catapult magazine

Within, and without

by David Brown

A reflection on the church as a place of belonging (or not) for introverts.

Something to give

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Culture Make Sale connects the world to Three Rivers, Michigan.

Delivery

by June Mears Driedger

A community responds to the longing of a childless couple.

Answers come like drizzled honey

by Kacie Rogers

Reflecting on the quality of connections as a single twenty-something grieving a loss.

Fare thee well

by Amelia Rhodes

Words of advice for a friend who’s getting a new start in a different place.

Waving back

by Ryan Snuffer

On the struggle to discover deep connections after college.

Baptized in humanity

by Jamie Janosz

Realizations among the clash of cultures on a Miami vacation.

When a house is not a home

by Carol Brennan King

What makes a family a true community?

Sunday lunch

by Claire Campbell

On the joys and challenges of gathering over a meal.

Staying power

by Ryan Weberling

A timely review of Marvin Gaye’s 1971 album What’s Going On.

Photo Album People

by Hillary Watson Kobernick

The gathering at the altar

by Jill Reid

my dream about the baby

by Hillary Watson Kobernick

"Community is bullshit"

by Meredith Kathryn-Case Gipson Hoogendam

A harsh welcome becomes a meaningful message.

Know and be known

by Lisa Van Dyk

How living in intentional community can lead to self-awareness.

Community in the time of culture wars

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

On the costliness of growing up into Christ-centered institutions.

TV as mediator of community

Perspectives

Theresa F. Latini writes about the ways in which TV connects -- and disconnects ­­-- us.

Amusement Park

This American Life

Host Ira Glass takes us to that utopian pinnacle of togetherness: the amusement park.