catapult magazine

The miracle and tragedy of the yellow duckling

by Tala Azar

Thoughts on growing up from one who is still engaged in the process.

Kissing and telling

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

On what our own teen experiences can teach us about being adults in the lives of teen-agers.

Donut theology

by Bill Sytsma

Lessons about the first Parent of us all learned in the pastry shop.

Himalayan idyll

by Neil E. Das

A meditation on the serious business of being a child.

Let your child be?

by Rajgopal Nidamboor

What's the best way to raise children with genuine self-esteem?

The other side of the bridge, or ?2 Good 2 Be 4 Gotten?

by Amy Maczuzak

A high school reunion inspires reflection about change and growing up.

A landscape of stark beauty

by Denis Haack

A review of the music of Sigur R?s.

Self Portrait 1970

by Pegi Ballenger

Coolness kills community

by Bill Boerman-Cornell

A timeless craze threatens to isolate teen-agers from other people and from God.

<I>School of Rock</I> replaces irony with enthusiasm

by Jason Vande Brake

A review of Jack Black's film School of Rock.

Loving/work

by Steve Lansingh

The 9-year-old Empire Records provides something worth emulating.

Parenting without perfection

by Denis Haack

A review of David John Seel?s Parenting without Perfection: Being a Kingdom Influence in a Toxic World.

Youth culture and growing up

Ransom Fellowship

Mardi Keyes looks at popular perceptions and misperceptions of youth compared to experience and biblical wisdom.

Commodified Kids

Center for Parent Youth Understanding

An article by Paul Robertson uses Alissa Quart's Branded: The Buying and Selling of Teen-Agers as a jumping-off point for looking at teens and marketing.

Understanding your teenager's doubt

Covenant Theological Seminary

Jerram Barrs explores positive adult responses to the period of important faith questions in a teenager's life.