catapult magazine

Items tagged values

• Race against ignorance

  Wendell Berry's Life is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition cautions against science as religion and creation as a set of statistics.

• <I>About Schmidt</I>--about us?

  New movie is darkly comical in its approach to some of life's major questions.

• Christ and Hollywood...in the same sentence?

  A Christian in the film industry introduces us to some reasons to have hope for Hollywood.

• On home-building

  Building your own home can be a rewarding adventure when you apply your values.

• Baseball, diversity, and culture

  A bleacher seat at a Mets-Yankees game yields a revelation about American culture.

• European dream

  The President speaks about Gospel values.

• Re-inventing the well

  Even as big boxes multiply, "neighborhood values" are becoming an important part of the national conversation.

• A question before pitching

  Though they take more work, there are many alternatives to sending something to the landfill.

• Late night thoughts on necessities in the divine economy

  Abortion, homosexuality and the values nearest the heart of God.

• Beauty will save the world

  An interview with Spirit-filled fashionista Kate Kamphausen.

• What to wear

  Is it possible to find clothing that fits perfectly?

• Money and stuff

  On discovering a biblical approach to fundraising.

• Church as "third place" as church

  What is the relationship between church space and third place?

• Top ten things I learned from my father-in-law about how to be a Christian for real

  A list honoring Vern Boerman, who passed away on December 21, 2006.

• A baker's dozen of the top ten rules for parenting

  In no particular order, the most important things one father has learned about raising children.

• Surrounded on all sides

  Home is where the heart is, for better and for worse.

• A story before bed

  Reflection on a nighttime ritual that fills various kinds of needs.

• Squash stories

  A motley gathering of autumn vegetables decks the halls with delectable values.

• Grant’s recommendations 3.7.08

  Reviews of two documentary tours, one of the American South to discover evangelical Christianity and one around the world  to explore the nature of human ambition.

• Superman: “Man of Steel” or “Stalin”?

  A review of Steven T. Seagle’s graphic novel It’s a Bird.

• Let us build a house

  A renovation project sparks ideas about the interplay of images and values embodied in bricks and mortar.

• What does it mean to stand?

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

• In defense of my generation

  A response to the charges of relativism that get lobbed across philosophical dividing lines.

• Of mission statements and manifestos

  On getting out of the boardroom and into the neighborhood with our words and practices.

• Telling a good story

  An interview with Joy'l Ver Heul, organizer of a locally grown wedding show.

• The wedding planner

  Sorting out the essentials and non-essentials of the ceremony.

• Teach your children well

  A case for a more accurate and hopeful view of today's young adults.

• Slow organizing

  Considering what’s emerging for *cino after the spring thaw.

• The answers are in my closet

  Dressing up as role-playing.

• Meet your meat

  The story of a family’s journey toward more conscious consumption.