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What a 6th-Century Monk Can Teach Exhausted Workers Today
By Gage Arnold at The Gospel Coalition
· June 8, 2026
· 9 min read
At 10:45 p.m., the glow of a laptop screen illuminates the kitchen table. A marketing manager in Chicago is finishing just one more email. Across the country in Seattle, a software engineer scrolls through Slack notifications before bed, quietly ticking to-do list items from tomorrow’s agenda. In At
Key takeaway In Atlanta, a consultant reviews a client presentation scheduled for the next morning while half-watching a late-night Hawks game.
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Category: missions ·
Published: June 8, 2026 ·
Source: The Gospel Coalition ·
Reading time: 9 min
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