The Zilwaukee Bridge
M-13 in Zilwaukee, Michigan (September 2013) The Zilwaukee Bridge is a gateway. As most know, Michigan has two peninsulas: the Upper and the Lower….
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Uncomfortable
We so desperately avoid looking at the truth square on, much less saying it aloud, because it’s uncomfortable for us to go about our…
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Sweeping abusers under the bridge
Editor’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 MoreCaught-uppedness
Why not err on the side of the relational? Why not repent of all the insidiously goofy ways we try to keep realization of…
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A bridge to somewhere
Something there is that doesn’t love a bridge. At least on Virginia’s Eastern Shore. Oh, we’re proud of the engineering marvel that connects the…
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The American racial crisis which grows more serious every day offers the American Christian a chance to face reality about himself and recover his…
Read MoreBridging the Ontario Mississippi
Spring, 1823 John Hays, night-crossing, canoed over the falls. Death by swift black current. Men crossed the river with the seasons: by boat, by ford, or over…
Read MoreDiscipleship and patriotism
The Christian peacemaker engages the world out of a passionate sense of gratitude for life—and for all who share in the work of redeeming…
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Calculating distance
When Rob and I received an invitation from Pastor Bennett to attend his church’s annual picnic, we were honored, but bummed that we couldn’t…
Read MoreOn the other side
When I stopped trying to block my sadness and let it move me instead, it led me to a bridge with people on the…
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