catapult magazine

vol. 5, num. 19 :: 2006.10.20 — 2006.11.03

For most Americans, getting from here to there involves hopping in the car, burning a little fossil fuel and finding a parking spot. What issues should Christians be considering in their transportation choices?

Feature

Leaving the car at home

by Gwen DiPietro

An account of what happens when a family gets out of the car and hits the sidewalk.

Editorial

Route 6: Eastown/Woodland

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Looking for meaning on the number six bus.

Articles

Merlino's cider

by Denise Frame Harlan

On the unseen variables and pleasant surprises of life's road trips.

Late night thoughts on getting around while leaving a small footprint

by Reverend Lawrence W. Farris

Is transportation a moral issue?

Pastoral perspectives on transportation

by Rev. Peter Sawtell

An "autocentric" society raises many questions that might be considered from the pulpit.

Watching Hoosiers in the Himalayas

by Neil E. Das

Where is home? Sometimes it travels.

A sixty-mile wedge

by Brandon Van Der Heide

Two homes are better than one?

Reviews

Authentic nostalgia

by Josh Hurst

A review of Moon Over the Freeway by the Ditty Bops.

Gallery

Untitled

by Jeremy Huggins

In case you missed it the first time

Driving me nuts

by Barbara Zielinski

To the question of what Jesus would drive we can add, ?How would Jesus drive??

The beloved community

by Abby Jansen

A social work student wrestles with the relationship between activism and redemption.

The rat race, art, and the inner life

by Steve Lansingh

When we escape the noise long enough to hear the still, small voice, the journey of life takes on amazing new meaning.

Peak oil "to do" list

by Kurt Cobb

Why we should do these things anyway.

Weaving the web

Biking as a Lenten practice

SojoMail

Melissa Bixler writes about her journey toward a bike-able existence.

Moving pictures

Orion Magazine

The drive-by photography of Dewitt Jones.

Transitions and timelines

ELCA Café

Debra Farrington on moving from introspective fear to service.

Columns

Walking the curved path

by Kate Bowman Johnston

On the nature of labyrinths in symbolizing the reality of our journeys.

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