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October 2016

October 19, 2016

Lessons on Work as Service from a Hotel Housekeeper

By Joseph Sunde When it comes to basic definitions of work, I’ve found great comfort...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

The Rise Campaign: Restoring New York City through the Workplace

By Allison Gilbert New York City has been called one of the least religious cities...

August 02, 2016

How Kentucky Schools Are Rejecting the ‘College Readiness’ Cookie Cutter

By Joseph Sunde Fueled by a mix of misguided cultural pressures and misaligned government incentives,...

February 2016

February 09, 2016

Music Box: A Parable on Finding Joy at Work (and in Life)

By Joseph Sunde When struggling with work that wounds — work that is “cross-bearing, self-denying,...

January 2016

January 20, 2016

Gospel Entrepreneurs

By Joseph Sunde In his book, Risky Gospel, Owen Strachan calls Christians to an active life...

December 2015

December 09, 2015

The Camel’s Hump: Rudyard Kipling on Idleness and Hard Work

By Joseph Sunde The other night, I sat down with my kids to read one...

November 2015

November 11, 2015

Raw Craft: The Art of Bookmaking and the Glory of Craftsmanship

By Joseph Sunde Throughout its history, the American economy has transitioned from agrarian to industrial to...

April 2015

April 21, 2015

Smitty the Artisan Bricklayer

By Chris Horst For two summers during college, I worked ten-hour days under the hot...

March 2015

March 11, 2015

Does Manual Labor Have a Place in the Faith and Work Discussion?

By Joe Carter Over the past two decades there has been an increased interest and...

December 2014

December 12, 2014

Wounding Work: Creative Service as Cross Bearing

By Joseph Sunde In recent years, we’ve seen a renewed focus on the deeper value,...

December 09, 2014

How a Shoe Builds Civilization

By Joseph Sunde Can something as simple as a shoe build civilization? I recently had...