On a cold November night beneath an overpass on Chicago’s South Side, two lives collide.
Malik Torres—six days out of prison, carrying the weight of his past and the fragile hope of a second chance.
Nathan Cole—a suburban pastor whose sermons about mercy have never required him to leave the safety of his comfortable world.
What happens under that bridge will shatter everything both men thought they knew about grace, justice, and what it means to truly be a neighbor.
Their stories become inseparably bound—exposing hidden prejudices, confronting painful truths, and revealing the cost of real compassion. One man will risk everything he’s rebuilding. The other will discover that the people who save us are rarely the ones we expect.
The Bridge on 41st Street is a raw and redemptive modern retelling of the Good Samaritan—a story about mercy that crosses boundaries, love that demands sacrifice, and the courage it takes to stop when everyone else keeps driving.
Some bridges divide us. Some bridges change us.
The Bridge on 41st Street: A Novel
- A collision that changes everything — Two men. One bridge. A choice that costs more than either imagined.
- Grace with a price tag — What happens when mercy demands sacrifice instead of safety?
- The neighbor you didn’t expect — A story about who saves us—and why it’s rarely who we think.
- Questions that won’t let go — Who are you walking past? What would it cost you to stop?
- Transformation, not resolution — Real change is messy, slow, and worth it.
- A parable for our time — Ancient wisdom colliding with modern prejudice, fear, and hope.