Brian talks with Paul Batura, VP of communications and chief editor of the Daily Citizen at Focus on the Family, about the disturbing public sympathy that emerged during the trial of Lindsey Clancy, who admitted to killing her children. Paul argues the case reveals a broader cultural inability to hold two truths at once — that someone can be mentally ill and still criminally responsible — pointing to a similar celebrity-like sympathy that surrounded the Luigi Mangione case. He connects the moral confusion to a broader cultural normalization of abortion, noting that Massachusetts expanded late-term abortion access around the same time as the trial, and argues that compromising on the value of life in one area makes it easier to rationalize elsewhere. Paul calls Christians to develop a biblical worldview through daily Scripture reading and prayer for wisdom as the antidote to being swept up by social media contagion and secular framing of such cases.

<p>Brian talks with Paul Batura, VP of communications and chief editor of the Daily Citizen at Focus on the Family, about the disturbing public sympathy that emerged during the trial of Lindsey Clancy, who admitted to killing her children. Paul argues the case reveals a broader cultural inability to hold two truths at once &mdash; that someone can be mentally ill and still criminally responsible &mdash; pointing to a similar celebrity-like sympathy that surrounded the Luigi Mangione case. He connects the moral confusion to a broader cultural normalization of abortion, noting that Massachusetts expanded late-term abortion access around the same time as the trial, and argues that compromising on the value of life in one area makes it easier to rationalize elsewhere. Paul calls Christians to develop a biblical worldview through daily Scripture reading and prayer for wisdom as the antidote to being swept up by social media contagion and secular framing of such cases.</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>