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Good Will Hinton
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Culture, Character, and the Craft of Building Things That Last. I write about the intersection of faith, culture, leadership, and the quiet art of building things that endure — churches, cities, teams, and sometimes even menswear.

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Year-end note: Less outrage. More life.
Silver linings aren’t accidents—they’re often chosen. Writing, building SPO 33, investing in community, & learning (w/out surrendering skepticism) all pushed me there. What’s the truest thing you learned this year?
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Less Outrage. More Life.
A year-end note on silver linings, discipline, and the kind of hope that holds.
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December 30, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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I’ve drifted from a lot of evangelical culture over the years—but I haven’t drifted from Jesus. If anything, I’m more attached to him and more loving toward people who don’t share my faith. New piece on why that might be spiritual growth, not rebellion.
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Drifting from Evangelicalism, Clinging to Jesus
How leaving a subculture helped me love my neighbors more
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December 23, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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If our faith feels threatened by Starbucks cups and a cashier saying “Happy Holidays,” the problem isn’t the barista.
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#Christmas #Christianity #ChristianNationalism
Merry Christmas Isn’t a Loyalty Test
On greetings, gatekeeping, and what we’re really defending in December
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December 22, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Fit beats brand. Power shrinks the gospel. Childcare is infrastructure. Three quick takes, zero dunking—built for dialogue. Read + tell me where I’m wrong.
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Hot(ish) Takes, Cool Heads - December 18, 2025
Hot(ish) Takes, Cool Heads is a weekly set of short, sourced opinions—sharp but civil—on family, economics, politics & faith, masculinity, and the modern attention diet.
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December 18, 2025 at 1:50 PM
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There’s a difference between voting and vouching. Evangelicals didn’t just “hold their nose.” Many learned to defend what they once condemned.
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#Christianity #Trump #Reiner #Evangelicals
Voting vs. Vouching: When Evangelicals Defend What They Used to Condemn
Evangelicals didn’t just vote—they defended. And that defense is forming us.
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December 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
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We’ll fight like crazy for Ten Commandments posters and “prayer in schools.”

But ask us about the Beatitudes—the poor in spirit, the meek, the peacemakers—and it gets quiet.

New essay on symbols, power, and what Jesus actually blesses.
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#Christianity
When We Choose the Commandments Over the Beatitudes
How American Christians learned to chase symbols of power instead of the posture Jesus actually blesses.
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December 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Gen Z’s quarter-zip era is more than “midtown uniform” cosplay. It’s a quiet way of saying, “I want to look like I’m going somewhere.”

I wrote about why I’m cheering this on—and why I hope some of these guys add a sport coat or suit next.
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From Quarter-Zip to Sport Coat: The Next Step in the Men’s Style Revival
How Gen Z’s new uniform became a doorway back to tailoring.
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December 9, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Our outrage isn’t random—it’s curated, monetized, and fed back to us. In my latest essay, I ask a simple question of social media, cable news, and culture-war leaders: cui bono? Who actually benefits from your anger, and what is it doing to you?
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Cui Bono? Who Profits from Your Outrage?
How the outrage economy trains us to be angry, and who’s cashing the checks.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Hot take: anti-suit snobbery is still snobbery.

New piece on why:
– “Casual = real, formal = fake” doesn’t hold up
– Clothes always signal something
– Authenticity isn’t what you wear, it’s why you wear it.
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#menswear #suits
Authenticity Isn’t What You Wear. It’s Why You Wear It.
A menswear reflection on intention, presentation, and the hidden dress codes we all follow.
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December 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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“If I hold all the ‘right’ positions but become less like Jesus defending them… what exactly am I winning?”

New essay: why the way Christians do politics may matter more than any single policy win.
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#Christianity #Politics #ChristianNationalism
The Christian Life Is Not a Policy Platform
Why how we do politics may matter more than what we win
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December 1, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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What if your Thanksgiving list included the people who lovingly disrupted you? New essay on gratitude for the ones who changed my mind.
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#Thanksgiving #Friendship
Thankful for the People Who Changed My Mind
How disagreement, discomfort, and grace have helped me grow up
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November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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We’ve heard so much authoritarian talk that “hang them” barely shocks us anymore. This isn’t about every Trump outrage. It’s about the red lines we can’t afford to shrug off.
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#Trump #MAGA #Democracy #UCMJ
When Authoritarian Talk Stops Shocking Us
On Trump, Treason Talk, and the Quiet Erosion of Our Moral Immune System
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November 24, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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From Satanic Panic to QAnon, a lot of American Christianity has quietly treated fear as a virtue.

Jesus didn’t.

New essay on how we got here—and how “do not be afraid” could still reshape our politics and our faith.
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#Christianity #Fear #Q #MAGA
From Satanic Panic to QAnon: How Fear Became a Christian Virtue (and Why It Isn’t)
Fear might win elections. It does not make disciples of Jesus.
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November 24, 2025 at 2:58 PM
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Honest question: if a Democratic president defended an autocrat accused of ordering a bone-saw murder and said “things happen,” would white evangelicals shrug—or explode? This essay sits with that.
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#MAGA #ChristianNationalism #mbs #Trump
Embarrassing Our Guest: When Christian Nationalism Protects the Crown Instead of the Cross
What an Oval Office photo-op with Trump and Mohammed bin Salman reveals about our loyalties.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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How a pair of square-toe shoes sparked a transformation—from indifference to intention—and taught me that style, at its best, is really about confidence and care.
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#menswear #style #Confidence
Learning to Wear Confidence
How I went from indifference to identity, and why it changed more than just my closet
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November 18, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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If your faith was formed by Jesus’ concern for the poor, but your politics were formed by Ayn Rand and MAGA rallies, this essay might bother you. It bothered me first.
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#MAGA #Libertarianism #Christianity #ChristianNationalism
Atlas Shrugged, MAGA Hats, and the God of the Least of These
Reckoning with libertarianism, Christian nationalism, and what Jesus meant by “the least of these.
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November 17, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Still skeptical about AI? Same—just smarter now. What changed (and how to make it useful).
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#AI #Consulting
How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Prompt
From AI skeptic to strategic partner—what changed, and why it matters.
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November 11, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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We don’t have to endorse Mamdani to reject panic. Critique the strongest version of your opponent’s view. That’s Christian integrity
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#Mamdani #Christianity #Integrity
Assume the Best: A Christian Response to the Panic Over Zohran Mamdani
When our rhetoric outruns reality, our witness shrinks
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November 6, 2025 at 8:51 PM
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Every week I collect a few small observations — things I’m noticing about culture, technology, community, and the quiet art of becoming better people. None of them are perfect, but all of them are honest.
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November 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
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Conviction without cruelty. Empathy without retreat. On Charlie Kirk, political violence, and why “winning” is too small a life.
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#Politics #Violence #Christianity #CultureWar #CharlieKirk
When Being Right Wasn’t Enough
Charlie Kirk, my younger self, and why empathy beats escalation
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November 3, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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Field notes from everyday life: what I’m noticing about people, cities, and the tools we use.
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Random Thoughts - October 22, 2025
Field notes from everyday life: what I’m noticing about people, cities, and the tools we use.
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October 22, 2025 at 12:07 PM
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In a world that rewards certainty, I’m doubling down on staying teachable—and betting on myself. Curious what you think.
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The Consultant’s Paradox: Staying Teachable in a World That Rewards Certainty
Why curiosity matters more than mastery
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October 21, 2025 at 1:19 PM
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How a High School Suspension Turned Me Into a Poster Boy for the Religious Right
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#ChristianNationalism #ReligiousRight #Christianity
Possession of Christian Material
How a High School Suspension Turned Me Into a Poster Boy for the Religious Right
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October 20, 2025 at 12:41 PM
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Why “we’re saving Christianity” is idolatry dressed in campaign clothes.
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#Christianity #ChristianNationalism #Idolatry
Christianity Isn’t Your Campaign Slogan
Why “we’re saving Christianity” is idolatry dressed in campaign clothes.
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October 16, 2025 at 6:34 PM
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Ever wait to feel confident before you start? In 7th grade I learned to start first. Here’s how failing in public reshaped my courage.
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This Medal Changed My Life (Even Though I Didn’t Deserve It)
A story about fear, failure, and finding confidence in the middle of disaster.
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October 14, 2025 at 12:28 PM