellowship.

(37:52-47:47): “World Vision Flips the Script on Child Sponsorship” writes Jeremy Weber in Christianity Today. Brian and Ian discuss how in the first major innovation in seven decades, the children now do the choosing.

(47:47-58:16): Evangelical: A term that once described a vital tradition within the Christian faith now means something else entirely. Brian and Ian touch on how the association of Evangelicalism and politics has changed. 

(58:16-1:08:27): Why Marriage Shouldn’t End Your Dating Life: The importance of continuing to pursue your spouse. Brian and Ian reflect on this article and talk about the types of dates they go on with their spouses. Dates don’t have to be intricate or complex, just spending time is enough.

(1:08:27-1:15:11): Brian and Ian’s “Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet”: Florida anchorman uses his head to tell compelling story of a slow, drunk car chase. Canadian police tell drunk it is NACHO kind of day. An angry cat catches ride with irresponsible mother. Meanwhile, new Disney attraction is super inconvenient.

(00:00-09:20): <a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2019/september/millennium-park-incident.html">Chicago's Millennium Park Restricts Evangelism</a>: Today, Wheaton Students Sue for Access. Brian and Ian touch on the freedom of speech and how young Christians are fighting back against adversity for the sake of religious freedom.&nbsp;
(09:20-18:42):&nbsp; <a href="https://nypost.com/2019/09/22/magic-of-daniel-jones-gives-giants-reason-to-believe/">Magic of Daniel Jones gives Giants reason to believe</a> writes Mike Vaccaro in The New York Post. Brian and Ian use this situation to talk about how we deal with criticism. They relate it to the way people critique leaders in churches and how to filter out unnecessary comments.&nbsp;
(18:42-28:28): What did we preach yesterday? Every week, Brian and Ian talked about their sermons from Sunday. Brian kicked off a series on Daniel, with chapter 1. Daniel made a choice not to conform to the Babylonians. Ian had a big day with baptisms and touched on the meaning of following Christ, and how to disciple.&nbsp;
(28:28-37:52): Dennis Edwards writes in Missio Alliance, &ldquo;<a href="https://www.missioalliance.org/avoiding-leadership-inferiority-complex/?fbclid=IwAR2L7JPkE3itq4_chfIytNki6R3qdv76Mu_hJvuOHIdw8vkqrRaZIThGUps">Avoiding Leadership Inferiority Complex</a>&rdquo;. Brian and Ian touch on how we shouldn&rsquo;t worry about raw numbers in church, that it is about the quality of fellowship.
(37:52-47:47): &ldquo;<a href="https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2019/september/world-vision-changes-child-sponsorship-chosen-guatemala.html">World Vision Flips the Script on Child Sponsorship</a>&rdquo; writes Jeremy Weber in Christianity Today. Brian and Ian discuss how in the first major innovation in seven decades, the children now do the choosing.
(47:47-58:16): <a href="https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/09/the-end-of-evangelical/598423/">Evangelical</a>: A term that once described a vital tradition within the Christian faith now means something else entirely. Brian and Ian touch on how the association of Evangelicalism and politics has changed.&nbsp;
(58:16-1:08:27): <a href="https://relevantmagazine.com/life5/why-marriage-shouldnt-end-your-dating-life/">Why Marriage Shouldn&rsquo;t End Your Dating Life</a>: The importance of continuing to pursue your spouse. Brian and Ian reflect on this article and talk about the types of dates they go on with their spouses. Dates don&rsquo;t have to be intricate or complex, just spending time is enough.
(1:08:27-1:15:11): Brian and Ian&rsquo;s &ldquo;Weird Stuff We Found on the Internet&rdquo;: Florida anchorman uses his head to tell compelling story of a slow, drunk car chase. Canadian police tell drunk it is NACHO kind of day. An angry cat catches ride with irresponsible mother. Meanwhile, new Disney attraction is super inconvenient.

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.

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