catapult magazine

Items tagged identity

• The story of our home

  On reinforcing a sense of identity through loss.

• The impossibility of the nice Christian guy

  A prophetic history lesson in gendered images of Christianity.

• From ManZone to the <i>haka</i>

  Warrior-centric attempts at fostering male identity in church.

• Fathers matter

  A morning revelation creates space for grief and discovery.

• Beyond competition

  On moving from victory through superiority to upholding one another in love.

• Welcome to the family

  True human connection is just a Profile away.

• Things I carry with me

  A collection of thoughts gathered during time spent in Africa.

• Of drunken birds and calling to best friendship

  A reflection on adulthood, hard friendships and the nature of commitment.

• Growing up is hard to do

  Nostalgia and regret in remembering the qualities of childhood friendships.

• A wonderful life

  On family rituals as occasions to pass down heirloom memories of joy and sorrow.

• To throw away or to keep

  Being born again into a new identity yields more questions than answers, with a need to proceed.

• The spectacular death of Vic Chesnutt

  A eulogy for a musician, by a musician.

• Ten ways to spot Americans in Australia

  Useful tips...from an American in Australia.

• Global Spirit

  Ten world music albums that inspire wonder at the range of human creativity.

• The invisible border

  Mapping a neighborhood by streets, class and color -- and hoping for a better way home.

• Identity theft

  A reflection on how aid can rob a culture of generosity.

• Pine Trail Camp

  On lessons learned at that most formative childhood institution: summer camp.

• Preaching as storytelling

  Good news for those who have never been able to "get anything out of" the Bible.

• Getting real

  A retrospective toward authenticity in the pulpit.

• The curtain is torn, the closet is open

  An interview with playwright and director Richard Peters on his latest work, David and Jonathan.

• Learning to cook alone

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

• A huge gap

  A personal reflection on weight, prompted by the ABC Family show, Huge.

• Always

  A short story about a girl in the hospital and her twin in the mirror.

• Getting naked

  A blogger reflects on the interaction between vulnerability and friendship.

• Naked dreams

  If you confess your sins to a lion in the jungle, does anybody hear them?

• Our shrinking souls

  On Emerson's understanding of the soul and the search for divine truth.

• Living from mystery

  On truth, interpretation and the search for a bible-based way of life.

• Scott

  An uneasy legacy tied together with the thread of a shared name.

• The maturing of brands and Sneetches

  If God is the first Brand Manager, what makes good branding?

• On being branded

  A peace studies professor recounts the experience of college re-branding.