(00:00-10:33): Brian welcomed guest co-host, Steve Coble to the show! Steve is the Teaching Pastor at Renewal Church of Chicago. 

(10:33-21:29): Dr. Michael Youssef, Founder and President of Leading the Way, Founding Pastor of The Church of The Apostles, and Host of Leading the Way, joined Brian to chat about his new book, Hope for This Present Crisis: The Seven-Step Path to Restoring a World Gone Mad. 

You can hear Dr. Michael Youssef on Leading the Way weekdays at 8am and 2:30pm on AM 1160 Hope For Your Life. 

Learn more about Dr. Youssef’s new book at thepresentcrisis.com and ltw.org

(21:29-31:42): Brian and Steve chatted about health information from the COVID-19 Prevention Network, and Steve shared about  his experience getting the COVID-19 vaccination

(31:42-41:46): Brian and Steve shared their thoughts on Dr. Derwin L. Gray’s tweet, “I do not have to speak to every topic or every crisis.”

(41:46-51:03): Brian and Steve chatted about the new PBS series, “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This is Our Song.”   

(51:03-1:04:05): Brian and Steve discussed Rev. Dr. Greg Johnson’s Christian Citizen article, “Breaking the silence of mental illness.”  Steve also shared about his experience with grief after the passing of his Mom.      

(1:04:05-1:13:36): Brian and Steve shared their thoughts on Marianne Garvey’s CNN article, “Chris Harrison 'stepping aside' from 'The Bachelor' after controversial interview.”  

(1:13:36-1:23:58): Brian and Steve chatted about what makes them hopeful for the church in Chicago.  

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(00:00-10:33): Brian welcomed guest co-host, Steve Coble to the show! Steve is the Teaching Pastor at Renewal Church of Chicago. 

(10:33-21:29): Dr. Michael Youssef, Founder and President of Leading the Way, Founding Pastor of The Church of The Apostles, and Host of Leading the Way, joined Brian to chat about his new book, Hope for This Present Crisis: The Seven-Step Path to Restoring a World Gone Mad. 

You can hear Dr. Michael Youssef on Leading the Way weekdays at 8am and 2:30pm on AM 1160 Hope For Your Life. 

Learn more about Dr. Youssef’s new book at thepresentcrisis.com and ltw.org

(21:29-31:42): Brian and Steve chatted about health information from the COVID-19 Prevention Network, and Steve shared about  his experience getting the COVID-19 vaccination

(31:42-41:46): Brian and Steve shared their thoughts on Dr. Derwin L. Gray’s tweet, “I do not have to speak to every topic or every crisis.”

(41:46-51:03): Brian and Steve chatted about the new PBS series, “The Black Church: This Is Our Story, This is Our Song.”   

(51:03-1:04:05): Brian and Steve discussed Rev. Dr. Greg Johnson’s Christian Citizen article, “Breaking the silence of mental illness.”  Steve also shared about his experience with grief after the passing of his Mom.      

(1:04:05-1:13:36): Brian and Steve shared their thoughts on Marianne Garvey’s CNN article, “Chris Harrison 'stepping aside' from 'The Bachelor' after controversial interview.”  

(1:13:36-1:23:58): Brian and Steve chatted about what makes them hopeful for the church in Chicago.  

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(00:00-10:08): Brian was joined for a second day by guest co-host, Aubrey Sampson! Brian and Aubrey chatted about her Lenten Devotional, Hearing the Louder Song. They also discussed the blank article     

Learn more about Aubrey’s Lenten Devotional at navpress.com/sites/loudersong/     

(09:39-27:54): Greg Armstrong, Founding and Lead pastor of Renew Church and Founder of Renew Movement, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about leading a multi-ethnic church and the importance of cultivating a multi-ethnic church. 

Learn more about Greg at his website, gregarmstrong.org   

(27:54-37:29): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Bob Smietana’s Religion News Service article, “Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey: If you need stimulus check, you are ‘screwed’.” They also discussed the death of Christian music icon, Carman.  

(37:29-47:17): Brian and Aubrey unpacked Josh Feldman’s Mediaite article, “GOP Rep. Kinzinger Receives Stunning Letter from Relatives Over His Trump Opposition: ‘You Have Lost the Respect of Lou Dobbs…’”    

(47:17-56:22): Sheila Wray Gregoire, Blogger, Author, and Host of The Bare Marriage Podcast, joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about her new book, The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended. 

Learn more about Sheila and her books at her blog, tolovehonorandvacuum.com   

(56:22-1:05:28): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Scott Sauls’ blog post, “Wrecked Marriages, Infidelity, and Addiction…Seeds for Revival?”  

(1:05:28-1:14:51): Brian and Aubrey chatted about Jen Pollock Michel’s new book, A Habit Called Faith: 40 Days in the Bible to Find and Follow Jesus. They also discussed their favorite tv shows growing up and Ed Stetzer’s blog post on The Exchange with Ed Stetzer on Christianity Today’s Blog Forum, “Leadership Lessons from a Pandemic: The Responsive Approach to Strategy.”        

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(00:00-10:08): Brian was joined for a second day by guest co-host, Aubrey Sampson! Brian and Aubrey chatted about her Lenten Devotional, Hearing the Louder Song. They also discussed the blank article     

Learn more about Aubrey’s Lenten Devotional at navpress.com/sites/loudersong/     

(09:39-27:54): Greg Armstrong, Founding and Lead pastor of Renew Church and Founder of Renew Movement, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about leading a multi-ethnic church and the importance of cultivating a multi-ethnic church. 

Learn more about Greg at his website, gregarmstrong.org   

(27:54-37:29): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Bob Smietana’s Religion News Service article, “Christian financial guru Dave Ramsey: If you need stimulus check, you are ‘screwed’.” They also discussed the death of Christian music icon, Carman.  

(37:29-47:17): Brian and Aubrey unpacked Josh Feldman’s Mediaite article, “GOP Rep. Kinzinger Receives Stunning Letter from Relatives Over His Trump Opposition: ‘You Have Lost the Respect of Lou Dobbs…’”    

(47:17-56:22): Sheila Wray Gregoire, Blogger, Author, and Host of The Bare Marriage Podcast, joined Brian and Aubrey to chat about her new book, The Great Sex Rescue: The Lies You've Been Taught and How to Recover What God Intended. 

Learn more about Sheila and her books at her blog, tolovehonorandvacuum.com   

(56:22-1:05:28): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Scott Sauls’ blog post, “Wrecked Marriages, Infidelity, and Addiction…Seeds for Revival?”  

(1:05:28-1:14:51): Brian and Aubrey chatted about Jen Pollock Michel’s new book, A Habit Called Faith: 40 Days in the Bible to Find and Follow Jesus. They also discussed their favorite tv shows growing up and Ed Stetzer’s blog post on The Exchange with Ed Stetzer on Christianity Today’s Blog Forum, “Leadership Lessons from a Pandemic: The Responsive Approach to Strategy.”        

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(00:00-09:39): Brian welcomed his guest co-host, Aubrey Sampson to the show. Aubrey is Pastor of discipleship and equipping at Renewal Church, Co-Host of the Nothing is Wasted Podcast, and Author of Overcomer: Breaking Down the Walls of Shame and Rebuilding Your Soul, The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament, and the upcoming book Known: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everything.

Learn more about Aubrey at her website: aubreysampson.com 

(09:39-19:10): Brian and Aubrey discussed the Ravi Zacharias scandal and David French’s blog post at The French Press, 'You Are One Step Away from Complete and Total Insanity.' 

(19:10-29:30): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Kate Shellnutt’s Christianity Today article, “Ravi Zacharias’s Books Pulled by HarperCollins After RZIM Investigative Report.”   

(29:30-39:38): Brian and Aubrey chatted about Erin Einhorn’s NBC News article, “Remote students are more stressed than their peers in the classroom, study shows.”  

(39:38-48:50): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Ariel Ellman’s Essay for NBC’s THINK newsletter, “Trump v. Biden? Kids should ask: Gryffindor v. Slytherin? Let's stop politicizing them.” 

(48:50-1:05:09): Julie Roys, Veteran investigative reporter, Founder of The Roys Report, Host of The Roys Report Podcast, and Author of Redeeming the Feminine Soul: God’s Surprising Vision for Womanhood, joined Brian and Aubrey to discuss the Ravi Zacharias scandal and her recent interview with Shirley Steward.  

Learn more about Julie at her website, julieroys.com 

(1:05:09-1:14:56): Brian and Aubrey chatted about Jonathan Leeman’s Tweet about “the power of social media,” and they discussed The Gospel Coalition review of Brett McCracken’s book, The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World.

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(00:00-09:39): Brian welcomed his guest co-host, Aubrey Sampson to the show. Aubrey is Pastor of discipleship and equipping at Renewal Church, Co-Host of the Nothing is Wasted Podcast, and Author of Overcomer: Breaking Down the Walls of Shame and Rebuilding Your Soul, The Louder Song: Listening for Hope in the Midst of Lament, and the upcoming book Known: How Believing Who God Says You Are Changes Everything.

Learn more about Aubrey at her website: aubreysampson.com 

(09:39-19:10): Brian and Aubrey discussed the Ravi Zacharias scandal and David French’s blog post at The French Press, 'You Are One Step Away from Complete and Total Insanity.' 

(19:10-29:30): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Kate Shellnutt’s Christianity Today article, “Ravi Zacharias’s Books Pulled by HarperCollins After RZIM Investigative Report.”   

(29:30-39:38): Brian and Aubrey chatted about Erin Einhorn’s NBC News article, “Remote students are more stressed than their peers in the classroom, study shows.”  

(39:38-48:50): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on Ariel Ellman’s Essay for NBC’s THINK newsletter, “Trump v. Biden? Kids should ask: Gryffindor v. Slytherin? Let's stop politicizing them.” 

(48:50-1:05:09): Julie Roys, Veteran investigative reporter, Founder of The Roys Report, Host of The Roys Report Podcast, and Author of Redeeming the Feminine Soul: God’s Surprising Vision for Womanhood, joined Brian and Aubrey to discuss the Ravi Zacharias scandal and her recent interview with Shirley Steward.  

Learn more about Julie at her website, julieroys.com 

(1:05:09-1:14:56): Brian and Aubrey chatted about Jonathan Leeman’s Tweet about “the power of social media,” and they discussed The Gospel Coalition review of Brett McCracken’s book, The Wisdom Pyramid: Feeding Your Soul in a Post-Truth World.

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On this President's Day "Best Of" Show, we're rebroadcasting some of our favorite interviews and conversations. 

(00:00-09:48): Brian and Ian shared their thoughts on David French’s blog post at The French Press, “How To Be Pro-Life in Joe Biden’s America.” They also reacted to Michael Foust’s ChristianHeadlines.com article, “Biden Says He’s ‘Deeply Committed’ to Legalized Abortion, Wants Pro-Roe Federal Law.”    

(09:48-28:56): Dr. Richard Beck, Professor of Psychology at Abilene Christian University and author of Trains, Jesus, and Murder: The Gospel According to Johnny Cash and Stranger God: Meeting Jesus in Disguise, joined Brian and Ian to chat about his blog series, “The Theology of Calvin and Hobbes" and his new book, Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age. 

Learn more about Richard and his books at his blog, Experimental Theology. 

**This interview originally aired on 02/01/21.**

(28:56-38:36): Brian and Ian reacted to Jeff Passan’s ESPN article, “San Francisco Giants outfielder Drew Robinson's remarkable second act.”   

(38:36-48:40): Brian and Ian discussed Scott Sauls’ blog post, “When a Father Wound Defines You.” 

(48:40-1:08:41): Tara Beth Leach, Pastor, Speaker, and Author of Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry, joined Brian and Ian to chat about her new book, Radiant Church: Restoring the Credibility of Our Witness.

Learn more about Tara Beth at her website, tarabethleach.com

**This interview originally aired on 02/10/21.**

(1:08:41-1:16:24): Brian and Ian shared their thoughts on Mary Halton’s TED article, “Why your brain loves it when you exercise, plus 3 easy ways to work out at home.”  

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On this President's Day "Best Of" Show, we're rebroadcasting some of our favorite interviews and conversations. 

(00:00-09:48): Brian and Ian shared their thoughts on David French’s blog post at The French Press, “How To Be Pro-Life in Joe Biden’s America.” They also reacted to Michael Foust’s ChristianHeadlines.com article, “Biden Says He’s ‘Deeply Committed’ to Legalized Abortion, Wants Pro-Roe Federal Law.”    

(09:48-28:56): Dr. Richard Beck, Professor of Psychology at Abilene Christian University and author of Trains, Jesus, and Murder: The Gospel According to Johnny Cashand Stranger God: Meeting Jesus in Disguise, joined Brian and Ian to chat about his blog series, “The Theology of Calvin and Hobbes" and his new book, Hunting Magic Eels: Recovering an Enchanted Faith in a Skeptical Age. 

Learn more about Richard and his books at his blog, Experimental Theology. 

**This interview originally aired on 02/01/21.**

(28:56-38:36): Brian and Ian reacted to Jeff Passan’s ESPN article, “San Francisco Giants outfielder Drew Robinson's remarkable second act.”   

(38:36-48:40): Brian and Ian discussed Scott Sauls’ blog post, “When a Father Wound Defines You.” 

(48:40-1:08:41): Tara Beth Leach, Pastor, Speaker, and Author of Emboldened: A Vision for Empowering Women in Ministry, joined Brian and Ian to chat about her new book, Radiant Church: Restoring the Credibility of Our Witness.

Learn more about Tara Beth at her website, tarabethleach.com

**This interview originally aired on 02/10/21.**

(1:08:41-1:16:24): Brian and Ian shared their thoughts on Mary Halton’s TED article, “Why your brain loves it when you exercise, plus 3 easy ways to work out at home.”  

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(00:00-09:17): Today was Ian’s final show on The Common Good so we celebrated Ian and wished his family well as they begin a new chapter in Tennessee! Ian shared what he’ll miss about Chicago and what he’s looking forward to about Nashville.   

(09:17-19:33): Brian and Ian chatted about their favorite moments from The Common Good, and Ian shared how he proposed to his wife, Katie. 

(19:33-28:25): Ian shared about his journey to becoming a pastor. 

(28:25-38:06): Brian and Ian shared laughs and discussed things that frustrate them on the “Grinds My Gears” Segment.   

(38:06-47:26): Ian talked about The Bridge Church and what he’s looking forward to as he begins his journey as Lead Pastor of Teaching at The Bridge Church. 

(47:26-58:23): On the second hour we shared some of Ian’s favorite interviews from the past two and a half years of The Common Good. 

Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church and Host of “Daily Hope”, joined Brian and Ian to chat about his humble beginnings in ministry, church leadership, and his record-setting book The Purpose-Driven Life.

**This interview originally aired on December 6, 2019.**

(58:23-1:10:56): On the second hour we shared some of Ian’s favorite interviews from the past two and a half years of The Common Good. 

Colette Simkins, Ian’s Amazing Mom, joined Brian and Ian to chat about what it was like raising Ian and homeschooling her children. She also shared about her time as the first president of the Crisis Pregnancy Center in Dearborn, MI. 

**This interview originally aired on June 10, 2019.** 

(1:10:56-1:20:21): Ian shared a special message and thanked everyone for listening to and supporting The Common Good. 

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(00:00-09:17): Today was Ian’s final show on The Common Good so we celebrated Ian and wished his family well as they begin a new chapter in Tennessee! Ian shared what he’ll miss about Chicago and what he’s looking forward to about Nashville.   

(09:17-19:33): Brian and Ian chatted about their favorite moments from The Common Good, and Ian shared how he proposed to his wife, Katie. 

(19:33-28:25): Ian shared about his journey to becoming a pastor. 

(28:25-38:06): Brian and Ian shared laughs and discussed things that frustrate them on the “Grinds My Gears” Segment.   

(38:06-47:26): Ian talked about The Bridge Church and what he’s looking forward to as he begins his journey as Lead Pastor of Teaching at The Bridge Church. 

(47:26-58:23): On the second hour we shared some of Ian’s favorite interviews from the past two and a half years of The Common Good. 

Rick Warren, Pastor of Saddleback Church and Host of “Daily Hope”, joined Brian and Ian to chat about his humble beginnings in ministry, church leadership, and his record-setting book The Purpose-Driven Life.

**This interview originally aired on December 6, 2019.**

(58:23-1:10:56): On the second hour we shared some of Ian’s favorite interviews from the past two and a half years of The Common Good. 

Colette Simkins, Ian’s Amazing Mom, joined Brian and Ian to chat about what it was like raising Ian and homeschooling her children. She also shared about her time as the first president of the Crisis Pregnancy Center in Dearborn, MI. 

**This interview originally aired on June 10, 2019.** 

(1:10:56-1:20:21): Ian shared a special message and thanked everyone for listening to and supporting The Common Good. 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.