This book from Jenny Odell is about a big, ontological question: What is time? She builds on her recent book How to Do Nothing — an inspiring, if unsettling, push against the “attention economy” — by pointing to ways we commodify time. Pick through some broadly brushed assumptions, and this accusation rings true. You’ve heard […]
When we take a critical look at the history of Christian placemaking practices, it is hard to maintain a rose-colored view. So what do you do?
Christian Placemaking and Sins of Place Read More »
Twenty years ago, the bestselling memoir Blue Like Jazz became one of the defining books for a generation of Christians. Today, its author occupies a different, if just as visible space. But what’s driving his work is the same.
Donald Miller Is Still Curious Read More »
How the award-winning actor started something (and nothing) new, and how he makes characters last.
Tony Hale Still Has His Eyes Open Read More »
In late March, Christians around the world celebrated the annunciation. Even 125 years after its debut, Henry Ossawa Tanner’s depiction stands as the moments’ definitive reflection.
Lovely, and Emotionally Resonate Read More »
The good, the bad, and the better of our lives with shame.
What Shame Can and Cannot Do for You and Your Neighbors Read More »
She just wants you to take
a deep breath.
Morgan Harper Nichols Isn’t Trying to Save the World Read More »
Waaay back in issue 09 of Common Good, we presented a lot of ideas for a flourishing economy. From time to time, we’re going to dig a little deeper into some of them. Right now, that’s Idea #37: Plant a garden.
How to Plan(t) Your Garden Read More »
How do we navigate the mixed signals of our economic moment?
The Silicon Valley Bank Collapse, Now and Later Read More »
Here’s what two experts said.
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