catapult magazine: unite.learn.serve
this issue
vol. 5, num. 16
2006-09-08 — 2006-09-22
Celebrating four years of bi-weekly online publishing with another look at the multitude of ways in which we receive and proliferate the gift of community.
columns
The sound of transition
A move to Pennsylvania from Michigan inspires a meaningful mix CD.
event
new resources!
*culture is not optional is excited to introduce the first two books in our new Road Map Series. Do Justice: A Social Justice Road Map and Eat Well: A Food Road Map both collect essays, artwork and resources lists to serve as an introduction to exploring what faithfulness might look like in each of these areas of life. They're only $7.50, so you can get one for yourself and one to share!
affiliates
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feature
Somewhat unreal communities
by David Howard Malone
Critics of virtual community laud the face-to-face experience, but what happens virtual reality comes to church?
articles
EditorialCommunity in the country
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
Practicing Resurrection 2006 gathers like-minded folks from diverse places and backgrounds.
ArticleCom-unity
by Naomi R. Wenger
An overview of community principles practiced at The Hermitage Community.
Article
Coffee community
by Travis Scott
On the connection between feeling at home in a place and finding a good place for coffee.
ArticleA good kind of stuck
by Denise Frame Harlan
Unlikely community emerges on the other side of a record-breaking January snowstorm.
ArticleSqueezing the grape, acidic urine and the intentional fallacy
by Rachel S. Hawley
On how vocabulary fosters a sense of community.
Article
Mysticism in community
by Barbara Zielinski
Does the quest for the presence of God take place in isolation?
in case you missed it the first time
FeatureCelebrating unity and difference
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma, Larry Edward Kamphausen
An interview with Larry Edward Kamphausen, member of the Community of the Holy Trinity and pastor at the Church of Jesus Christ, Reconciler in Chicago.
Article
A room in God?s house
by Dayton Castleman
A collection of impressions of what happened when a Philadelphia Presbyterian church opened its doors to an artists-in-residence program.
ArticleFleeing community
by David Howard Malone
For reasons of bad theology to bad taste, sometimes it?s easier to flee than fight.
weaving the web
Reba Place Fellowship
An intentional Christian community, nearly 50 years old, in Evanston, Illinois, just north of Chicago.
Orion MagazineCargo karma
James Howard Kunstler on the effects of corporate retail chains on local communities.
Sojourner's MagazineA cup of life
Dean Nelson writes about the power of clean water to cultivate community in the Dominican Republic.
the back page
- AlternetFlight Rage Incident Reveals the Dark Side of Osteen's 'Prosperity Gospel'
- The TennesseanGod and art: Nashville's religious communities bridge the gap
- The New York TimesThe pursuit of justice vs. the pursuit of peace
- Weekend AmericaEat Well, Pay What You Can
- Yale University ReflectionsSoli Deo Gloria
recent discussion
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- Watching TV As An Act of Love
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- How Do You Tell Your Kids Who God Is?
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- Finding a book about the people of the Bible
last post: brenda
- Feast means joy.
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recent *cino blog entries
- Hearts & Minds BooksThe new Marilynne Robinson novel, Home
entered: Sep 3, 2008
- Hearts & Minds BooksSurpised by Hope and Seeing Through Cynicism
entered: Aug 30, 2008
- Hearts & Minds BooksThe Courage to Teach and other gifts for teachers
entered: Aug 23, 2008
- Hearts & Minds BooksOutrageous Idea of Homemaking & Culture-Making in Higher Education
entered: Aug 20, 2008
- Hearts & Minds BooksA Christian view of Sport? What the Book Says...
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