Brian From starts with a press pitch about Amelia Earhart’s missing plane and asks why unsolved mysteries fascinate us. He suggests we crave closure, and he encourages listeners facing the unexplainable in their own lives to turn toward God rather than away. He responds to a clip of President Trump claiming “the Christian vote” and saying he’ll lead Christianity into a new era, warning that there is no single Christian voting bloc and no politician is the church’s hope. Brian shares Tim Challies’s working definition of a conspiracy theory and urges Christians, as people of truth, to weigh claims carefully. He draws on Olivia Wilde’s account of her marriage ending to argue that losing curiosity about a spouse helps drive “gray divorce.” In the second hour, he shares Jim Denison’s biblical framework for voting in the midterms and Brett McCracken’s call to resist voyeuristic media. He discusses a Virginia mother placed on a neglect registry for letting her 5-year-old collect goose feathers near home, and a poll finding four in five parents say having a baby is too expensive. He closes with Michael Kruger’s three steps for handling doubt.

<p>Brian From starts with a press pitch about Amelia Earhart&rsquo;s missing plane and asks why unsolved mysteries fascinate us. He suggests we crave closure, and he encourages listeners facing the unexplainable in their own lives to turn toward God rather than away. He responds to a clip of President Trump claiming &ldquo;the Christian vote&rdquo; and saying he&rsquo;ll lead Christianity into a new era, warning that there is no single Christian voting bloc and no politician is the church&rsquo;s hope. Brian shares Tim Challies&rsquo;s working definition of a conspiracy theory and urges Christians, as people of truth, to weigh claims carefully. He draws on Olivia Wilde&rsquo;s account of her marriage ending to argue that losing curiosity about a spouse helps drive &ldquo;gray divorce.&rdquo; In the second hour, he shares Jim Denison&rsquo;s biblical framework for voting in the midterms and Brett McCracken&rsquo;s call to resist voyeuristic media. He discusses a Virginia mother placed on a neglect registry for letting her 5-year-old collect goose feathers near home, and a poll finding four in five parents say having a baby is too expensive. He closes with Michael Kruger&rsquo;s three steps for handling doubt.</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>