The Common Good Podcast
1) The Love Language That Matters Most: Turning Good Intentions Into Felt Love
Brian From talks with Dr. Leslie Parrott about her new book The Love Language That Matters Most and how the familiar five love languages go deeper through personal “dialects” shaped by per...Show More
2) What Parents Need to Know About What’s Being Taught in Schools
Brian Fromm is joined by Focus on the Family issues analyst Jeffrey Johnston to discuss why it’s more important than ever for parents to stay informed about what their children are learning in s...Show More
3) Unplugging, Authority, and Where Our Hope Really Lies
Brian From explores why Gen Z is intentionally unplugging from their phones, the growing push to limit cell phone use in classrooms, and what those trends reveal about loneliness, attention, and forma...Show More
4) Faith, Community, and Showing Up with Pastor Scott Oberle of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Downers Grove
Brian From sits down with Pastor Scott Oberle of First Congregational United Church of Christ in Downers Grove to talk about ministry, calling, and what it means to truly serve a community. Scott shar...Show More
5) Loneliness, Nostalgia, and Living Before the Face of God
Brian From reflects on modern loneliness and cultural change, from a viral “Are You Dead?” app to the fading role of malls as community hubs, asking what real connection looks like today a...Show More
6) Perseverance, Purpose, and the Legacy We Leave
Brian From reflects on perseverance in the face of repeated setbacks, using everything from car trouble to playoff sports comebacks as reminders of faithfulness when life feels stacked against us. The...Show More
7) Loving God More, Trusting Him with Money, and Recovering the Wonder We’ve Lost
Brian From invites listeners to rethink resolutions—not around what we want to accomplish, but who we want to become—anchoring the year in Jesus’ call to love God more deeply and lov...Show More
8) Finding Courage, Faith, and Clarity in a Noisy World
Brian From reflects on what we discover when connection is suddenly taken away, how our lack of control drives us to prayer, and why empathy should come before outrage in moments of public tragedy. Th...Show More
9) Navigating Entertainment Choices in 2026 with Adam Holz
Adam Holz discusses the importance of actively engaging with entertainment and technology, especially as the new year begins. He emphasizes the need to shift from passive consumption to a more thought...Show More
10) Seven Years of The Common Good: Running the Race, Renewing Our Minds, and Setting Ourselves Apart
On the seventh anniversary of The Common Good, Brian Fromm reflects on the heart of the show—encouraging believers to run the race faithfully, keep the faith, and grow deeper in their love for C...Show More