The Common Good Podcast

Lina Abujamra, pediatric ER doctor and host of Moody Radio show “Today’s Christian Single,” joins Brian to talk about her new book (which releases tomorrow !): " Don’t Tell Anyone You’re Reading This: A Christian Doctor’s Thoughts on Sex, Shame, and Other Troublesome Issues ." A podcaster, conference speaker and a popular Bible teacher, she founded Living with Power Ministries to provide medical c...

Dr Mark Yarhouse directs of the Sexual and Gender Identity Institute at Wheaton College, and shares with Brian why the College has such an Institute and how to handle kids showing signs of gender dysphoria. Mark recently wrote a book, Talking to Kids About Gender Identity: A Roadmap for Christian Compassion, Civility, and Conviction . He writes: “This book is intended to prepare you to have better...

Darryl Jenkins, Pastor and Teacher at Faith Community Church located in Carol Stream, joins Brian to discuss his book, The Power of Diversity. Darryl also hosts Voices United, a radio program that airs every Saturday morning at 9:30am on Hope For Your Life. Learn more at voicesunitedmedia.org | faithcommunitycc.org   Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Samps...

Brian and guest host Steve Coble talk about how we're losing faith in institutions, from government to the church, and the "death of expertise". Then, articles from Christianity Today about the church members who never returned and anti-anti-Christian nationalism , and an article from Randy Alcorn on the joy of imagining heaven . Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Hosted by...

Faith Eury Cho, co-lead pastor and co-founder of Mosaic Covenant Church of NJ, CEO of the Honor Summit, shares with Brian From and guest host Steve Coble about her new book, Experiencing Friendship with God , which she calls a modern-day take on Brother Lawrence's writings around spiritual intimacy.  Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From...

National Bring Your Bible to School Day is October 5th this year! Emerson Collins with Focus on the Family joins Brian and Aubrey to describe how students can participate. Find everything you need to participate at BringYourBible.org.  This year's theme verse is John 17:17, "Sanctify them in the truth. Your word is truth." In our culture that has challenged truth itself, find security and comfort...

Brian and guest host Steve Coble are talking about this new piece from Russell Moore in Christianity Today. Then, is it ok for pastors to drink? , and later, from Tim Challies, When You Long to Know the “Why” Behind Your Sorrow . Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From Produced by Laura Finch and Keith Conrad See omnystudio.com/listener fo...

According to a post from Julie Roys, less than a year after disgraced pastor Tim Armstrong was ousted from his Ohio megachurch he has been hired by a megachurch in Florida... and guest host Steve Coble has an opinion you might not expect. Then, Brian and guest host Steve Coble listen to some unbelievable stories of persecuted Christians around the world from Bible League, an interview with renowne...

Certain theologians have declared that Andy Stanley has officially 'departed' from biblical Christianity, and Aubrey has strong thoughts on why--and whether they're right.  Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From Produced by Laura Finch and Keith Conrad See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Inspired by the Senate changing its dress code (ostensibly for John Fetterman), Brian wants to talk about what we wear to church–and how much it matters. Together with guest host Steve Coble, we’re also chatting Taylor Swift, coaching kids’ sports, why Steve chose to be a pastor, and how he was in the running to be the chaplain for the Chicago Bears. Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter an...

A lot of Christians justified a vote for Trump the first time because of his professed pro-life stance--but recently Trump called a 6-week abortion ban "a terrible thing". As he takes more of a tone of compromise, causing reaction from a number of pro-life organizations, how pro-life does a candidate need to be to earn our trust--and can that trust be lost? Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twi...

A new church is planted every 4 hours around the world. Bible League International is training 400 people a day to share Christ, and is reaching 4,000 per day with the gospel across 50 countries. Michael Woolworth sits down with Brian and Aubrey to share stories--from Tanzania, China, Malaysia, Cambodia, Venezuela, India and the Middle East--of persecuted believers. Right now you can share a Bible...

Plus, an interview with Travis Smith, who went from gang activity to serving on the board of the nonprofit By the Hand; an interview with Trillia Newbell about her new kids book, "Jesus and the Gift of Friendship," and this new report out of Wheaton College about the school's complicity in racism over the years. Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson an...

Coping with the stressful parts of life, and then Brian and Aubrey both have strong words for Christians who peddle in conspiracy theories: what you're doing is hurting your witness.  And to end the week: a list of our Top 5 Fall Things that perfectly encapsulates each personality, and Good News from the week . Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and...

... plus, some schools are returning to mask mandates and recommendations. What do we think? And later, 3 encouraging things about U.K. churches--and things that were normal in the 90's, and are now luxuries. Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From Produced by Laura Finch and Keith Conrad See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information...

Author, Professor, and New York Times contributing opinion writer Esau McCaulley is associate professor of New Testament at Wheaton College and theologian in residence at Progressive Baptist Church, a historically Black congregation in Chicago. He is the author of the award-winning book Reading While Black and the children’s book Josey Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit. He is a contributing opini...

The Gospel Coalition seems to have an opinion, as evidenced by a recent article: Generous Tipping to Honor the King . Then, can Christians vote for Democrats?, do we really need to do good works?, and, via Christianity Today, the ministry of staying put .  Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From Produced by Laura Finch and Keith Conrad See...

Sarah Zylstra, senior writer at the Gospel Coalition, recalls stories from an extensive podcast series she produced about stories from 9/11. Sarah talked to dozens of survivors about how they got through the day, what they did next, and the surprising number of church plants that popped up in Manhattan after the tragedy. For KJ Johnson (Director of the CS Lewis Institute, retired lt. colonel of th...

There are over 110,000 people under federal supervised release at any given moment, but only a portion of them actually require federal supervision. The result is an overwhelmed and ineffective system that underserves those who need it and overburdens those who do not.  The Safer Supervision Act would ensure that the federal supervised release system effectively directs its resources to reduce rec...

Listen ALL THE WAY to the end to find out how Kevin could have credited Aubrey for editing his huge doctoral research paper last weekend--a radio moment for the ages. But first--some gear grinding, wondering what makes the "good life", and Brian and Aubrey's Top 5 iPhone apps. Stephen King's wife threatened to divorce him for playing "Mambo #5" while writing 11/22/63 (Rolling Stone) How to Make th...

Do men and women view politics differently? Men Are from Right-Leaning Mars. Women Are from Lefty Venus. | Christianity Today In a clip, David French and Curtis Chang talk about America's gun fetish ; Quiet quitting followed by… quiet cutting? Companies are now "quiet cutting" employees (msn.com) And then, Rich Villodas has a post (on the app formerly known as Twitter) that Brian and Aubrey want t...

...and by the way, follow us on Instagram! Aubrey and Brian talk about which platforms they wish they could give up and why, the pastor in Taiwan who used ChatGPT for six months in his sermon prep (and found it really helpful), and idioms from around the world. They also ponder a quote from Jesuit priest and theologian Karl Rahner: "The Christian of the future will be a mystic or will not exist at...

Two experts with SOS International, Christie Anthony and Hannah Weehunt, talk to Brian and Aubrey about what happens after a survivor of human trafficking is rescued: what does that look like? And who provides for them?  You can. For $150/month, you can sponsor a woman or child who is rebuilding their life with the help of SOS International. Visit https://sosresponds.org/ to learn more. Follow The...

Doug Clark, the national field director for the National Network of Youth Ministries, talks about the history and purpose of See You at the Pole, a student prayer gathering that started in 1990.  Follow The Common Good on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram Hosted by Aubrey Sampson and Brian From Produced by Laura Finch and Keith Conrad See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Over at Christianity Today, writer Lara d’Entremont is asking about this , and Brian and Aubrey have thoughts. In addition, they talk about whether pastors' social media should be monitored (!), racism in the presidential primaries, the crazy case of Laszlo Hanyecz, who in 2010, purchased two Papa Johns pizzas using 10,000 Bitcoin. (10,000 Bitcoin is currently worth over $280M.) That's some expens...