catapult magazine

Items tagged faith

• What does it mean to stand?

  Comparing the early church's imperial context with our own.

• Why I buy books

  On putting our money where our best stories are.

• Why I am still listening to Sufjan Stevens

  Confessions of a music lover who can't get enough of the enigmatic singer songwriter's juxtapositions.

• Portraits: Men of the Church

  Four lyrical snapshots, taken over two weeks of celebration.

• Shades of joy

  A mother reflects on her children's faith journeys and the complexities of joy for Christian parents.

• Things I carry with me

  A collection of thoughts gathered during time spent in Africa.

• God helps

  A visual and narrative reflection on God the Guide.

• To throw away or to keep

  Being born again into a new identity yields more questions than answers, with a need to proceed.

• Fighting despair in 2010

  Conan says goodbye with wise words that speak to the past, present and future.

• The end

  Welcome to the longest reality show ever.

• The curtain is torn, the closet is open

  An interview with playwright and director Richard Peters on his latest work, David and Jonathan.

• He puts the lonely in families

  A meditation on the life and death of a friend who called upon others to care.

• Fact vs. truth

  A childhood of gathering evidence gives way to an adulthood of storytelling.

• The popular and the absolute

  Wrestling with truth in the context of taste and interpretation.

• Fasting to hear

  On Protestant theology and the revival of discipline.

• Within, and without

  A reflection on the church as a place of belonging (or not) for introverts.

• The electric razor

  Unearthing childhood memories of fear and separation.

• Ten things I used to believe

  A challenging year shifts beliefs in some important ways.

• The loud silence of disbelief

  An undesired lesson in what not to say to your small group.

• Original sin

  Obedience and punishment through the eyes of a child.

• The shame for which I weep

  When churches fail to offer acceptance and healing for gay and lesbian believers.

• Blooms, dreams, roots, wings, aging and other things

  How a maxim has taken on meaning throughout a life.

• Refurbished faith

  Considering the future form of a hand-me-down dresser.

• The charity of art

  How one musician’s work became the soundtrack to several decades of a life.

• Dragon’s Milk

  On a couple of beers and a conversation between friends.

• Saving numbers

  Questioning the church’s obsession with quantifiable data.

• This is the day

  I am in need of some serious dental work.

• Ten books, past and present

  Short reviews of C.S. Lewis, Chesterton, Wodehouse and more.

• Breaking the rules

  The challenges of discussing fashion with Christians.

• Im - ag - i - na - tion

  Living with faithful imagination.