Jayson Casper, Correspondent for Christianity Today, unpacks his recent articles & shares about the Christian Church in the Middle East, Brian and Aubrey react to AOC's "Tax The Rich Dress," and they discuss an encouraging tweet from Beth Moore - September 14, 2021
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The idea of “the common good” has a rich history within the Christian church. It’s the notion that, as we pursue Jesus in our lives and in the lives of others, we are fulfilling God’s purposes for His creation. This pursuit can be messy. It means rolling up our sleeves and creating space for hard conversations about real issues that impact our lives. Things like parenting, marriage, finances, politics, art, and culture. On The Common Good, Brian From creates space to have these conversations, to sit with the big questions that we all have, to sometimes disagree, but to always look for the chance to create common good, by following after Jesus. Brian welcome listeners to join them in these conversations, to bring their own questions, hopes, and struggles, and to ultimately share in a journey to see God’s design for all of us fulfilled.
Wednesday, September 15, 2021
(00:00-9:19): Brian and Aubrey talked about hypocrisy and reacted to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s Met Gala dress. “AOC's "Tax The Rich Dress" – Ultimate Fashion Statement Or Display Of Hypocrisy.”
(9:19-27:12): Jayson Casper, Middle East Correspondent with Christianity Today, joined Brian and Aubrey to talk about some of his recent articles:
“Crusaders No More: What Arab Christians and Muslims Think of Mascot Changes”
“Christian and Muslim Leaders Agree on Legitimacy of Evangelism”
Learn more about Jayson’s writing at jaysoncasper.com and connect with him on Twitter at @jnjcasper
(27:12-37:44): Why is the bar set so low for being salt and light in today’s world? Brain and Aubrey talked about this and reacted to a clip of Matt Chandler discussing the importance of sharing grace.
(37:44-43:59): Brian and Aubrey discussed Bekah McNeel’s Christianity Today article, “Where the Great Commission Meets Deportation.”
(43:59-50:40): Brian and Aubrey shared their thoughts on a tweet from Beth Moore, “You cannot make people like you. You cannot make people believe you. You cannot change their minds if they want to think the worst of you. You cannot demand esteem. Put that wasted effort into following Jesus &, in his name, in his love & in his ways, do your fellow humans good.”
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