Somewhere on Monticello Road: Listening to Pamela York’s “I Want Jesus to Walk with Me”
Shortly after the Civil War, Dr. Joshua Ensor lost his gold-framed spectacles on Monticello Road. At the time, he was superintendent of the South…
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Speak to fear
The historical record appears to establish conclusively that people and ritual go together. Part of the genius of modern institutions is that they developed…
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Autumn
Beulah, Michigan (2015) Taken in the photographer’s native home of Beulah, Michigan, in the field along her parents’ orchard where her son loves to…
Read MoreDo not be too quick to assume
Do not think that you can show your love for Christ by hating those who seem to be His enemies on earth. Suppose they…
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Grace-pitality
Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2008, Katie Hoogendam shares how a…
Read MoreAre we lovers of wisdom?
Our commitment to truthfulness is often co-opted by our concern over who benefits from which truthfulness. This is an understandable concern, but a radical…
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Little sister hails a cab
The first story I remember hearing about my Aunt Ruth was from the childhood she shared with my mother. “She used to take a…
Read MoreA sordid past
If we are going to move on and build a new kind of world community there must be a way in which we can…
Read MoreWhere You’re Going
Your shambling walk becomes a sacrament I pray to every morning. And when you wake, I see you there, in my imagination, pulling on…
Read MoreCreated for peace
Christians are prohibited from ever despairing of the peace possible in the world. We know that as God’s creatures we are not naturally violent…
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