catapult magazine

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• What kind of community is this?

  How far have we come in a year and where are we headed next?

• Afraid of becoming

  How do we stop from becoming the people we least desire to be?

• Late-night thoughts on what it means to fear God

  An unfashionable concept deserves a fresh look.

• The great unknown

  On having the courage to choose our own adventures.

• On thrift stores and things

  Second-hand stores are good sources of bargains--and stuff.

• Red light

  Living with overexposure to pornography and prostitution.

• A year of life in "the zoo"

  On the joys and challenges of living in Christian community.

• Dressing up

  A survey of 22 years of dressing one’s self culminates in a self portrait.

• The pursuit of happiness

  An attempt to make sense of childhood longings.

• A self in comparison

  Reflections on ambition, identity, fame, fortune and family.

• Considering contraception

  A response to catapult’s “Family Planning” issue.

• On being a loser at 30

  An older self and a younger self in dialogue about (dis)contentment.

• On his brownness

  How can those whose genes embody an intersection of ethnicities uniquely contribute to understanding and reconciliation?

• This was not always the case

  A letter to future offspring in the wake of a U.S. election.

• No un-growth

  On the power of formative experience to set growth in motion.

• Choosing to be single?

  Recounting a journey toward acceptance and intentionality.

• A common thread

  On the beauty of choosing the "by hand" way, while honoring the divine purposes of all human activity.

• Dwelling places

  A reflection on the complicated consideration of where to live.

• Paid in hope and heartbreak

  Why I volunteer -- and create opportunities for others to do the same.

• Pre-guilt and the suffering Herod

  A narrative glimpse into the historic mind of a regretful king.

• Learning to cook alone

  When the complexities of life after community living show up in the produce section.

• Choosing to surrender

  A reflection on religious identity and the freedom of commitment.

• Satisfaction guaranteed

  The how and why, the true and false, and the good and bad of branding.

• Raising a generation of courage

  On accepting the challenge of parenting post-9/11 kids.

• In search of a good education

  A parent reflects on the privilege of choosing among a wealth of schooling options.

• Nevermind your helplessness blues

  Viewing the newest Fleet Foxes album through the lens of Nirvana’s generational legacy.

• Working the streets

  Reflecting on the risk not taken, 25 years later.

• First world problems and the privileges of (in)convenience

  Lessons learned in a global household, over a batch of local pasta sauce.

• A car story

  Around the world 11 times in a 2000 Volkswagen Jetta TDI.

• The tug of “yes” and “no”

  On the joys and challenges of being a caregiver.