Free and Clear: Letting Go of 2025 and Walking into 2026 with Hope

As The Common Good returns for its first episode of 2026, Brian From reflects on a turbulent and formative year marked by loss, transition, growth, and God’s quiet faithfulness. He looks back on the stories that shaped the church in 2025, wrestles with bitterness, control, and perspective, and invites listeners to consider not what they want to accomplish this year—but who they want to become. Grounded in Scripture, poetry, and a powerful reminder of grace, Brian challenges us to enter the new year “free and clear,” asking God to lead, guide, and pilot our lives wherever He calls us next. Tom Buck (Five Point Buck) on X: "If your church is so much of a “production” that you feel the need to cancel worship services during Christmas week to give everyone a break, you’ve lost the ultimate purpose of the gathering! “We are the church. Worship is what we do. We gather together to meet with God, to" / X   violence taking off in Nigeria, Ukraine, and Gaza, CT’s news team ranked the biggest developments we covered this year: https://t.co/WM2m6VTnm5" / X  My Only Plea at New Year’s | Tim Challies  Ben Sasse on X: "Friends- This is a tough note to write, but since a bunch of you have started to suspect something, I’ll cut to the chase: Last week I was diagnosed with metastasized, stage-four pancreatic cancer, and am gonna die. Advanced pancreatic is nasty stuff; it’s a death sentence." / X  The Most Powerful Message Tim Keller Ever Preached | Crossway  The Best Way to Begin a New Year | Tim Challies See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.