catapult magazine

First world problems and the privileges of (in)convenience

by Deborah Leiter Nyabuti

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

One world friendships

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Exploring an alternative model to first world power dynamics.

Losing a cell phone, losing perspective

by Brenda Kronemeijer-Heyink

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

The most under-reported reality of urban America

by Shawn Casselberry

Reports of radical hospitality from Chicago and beyond.

Vanya

by Uma Gowrishankar

A reflection on the concerns of a man and a woman of the Ratwa Bhil tribe in central India.

The Bottom Shelf, Low Down, Guilt Inducing, Helping You Attain Some Global Perspective Blues

by David Howard Malone

Dreamers vs. Dreamingers

by Adam Smit

A freelance development worker reports on the state of Africa and his own sense of hope.

Reading for a global perspective

by Byron Borger

Book guru of Hearts & Minds Books recommends resources for studying and pursuing global justice.

Ten new ways I hope to vote with my money this year

by Amy Jonason

A graduate student on a budget considers how to make her dollars reflect her passions.

A refugee Passover in Israel

Killing the Buddha

Ashley Makar writes about the lives of Sudanese refugees in the “promised land.”

Is the American dream God’s dream?

Sojourners

Responses to a provocative question from Christians on the left and right.