catapult magazine

vol. 11, num. 4 :: 2012.02.17 — 2012.03.01

In our churches, in our families, in our neighborhood, in our friend groups, certain topics like - - - - - and - - - - - are off-limits, whether explicitly or implicitly. Why are we reluctant to discuss - - - - - in these settings and what are the ripple effects? (Certain portions of this issue description have been omitted in the interest of remaining - - - - -.)

Feature

Don’t rock the boat, baby

by Tom Becker

A critique from the heartland of niceness.

Put your whole self in

by Paul Chaplin

Encouraging faith communities to lament together.

Original sin

by Pamela Harrington

Obedience and punishment through the eyes of a child.

Editorial

The people that we meet

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Expanding expectations in the places where we live.

Articles

Republichristianity

by Elizabeth Hay

A report from a Bible college on the taboo of politics.

Real relationships

by Hope Lane

What exactly goes on inside the bonds of couplehood?

O come, all ye sinners

by Dawn Poulterer

Addressing a church that fears repentance.

How about a little heresy

by Jim Schmotzer

When it comes to unorthodox beliefs, you can ask, but not many will tell.

The loud silence of disbelief

by Lauren Wayne

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

Teen taboos

by Malissa Moniz

A report from the high school front.

Vibrating assassins

by Alicia Odermatt

Calling out the habit of checking the phone mid-conversation.

The tail wind taboo

by Amy Langereis

Love covers a multitude of sins, if we let it.

Gallery

Shut the Hell Up

by Alex Joyner

In case you missed it the first time

Of orthodoxy and orthopraxy

by Henry Bakker

A reflection on Simone Weil, a scholar and activist who defied categories in early twentieth century Europe.

Stigma

by Name withheld

On a mother’s decision to keep a family secret...for now.

Weaving the web

Lent: Season of our hypocrisy

Killing the Buddha

Ashley Makar on moving from to-do lists to angels in the wilderness.

Mr. Daisey and the Apple factory

This American Life

A self-described "worshipper in the cult of Mac" travels to China and discovers the disturbing reality of the workers who make his beloved Apple products.

The placenta cookbook

New York Times Magazine

Atossa Araxia Abrahamian on a controversial eating practice.

I love Jesus, but I swear a little

Sarcastic Lutheran

Nadia Bolz-Weber’s open invitation to unfriend me on Facebook, stop following me on Twitter and discontinue reading my blog if you need to.

daily asterisk

Even in a country you know by heart
its hard to go the same way twice
the life of the going changes.
The chances change and make a new way.
Any tree or stone or bird
can be the bud of a new direction. The
natural correction is to make intent
of accident. To get back before dark
is the art of going.

Wendell Berry
“Traveling at Home” from Traveling at Home

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