catapult magazine: unite.learn.serve
this issue
vol. 5, num. 15
2006-07-28 — 2006-09-08
Stories about the things that take on lives of their own in their efforts to control us and the people around us.
columns
Legalization
On the cultural assumptions about marijuana and other substances, along with a discussion of their use in religious observance.
event
new resources!
*culture is not optional is excited to introduce the first two books in our new Road Map Series. Do Justice: A Social Justice Road Map and Eat Well: A Food Road Map both collect essays, artwork and resources lists to serve as an introduction to exploring what faithfulness might look like in each of these areas of life. They're only $7.50, so you can get one for yourself and one to share!
affiliates
Visit these sites through catapult, purchase something and *cino will get 5-10% of the purchase price.
feature
My addiction
by Rachel S. Hawley
The journey of an addictive personality leads to…the radio?
articles
EditorialSomething to say
by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma
Reflections on catapult as a space for confession.
Article
What I learned during Lent
by David Howard Malone
Going without yields a lesson about the true substance of control.
ArticleBack issues
by Name withheld
On a shared (but mostly his) addiction to the printed word.
ArticleAlcoholism, the disease
by Sarah Walsh Landini
A book excerpt and resources related to alcoholism.
Article
Credit spending was my addiction
by Larry T. McKnight
A personal story of a journey that led to bankruptcy.
ArticleThe confessions of a fundamentalist librarian: On lust
by Neil E. Das
How the struggle with addiction is a struggle to reconcile the public and private self.
ArticleLate night thoughts on addiction as symptom
by Reverend Lawrence W. Farris
A reflection that reframes the assumption that addiction is an illness.
reviews
Film Review
Dissolution of a family
by Josh Hurst
A review of Noah Baumbach's film The Squid and the Whale.
in case you missed it the first time
ArticleDid Jesus smoke?
by Jeremy Huggins
A search for the biblical basis for condemning today's "lepers" reveals surprising answers.
ArticleFor the health of the body
by Name withheld
A member of the *cino community discusses her struggles with addiction and explores the link between mental health, physical health, and the health of the body of believers.
weaving the web
Sojourner's MagazineControversy in the recovery movement
A review of the book Victims and Sinners: Spiritual Roots of Addictions and Recovery by Linda A. Mercandante.
the back page
- Weekend AmericaEat Well, Pay What You Can
- Yale University ReflectionsSoli Deo Gloria
- The New York TimesSpain, grappling with illegal immigrants, tries forgiveness
- Salon.comWhy is gas so expensive?
- DebtonationThe coming first world debt crisis
recent discussion
- How Do You Tell Your Kids Who God Is?
last post: anton
- Watching TV As An Act of Love
last post: dan
- Feast means joy.
last post: grant
- Obama's pastor
last post: grant
- True Lives of Christian Music?
last post: grant
recent *cino blog entries
- the vg-r collectiveVigilante justice?
entered: Jul 3, 2008
- the vg-r collectiveN.T. Wright on Colbert
entered: Jul 2, 2008
- Hearts & Minds BooksWho Gets to Narrate the World? by Robert Webber
entered: Jul 1, 2008
- the vg-r collectiveAmerican Axle and the labor question
entered: Jul 1, 2008
- the vg-r collective37 N. Main: more demolition
entered: Jul 1, 2008
