catapult magazine

Items tagged perspective

• A God's-eye view

  Flying inspires wonder that we are worthwhile.

• Judgment calls

  What the world teaches us about the labels we place on ourselves.

• Perspective is everything

  A review of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon.

• Essays to encounter

  A review of Rodney Clapp's Border Crossings: Christian Trespasses on Popular Culture and Public Affairs.

• On becoming an “artist,” pied beauty and art in community

  A talk and slide show from the author's recent photography exhibit.
  

• Melinda Mae Missiology

  Examining our role in “building” God’s Kingdom here on earth.

• Culture and the Christian

  On the benefits of a classical education for understanding the human condition.

• Out of the closet, into the forest

  Reflection on a change in thinking that has had relational consequences.

• On being a loser at 30

  An older self and a younger self in dialogue about (dis)contentment.

• Ashes to...top three student?

  Mixing metaphors on a holiday of metaphors in a class on...metaphors.

• Be still and know

  On the value of showing up for a time of silence.

• See! There is a new creation!

  Why not?  After all, trees aren't just for kids.

• Ashes round the yard

  Putting the search for direction in the context of death.

• A word from Rosie and a cup of tea

  On learning how to be present in each moment of every year of life.

• Letter to my son

  A mother's reflection on the birth of her extraordinary, completely ordinary child.

• Understanding emotional sickness

  A window into the mental lanscape of the emotionally unwell.

• Playing well with others

  A call for listening and embrace in our culture making.

• It was a horse

  Or was it a mule?  Perspectives on tradition.

• Glad to be “Unwritten”

  How a song became a partner in a changed perspective on life.

• Lucky song

  On music that helps us remember in the midst of job loss.

• Reading vs. Alton City

  Comparing perceptions of a struggling hometown shared with John Updike.

• First world problems and the privileges of (in)convenience

  Lessons learned in a global household, over a batch of local pasta sauce.

• Losing a cell phone, losing perspective

  Overreacting to a “first world problem” gives occasion to reconsider one’s feelings.

• Ten regrets, ten graces

  Things I didn’t accomplish in 2013. 

• Just another year

  Marking the passing of 2013 by remembering the importance of the ordinary.

• All my tall tales

  On paying attention to what we consume, and how we consume.

• Schooled in poetry

  Can a poem change the world?

• Defining community with permaculture

  From biodiversity to human diversity.