00:00-9:40: Today is Halloween–should Christians even be celebrating?

9:40-19:39: Save a Life International has moved into emergency response mode, helping refugees through each of their 7 life centers in the war-torn country. Nadia Gordynsky, President and Founder of Save a Life International Inc. talks about helping women in crisis, along with their unborn children, in Ukraine. 

19:39-29:44: Conspiracy theories are swirling about the attack on Speaker Pelosi’s husband, as well as a disturbing amount of joking and cheering–even by Christians–about someone who got hit in the head with a hammer. Do we accept violence against people we disagree with?

29:44-38:19: The owner of Hobby Lobby is... giving away the company? Brian and Aubrey talk about wealth and the gospel.  

38:19-47:03: Today is the last day of Bullying Prevention Month, and according to the CDC, pediatric mental health ER visits for kids ages 5-11 increased 24% in 2020 compared to 2019. Dr. Kath Koch, author of Resilient Kids: Raising Them to Embrace Life with Confidence, joins Brian and Aubrey to talk about how to handle it.

47:03-56:18: Halloween trivia questions!

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00:00-10:14: Brian and Aubrey, both pastors, talk about a new piece up at The Gospel Coalition: Stop Throwing Pastors Under the Bus.

10:14-21:32: Pedro and Lucy Gomez, with House of Restoration Community Outreach, are helping hundreds of Venezuelan migrants recently bussed to Elk Grove–physically and spiritually. They joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about what’s going on and how listeners can help.

21:32-29:06: Should Christians celebrate Halloween? Brian and Aubrey each give their take.

29:06-37:56: Bri Stensrud, pro-life advocate and author, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about how best to communicate on pro-life issues–and about her new kids’ book with Daniel Darling, The Biggest Best Light: Shining God’s Love into the World Around You. 

37:56-46:53: Brian and Aubrey share their Top 5 Halloween Candies.

46:53-55:14: Good news from the week.

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Brian and Aubrey are joined by Don Sivesind and Jonathan Cox from Decision Point to talk about how to support students in an often-overlooked mission field: public schools.

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00:00-11:09: Brian feels jaded when it comes to COVID outbreaks. Aubrey has some numbers to challenge that, but will either of their churches ever go back to wearing masks?

11:09-20:31: “The words of Jesus don’t work right now,” some Christians are saying when it comes to loving our enemies. “Not in a culture this hostile to Christianity.” Brian and Aubrey talk about a recent piece by Russell Moore in Christianity Today.

20:31-31:44: How do we deal with celebrity Christians?... how about localizing them? Maybe the answer for situations like Matt Chandler is to take their sermons offline. 

31:44-45:58: Aubrey attended an event last night at Wheaton College with the last living witness of the Emmet Till murder. 

45:58-53:29: Andrea Coli, Executive Director of Lead Bold and Teaching Pastor at CrossWinds Church in California, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about the LeadBold conference coming up in Chicago November 3-4.

53:29-1:04:36: Jenny Booth Potter joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about her new book, “Doing Nothing is No Longer an Option.

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0:00-8:51: Should children be permitted to have transgender surgeries?

8:51-17:05: Natalie Marie Rodriguez, Executive Director of Hopeful Beginnings, joins to talk about Infant Loss Awareness month, how Hopeful Beginnings is helping moms, and best practices for supporting those in your life who have lost a child. Visit https://www.hopefulbeginning.org/ for more, and to learn about their upcoming gala on November 12.

17:05-28:15: As a pastor, it’s awkward–and hurts–when people ghost your church. Brian and Aubrey share stories & have a specific ask for people who are thinking about leaving.

28:15-37:14: Which Americans are most likely to be “nones”? The data might surprise you.

37:14-46:53: Should we center ourselves in other people’s stories, especially on social media? An innocent tweet from a woman about having coffee with her husband went viral, and Aubrey has strong thoughts.

46:53-56:47: Michelle Sanchez, senior discipleship and evangelism leader of the Evangelical Covenant Church, joins to talk about her new book for churches: Color-Courageous Discipleship.

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(00:00-09:46): When a pastor visits another church, they notice a lot of things. Brian visited one this weekend and has some thoughts.

(09:46-18:32): Rich Mouw,  joins to talk about his new book, How to Be a Patriotic Christian.

(18:32-27:12): J.B. Pritzker visited a church this weekend. Brian and Aubrey agree: let’s not be putting politicians in our pulpits.

(27:12-37:20): The SBC seminary recently passed a resolution that only men can be pastors. Happy Pastoral Appreciation Month to all the women pastors out there!

(37:20-47:28): Author Rachael Adams joins Brian and Aubrey to talk about her new book, A Little Goes a Long Way: 52 Days to a Significant Life.

(47:28-56:23): Sharon Hodde Miller writes for Christianity Today that “Changing Minds is Not Our Job.” It’s written for pastors, but Brian and Aubrey think it can also apply to parents, teachers, siblings and more.

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(00:00-8:33): We’re still learning about the impact of the COVID pandemic. ACT test scores have dropped to their lowest in 30 years in post-pandemic slide.

(8:33-17:44): Reagan Rose joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about his new book “Redeeming Productivity: Getting More Done for the Glory of God and the founder of the media ministry Redeeming Productivity”

(17:44-27:16): How can you spot a cult of personality? It’s becoming more common in the church and in politics.

(27:16-36:45): Generation Z is spending, on average, nine hours a day in front of one screen or another—meaning TV, video games, smartphones or tablets. What does that level of online consumption do to individuals and society in general?

(36:45-45:06): Andrew Thorburn, a former banker, was appointed chief executive of Essendon Football Club on September 27. A little more than a day later, he was forced to resign from the prominent “footy” club because of his connection to a conservative Melbourne church.

(45:06-53:24): Karen Swallow Prior posted on Twitter: The older I get, the more I see God working in the smallest details of my life.

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(00:00-08:38): Hillsong co-founders Brian & Bobbie Houston have announced a comeback event in Australia. How soon is too soon for a comeback?

(08:38-17:18): Should Christians Relocate to Conservative Areas?

(17:18-25:32): Cliff Lea is the Senior Pastor at First Baptist in Leesburg, Florida. He joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about the new movie “No Vacancy” starring Dean Cain, streaming now at Salemnow.com. “No Vacancy” highlights the true story of a church’s resilient fight to combat homelessness.

(25:32-34:21): Brad Wetherell is the Pastor of The Orchard in Arlington Heights. He joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about The Gospel Coalition's regional conference called Teach Us To Pray. His youth pastor growing up also happened to be one Brian From.

(34:21-43:40): Dan Lites joins Brian and Aubrey to talk about his new show Sundays at 9am on AM1160, “It’s Time.”

(43:40-51:07): What is more important, remorse or repentance?

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(00:00-10:48): Abortion is turning out to be a major midterm issue, and came up again recently in an interview with Stacy Abrams.

(10:48-20:25): Brian and Aubrey talk about how conspiracy theories undercut Christians’ testimony.

(20:25-29:57): Protesters threw tomato soup on Van Gogh’s sunflower painting. One pastor related it to salvation.

(29:57-40:20): On ESPN, football player Jason Taylor mentored a young boy in a way that exemplifies God’s love.

(40:20-50:22): What’s your take on the He Gets Us campaign? Brian and Aubrey share their thoughts.

(50:22-59:28): Pastor David Mathis, a pastor and editor of desiringGod.org, joins Brian and Aubrey to talk about his new book: Workers for Your Joy: The Call of Christ on Christian Leaders.

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(00:00-09:06): Research now shows that COVID may have changed personalities. Has it changed the personality of the church?

(09:06-17:33): Brian reacts to David French’s latest blog, in which David writes: “If we all know that Christians aren’t perfect, why does Christian sin and hypocrisy drive so many people from the faith?” Brian says it has to do with how churches and leaders react to it.

(17:33-26:42): A CT writer thinks that if Herschel Walker had just admitted wrongdoing from the beginning, accusations of hypocrisy wouldn’t hold water. Instead, “the decision has been widely framed in a grotesquely distorted narrative of Christian forgiveness.”

(26:42-35:55): Anglican priest Rev. Dan Marotta joins Brian to talk about his new book, Liturgy in the Wilderness: How the Lord's Prayer Shapes the Imagination of the Church in a Secular Age.

(35:55-45:24): Brian talks about efforts to make abortion legal up to 36 weeks.

(45:24-52:48): Americans who read the Bible are better able to forgive others, according to a new study.

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