catapult magazine: unite.learn.serve
this issue
vol. 6, num. 1
2007-01-12 — 2007-01-26
A re-visitation of last year's odd assortment of top ten lists. Create your own theme and then fill in the blanks—what's made your top ten list in the past year? In the past ten years? In your lifetime?
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
Visit these sites through catapult, purchase something and *cino will get 5-10% of the purchase price.
feature
Top ten things I learned from my father-in-law about how to be a Christian for real
by Bill Boerman-Cornell
A list honoring Vern Boerman, who passed away on December 21, 2006.
The Big C's of Vernon J. Boerman
by Mary Lagerwey
A tribute to a beloved father whose influence went well beyond his family.
articles
Editorial
Top ten meals in recent memory
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
On the moments when the ritual of gathering for food transcends the elements themselves.
ArticleA baker's dozen of the top ten rules for parenting
by Reverend Lawrence W. Farris
In no particular order, the most important things one father has learned about raising children.
ArticleTop ten art and faith events
by Jennifer M. Parker
An overview of events worth penciling in to your 2007 and 2008 calendar.
reviews
Film ReviewReviving Messalina
by Grant Elgersma
A review of the documentary Sex: The Annabel Chong Story.
Music Review
Top ten albums of 2006
by Robert Vander Giessen-Reitsma
Or, more accurately, my favorite albums from 2006 so far (in no particular order).
in case you missed it the first time
Music Review
Winter delights
by Grant Elgersma
Instead of succumbing to the shop-shop-shop musak of the season, settle back with the crackling warmth of a recommended winter album.
FeatureTop Ten re: vegetables
by Nina Bartelt Lanctot
A personal history told from the field, table, freezer, mouth and memory.
ColumnStanding on the docks
by Kate Bowman Johnston
On the top ten in television.
weaving the web
The list is life
A blog of favorite things by Brett Alan Dewing.
Lost RemoteNielsen 2006 top tens
From cited Wikipedia entries to time-shifted TV shows, Nielsen's numbers show us how to become one of the popular kids...if we're not one of them already.
Alliance for SustainabilityTen simple steps for a healthy planet
...while improving your health and saving money!
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
- DOES CLASSIC ROCK NEED TO BE LIBERATED??
last post: lopez
- Watching TV As An Act of Love
last post: dan
- How Do You Tell Your Kids Who God Is?
last post: grant
- Finding a book about the people of the Bible
last post: brenda
- Feast means joy.
last post: grant
recent *cino blog entries
- OVERHANGJoel Says Goodbye to Overhang
entered: Sep 5, 2008
- 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
