Ploductivity: A Practical Theology of Work and Wealth

Plod, don't sprint. Be fruitful like a tree, not efficient like a machine. With those two lines, Douglas Wilson establishes the animating principle of this slim but substantive book on work, technology, and the theology behind both. Ploductivity: the practice of plodding through a pile of work instead of frantically trying to sprint through it all, stable and graceful, like a buffalo on the plains, not frantic like a prairie dog. In an age defined by hustle culture, constant notifications, and the breathless pursuit of the next productivity hack, Wilson offers something genuinely countercultural: a biblical framework for relating to work and the tools that shape it. That means neither rushing to buy every shiny new gadget nor retreating into nostalgia for simpler days. It means wisdom, forming the right habits and maintaining the discipline to use what God has given us for ends that actually matter. Neither technology's uncritical champion nor its reflexive critic, Wilson stakes out the more demanding middle ground: faithful stewardship of real tools in service of real callings. Rebekah Merkle contributes to the volume, rounding out its practical theology of everyday faithfulness. The result cuts against the grain of both the tech-obsessed and the tech-averse.