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/ 08.25.2026

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Books and More: Reviewed and Recommended

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/ 08.25.2026

The roundup from the Common Good editors.

Economy

The 4 Loans That Shaped America’s Debt Crisis

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Carlene Hill Byron
/ 08.25.2026

America is a nation of debtors.

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Arts & Culture

Ted Lasso and Christianity: The Lasso Way of a Fool

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/ 08.26.2026

Arts & Culture

‘Severance’ Is About All of Us

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/ 08.26.2026

Reading Etc.

More Words With Ashley Lande

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/ 08.25.2026

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Arts & Culture

Start Another Band. I Did

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/ 08.25.2026

Arts & Culture

Read Between the Book Recs

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Holly Mackle
/ 08.25.2026

Vocation

Have a RACI Meeting

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/ 08.25.2026

Economy

Welcome Back, Bookstores

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/ 08.25.2026

Theology

The Churchyard of Lore

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/ 08.25.2026

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A Totally Serious Glossary: Theological Traditions

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Vocation

My Broken Mind

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/ 08.25.2026

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A Table Is More than Utility

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/ 04.01.2024

Fine dining as prodigal grace.

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Vocation

Labor Gains

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Aaron Cline Hanbury
/ 12.29.2023

Labor’s in a moment of flux.

IDEAS

Uncommon Ideas

What Does the Fox Say?

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/ 02.23.2022

Uncommon Ideas

Work, Without God, Is Ruining Work

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/ 07.19.2019

Uncommon Ideas

(Re)Learn to Thread a Needle

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/ 05.01.2023

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I Don’t Enjoy My Exercise Workout Routine. Do Any Women?

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/ 12.09.2025

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Why Pastors Need to Care More About Sports

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/ 03.21.2024

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/ 10.30.2024

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THEOLOGY

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/ 08.25.2026

Theology

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/ 08.25.2026

Theology

What Does ‘Success’ Mean for a Rural Church Pastor?

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/ 08.25.2026

VOCATION

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/ 08.25.2026

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My Broken Mind

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Vocation

The Pursuit of Happiness, 250 Years Later

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/ 08.25.2026

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/ 08.25.2026

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The Good Economics Behind the Dad Shoe Revival

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Ted Lasso and Christianity: The Lasso Way of a Fool

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/ 08.26.2026

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/ 08.26.2026

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Vocation

Big Food for a Big World

When Rod Brenneman led Butterball, the company synonymous with the Thanksgiving turkey sold 41 million birds per year. That’s feeding roughly 75 million people.

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