catapult magazine

Items tagged justice

• Paradox and the Fall

  Since the Fall, God uses our weaknesses to build community and helps us gain a sense of Eden's bliss.

• Black and white make gray

  In the middle of such complex issues as war and capital punishment, we need to keep in mind our ultimate allegiance to the God of love and life.

• Beware of toilet envy

  The Jones family can haunt us even in a well-intentioned quest to live simply.

• Building a just house

  Should efforts toward the right to read what we want be eclipsed by efforts to ensure basic human dignity for our brothers and sisters around the world?

• Universal Declaration of Human Rights

  Find out what world leaders have determined to be reasonable expectations for citizens of this world.

• Moving toward pacifism

  On the struggle to discover a biblical approach to war and peace.

• Sport as it should be

  JustPlay uses statistics as a tool for making youth sports fun again.

• Christian principles in an election year

  The NCC presents ten biblical statements for consideration in the voting process.

• Act justly?

  An exploration of the term justice.

• On the edge of the world

  Indigenous farmers from Mexico offer opportunities to make the connection between righteousness and justice.

• Given with love

  Shopping for Christmas gifts can be an opportunity to practice our deepest values.

• Fair trade coffee is for the birds!

  A basic, well-researched exploration of why fair trade coffee is important and what you can do to promote it in your community.

• Feeding the hungry

  Sometimes the most immediate needs go beyond food, clothing and shelter.

• How to create a just society

  Ruminations on the relationship between God?s justice and God?s mercy.

• Beyond a reasonable doubt

  A Canadian court case provides a study in justice.

• Naming the space

  A hand-me-down table was just the beginning?

• The beloved community

  A social work student wrestles with the relationship between activism and redemption.

• What to wear

  Is it possible to find clothing that fits perfectly?

• Jesus Christ, hero

  Breaking through the overuse of the term reveals a less abused meaning.

• Christians circle the Burger King's castle

  Activists see action at fast food giant as a sacrament for an age of transnational injustice.

• Pastoral perspectives on transportation

  An "autocentric" society raises many questions that might be considered from the pulpit.

• Apple Walnut Cake

  A recipe for holistic community.

• Considering just desserts

  With a little thought and creativity, it is possible to serve up a little after-dinner justice.

• Paint, politics and parents

  Approaching lead poisoning as an issue of environmental justice.

• Happily (almost) ever after

  The legacy of lead in East St. Louis.

• Kirstin’s recommendations 10.19.07

  Short reviews of The Lives of Others, Laura Veirs’ Year of Meteors and The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada.

• Strategies for hope

  On working for hope and peace as an intercessor and a grappler.

• Reading for a global perspective

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

• No stopping or standing

  Electing a leader of color is a signpost on a journey, not a destination.

• Unequal embrace

  Contextualizing a healthy sense of gender identity within a hierarchy of privilege.