Recommended: looking out the window
byHere’s one of my favorite things to do on a Sunday: to settle into our red rocking chair with my feet on the ottoman,…
Community begins
by the daily asteriskCommunity begins when people open themselves to the lives of others and then allow themselves to be changed by what they discover. It means…
Whole and undivided
by the daily asteriskThe story of early Christian monasticism as a whole … can serve as a rich cultural resource capable of supporting the work of developing…
A sound economy
by the daily asteriskOf the praise of neologisms, the promiscuous coining of words, as if it meant initiative and daring, new and fresh life, strength and courage,…
Exploring the full complexity
by the daily asteriskNaïve cynics shoot down possibilities, including the possibility of exploring the full complexity of any situation. They take aim at the less cynical, so…
Frenzy destroys
by the daily asteriskTo allow oneself to be carried away by a multitude of conflicting concerns, to surrender to too many demands, to commit to too many…
To get through this thing called life
by the daily asteriskDearly beloved We are gathered here today To get through this thing called life Electric word life It means forever and that’s a mighty…
Learning to live on both sides of the river
by Bill Boerman-CornellEditor’s note: Each Thursday, we feature a throwback piece from Topology’s predecessor, catapult magazine. In this 2002 piece, Bill Boerman-Cornell reviews a book worth…
With a hundred voices
by the daily asteriskBeneath the vast skies the darkening colorful fields lie flat—wide hilly waves of rustling heather, bordering them stubble-fields and new-mown buckwheat, which with its…
Out on a wide river
by the daily asteriskBut faith is not necessarily, or not soon, a resting place. Faith puts you out on a wide river in a little boat, in…