Deep Roots
Grand Rapids, Michigan (2012) Most roots do their growing underground out of view of the observer. What mystery leads them to lengthen and sink…
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Find the hope
On May 29, 2011, I was in conference with a guest at The Hermitage, a retreat center where I serve as Spiritual Director. It…
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Fidelity and fecundity
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2009, Gary Guthrie explores the fruit…
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In defense of details
Until several years ago, almost everything I knew about farming I learned from the Little House books. The Ingalls family saga was the beloved…
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