
The stories we don’t tell
“Don’t buy a house in Second Ward.” Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised when a pastor who was new to our community told me…
Read More“Don’t buy a house in Second Ward.” Maybe I shouldn’t have been surprised when a pastor who was new to our community told me…
Read MoreOn my way to church Sunday, I heard an NPR story about a ministry to homeless youth in Seattle. The tables are set once…
Read More“What can we do?” So many people I know are asking this question right now, as the new President of the United States begins…
Read MoreThe Sabbath had its special place in his Irish heart A man of very few words & an early riser… Never late for church,…
Read MoreI. I drive south from Fort Wayne—Vera Bradley, Fried chicken, Huggy Bear Motel, Pilot Gas—while the radio stations fade, one by one, into sermons…
Read MoreAll those people out there walking the roads all those years, hardly a one of them remembering the Sabbath. Who would know what day…
Read MoreWhen I was nine years old, a dream led me to wander downstairs. I awoke, a sleep-crumpled bird in the nest corners of the…
Read MoreWhat’s the surest way to shut down conversation in a group of Christians? It’s to say you’re not sure what you believe anymore. Ask…
Read MoreEditor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this essay from 2012, an author who is active…
Read MoreAllegan, Michigan (2015) The First Presbyterian Church of Allegan started the Community Lunch in 2011. It slowly grew and was supported through grant funding,…
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