catapult magazine

Items tagged security

• Now what?

  Regardless of your perspective on the controversial filmmaker, Michael Moore?s Bowling for Columbine leaves important questions unanswered.

• Sam the Cat

  Unexpected love and lessons from a stray.

• The sacrificial rat

  On the paradoxes and perils of rodent home invasion.

• High on security

  A call to acknowledge suffering even as we celebrate good gifts.

• Sinking down

  On gaining a "sense of place" through knowledge of nightmares.

• The pursuit of happiness

  An attempt to make sense of childhood longings.

• Safe at home

  A mother considers the relationship between safety and community in her household.

• (In)Security and the Fall

  Eve Ensler’s Insecure at Last prompts theological reflection on the lie of security.

• Security for sale

  On quieting one’s own fears and keeping a house safe for two kids.

• Leaning, leaning

  P.T. Anderson’s There Will Be Blood and security in the American Dream.

• We are what we keep

  What is the difference between keeping and possessing?

• Piles of ideas

  Experiences and conversations converge on questions of keeping.

• Befriending big bad

  Cultivating a mindful approach to watching television.

• In[finite]security

  What a kindergartener's fashion sense reveals about the mystery of God.

• A cage of my own

  On finding comfort in familiarity, even in unfamiliar places.

• Christians and torture

  A response to current debates about justifiable tactics for U.S. national security.

• Open hands

  A tale of two situations, or how I learned to let go.

• Stickin’ it to the man

  Who, exactly, is "the man"...and what can we do about him?

• Fuchsia, plum, navy or none

  The necessity of improvising on the path toward a second wedding.

• A huge gap

  A personal reflection on weight, prompted by the ABC Family show, Huge.

• Heavy artillery

  On (not) coming to terms with the burden of citizenship.

• Back to school

  What the Boomers need to re-learn about security.

• The chair

  On a piece of furniture that holds the memories of generations.

• When need meets grace

  The long, hard journey out of people-pleasing.

• Privacy: A matter of the heart

  Reflecting on what we share and what we keep for ourselves.

• A false sense of security

  Considering the news, from a childhood in the turbulent 60s to adulthood as an African missionary.

• From Stephens Street to Tulip Road

  It’s a long way, and yet not so far, between then and now.