The Common Good Podcast

(00:00-8:19): What do we do when we don’t care enough to care? Brian and Aubrey discussed this and shared their thoughts on Daniel Harrell’s Christianity Today article, “When We Don’t Care Enough to Care.”    (8:19-27:32): Dr. Christopher Yuan, Speaker and Co-Author of “Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God, A Broken Mother’s Sea...

(00:00-8:45): Brian and Aubrey discussed a “TGC Talks” Video from The Gospel Coalition where “Sam Allberry addresses the reasons Christian pastors have become less trustworthy in society, and how they might become trusted again.” (8:45-25:59): Mike Cosper, Director of Podcasting for Christianity Today and Host of  The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill and Cultivated: A Podcas...

(00:00-9:14): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Peter Newman’s Gospel Coalition article, “Why Do We Go to Church? Because We’re Forgetful.   (9:14-26:27): Clarissa Moll, Author, Co-Host of Christianity Today’s “Surprised by Grief” podcast , and Host of the weekly Hope*Writers podcast joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about finding God’s hope in...

(00:00-8:36): How can we develop spiritual practices? Brian and Aubrey discussed this and shared some of their spiritual practices.  (8:36-28:25): Dr. Chris Bail, Professor of Sociology & Public Policy at Duke University and Director of the Polarization Lab , joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about his book, “Breaking the Social Media Prism: How to Make Our Platforms Less Polarizing.&...

(00:00-9:30): What steps can churches take to protect themselves from narcissistic leaders? Brian and Aubrey discussed this and commented on Roxanne Stone’s Religion News Service article, “Exclusive: Sex abuse allegations by Carl Lentz’s former nanny put spotlight on Hillsong culture.” (9:30-27:46): Dr. Beth Allison Barr, Associate Dean & Professor of History at Baylor...

(00:00-7:20): Brian and Aubrey shared biblical encouragement on rest and gaining knowledge, and they discussed Tim Shorey’s Gospel Coalition article, “A Biblical Theology of Pleasure.”   (7:20-23:23): Dr. Heather Thompson Day, Associate Professor of Communication at Colorado Christian University and co-creator of the online community, I'm That Wife , joined Brian and Aubrey...

(00:00-8:13): Brian and Aubrey discussed Ryan P. Burge’s Christianity Today article, “Mainline Protestants Are Still Declining, But That’s Not Good News for Evangelicals.” (8:13-27:56): D.A. Horton, Program Director of Intercultural Studies and Assistant Professor at California Baptist University , joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about critical race theory and his book, &ld...

(00:00-8:49): Brian and Aubrey chatted about Michael Foust’s Christian Headlines article, “Chip and Joanna Gaines on 18 Years of Marriage: Divorce Was Never an Option, 'We're in it Forever.'” (8:49-26:02): Mike Cosper, Director of Podcasting for Christianity Today and Host of  The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill and Cultivated: A Podcast about Faith and Work , joined Brian and Au...

(00:00-9:44): Brian and Aubrey discussed the following news stories:  “Haitian Americans worry for their families back home and their future” “Cubans take to streets in rare protests over lack of freedoms and worsening economy” “On TikTok, audio gives new virality to misinformation” (9:44-28:03): Karen Swallow Prior, Research Professor of English and Christ...

(00:00-8:44): Brian and Aubrey chatted about Italy’s exciting win at Euro 2020 . (8:44-27:57): Dr. Christopher Yuan, Speaker and Co-Author of “Out of a Far Country: A Gay Son’s Journey to God, A Broken Mother’s Search for Hope,” joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about his book, “Holy Sexuality and the Gospel: Sex, Desire, and Relationships Shaped by God's Grand St...

(00:00-8:39): “Do You Still Believe the Church Is the Hope of the World?” Brian and Aubrey discussed this blog post from Justin Taylor, and talked about Carl Trueman’s First Things article, “Christians, Beware the Blame Game.”   (8:39-19:26): Eugene Park, Associate Pastor of True North Church and Co-host of the Off the Pulpit podcast, joined Brian and Aubrey to c...

(00:00-10:03): Brian and Aubrey talked about the challenges of planting a church and discussed the latest episode of the Christianity Today podcast, “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.” (10:03-29:47): Josh Larsen, Editor & Film Critic at Think Christian , Host/Producer of the Think Christian podcast , and Co-host of the radio show & podcast Filmspotting , joined Brian and Aubrey t...

(00:00-8:49): Brian and Aubrey discussed the NBC Chicago report on COVID, “Illinois Reports Zero New COVID Deaths Monday for First Time in Nearly 500 Days.” (8:49-29:28): David French, Senior Editor at The Dispatch , Columnist for Time Magazine , and Author of, “ Divided We Fall ,” joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about a New York Times opinion piece he co-wrote, “We D...

(00:00-9:41): Brian and Aubrey discussed Madeline Kenney and Emmanuel Camarillo’s Chicago Sun-Times article, “Chicago’s most violent weekend of 2021: 104 shot, 19 of them killed. 13 kids among the wounded.” (9:41-19:05): Brain and Aubrey chatted about the importance of rest and commented on Dr. Elizabeth Yuko’s lifehacker.com article, “The 7 Types of Rest, and H...

(00:00-9:20): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Scot McKnight’s Jesus Creed blog post , “The Unmasking of Evangelicalism.” (9:20-29:33): Jemar Tisby, Assistant Director of Narrative & Advocacy for the Center for Antiracist Research , Founder of The Witness Inc. , Co-Host of the “Pass The Mic” podcast , and the Author of “How to Fight Racism: Courageo...

(00:00-9:09): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Amy Julia Becker’s Christianity Today article, “Independence Day Calls Us to the Holy Work of Repair.”   (9:09-28:27): Dr. Peace Amadi, Professor, Speaker, TV Host, Coach, and Founder of Influencing Well , joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about her new book, “Why Do I Feel Like This?: Understand Your Difficult Emot...

(00:00-9:19): Brian and Aubrey discussed the latest news about the Florida Building Collapse .  (9:19-27:30): Dr. John Fuder, Founder and Director of Heart for the City joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about the Chicagoland United in Prayer Events this weekend.  Learn more about Chicagoland United in Prayer at chiunitepray.com and connect with Doc Fuder on Twitter at @Heart4theCity (27:30...

(00:00-9:32): How can we have patriotism without nationalism? Brian and Aubrey discussed Bonnie Kristian’s Christianity Today article, “How to Have Patriotism Without Nationalism.” (9:32-19:09): Would you be happy in a world without email? Brian and Aubrey chatted about this and shared their thoughts on Scot McKnight’s blog post, “A World Without Email: Imagine that!&...

(00:00-8:49): Brian and Aubrey talked about the Florida Condo Collapse and reacted to the news about “Scottie Pippen saying Phil Jackson is a 'racist' who tried to 'expose' Kobe Bryant.”    (8:49-27:39):  Kate Shellnutt, Senior News Editor for Christianity Today joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about the new Christianity Today podcast, The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill , the...

(00:00-9:11): Brian and Aubrey discussed the NBC news update about the Florida Condo Building collapse. (9:11-25:18): Eric Tonjes, pastor, musician, and Co-Host of the Simply Faithful podcast , joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about his book, “Either Way, We’ll Be All Right : An Honest Exploration of God in Our Grief.” Learn more about Eric and his book at erictonjes.com and conne...

(00:00-10:25): What does the phrase “Living your truth” really mean? Brian and Aubrey discuss it in the aftermath of NFL player Carl Nassib coming out as gay. (10:25-20:14): Brian and Aubrey talked about the challenges of returning to “normal” parenting now that the COVID pandemic is waning. (20:14-29:31): Years after the rest of the world, the From family finally sat down...

(00:00-09:50): Aubrey Sampson was joined by Aaron Barnett and Hannah Gronowski Barnett. Hannah is the author of “Generation Distinct.” She and Aaron are newlyweds and discussed how they tried to God in their dating, wedding day, and their marriage.  (09:50-20:21): Aubrey and Aaron talked about pursuing what you’re passionate about and friendship: Are you the friend your frie...

(00:00-10:05): Aubrey’s husband Kevin Sampson is in for Brian From this afternoon. Aubrey and Kevin started the show off by sharing some lessons about sacrifice and service they’ve learned in marriage and parenting. (10:05-27:30): Dr. Jarrett Stephens is the Senior Pastor of Champion Forest Baptist Church in Houston, Texas. He joined Aubrey and Kevin to talk about his new book “T...

(00:00-10:20): How do you define the difference between Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism? Brian and Aubrey talked about the Southern Baptist Convention’s meeting . (10:20-27:05): Danika Cooley is an award-winning children's author and Bible-curriculum developer. She joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about new book, “Help Your Kids Learn and Love the Bible.” (27:05-36:32): Scott Sa...

(00:00-09:22): Brian and Aubrey shared their experience in Sunday’s tornado and how to talk with your kids about bad experiences and things you cannot control. (09:22-28:40): Josh Butler is the Co-Lead Pastor of Redemption Tempe . He joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about his new book “The Pursuing God: A Reckless, Irrational, Obsessed Love That's Dying to Bring Us Home.” (28:40-3...