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Sam Gesch

Sam describes himself as a friendly, multicultural Christian. He enjoys spending time with his wife, Shelbi, and their three children, and he has a variety of hobbies, including drawing, carving, making native-style jewelry and leatherwork, playing guitar, writing, and reading. A big fan of J.R.R. Tolkien and The Lord of the Rings series, Gesch appreciates Tolkien’s unique sense of detail, linguistic abilities, and his basic understanding of the working of good and evil in the world.

Reconciling the nations
ThrowbackOctober 13, 2016

Reconciling the nations

By Sam Gesch

Editor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2004, Sam Gesch shares how the…

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Topology Magazine is a place for active contemplation through prose, poetry, and art: the produce of thoughtful labor in the places where we find ourselves. Each person is inextricably tied to their physical location, and Topology cultivates that connection by publishing work which explicitly or implicitly recognizes the influence of place. Read more …

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