catapult magazine

Items tagged spirit

• Nearly forgotten ways of healing

  A paper on the spiritual tools of ethno-medicine--do they still have application today?

• Howling for the master

  A sermon on the search to discover genuine spirit medicine.

• The healing power of touch

  A muscle therapist learns the power of physical touch?or not touching?in the struggle between life and death.

• Is your church fantasy-friendly?

  On the need to cultivate the fantasy-lives of believers in Spirit-filled churches.

• Growing and living in Christian community

  A conversation with Jon Trott from Jesus People USA.

• Writing with the Spirit

  An exploration of the mysterious process of working with words.

• Favorite mistakes

  On the process of making a rock and roll album.

• "Living in sin"

  A pastor's letter to two beloved members of his congregation who are engaged and living together.

• Loving blind

  Who's got the inside scoop on sex? Apparently no one.

• One thing leads to another

  On the importance of keeping commitments to others and to self.

• Testing the spirits

  What role do discernment skills play in our efforts to successfully engage culture?

• Collaborative creation

  An artist learns to connect his craft with Sunday mornings.

• Having a ball in my hometown

  A local celebration provides an opportunity to reflect on love of place.

• All I ever get for Christmas is blue

  What to do when sugary musak just doesn?t cut it.

• What a Wonderful World

  A coffeehouse in Sheboygan, Wisconsin serves locals with more than just delicious treats.

• Whom shall I fear?

  On the difference between being afraid and having fear.

• Sabbath memory, with music

  An inadequate attempt to capture in words the working of the Spirit in music.

• Music in the name of Christ

  A shorter catechism addressing seven big questions about music in God?s world.

• All we like sheep

  Our attempts at self-preservation deny a larger reality.

• You are here

  Reflections on consciousness.

• Beauty will save the world

  An interview with Spirit-filled fashionista Kate Kamphausen.

• Late night thoughts on the Bible as idol

  What happens when the Bible is elevated to the supreme way of knowing?

• Top Ten re: disciplines

  Discerning the spirit of the age by identifying the disciplines for this era.

• Thin place

  A story of discovering the place of refreshment.

• Com-unity

  An overview of community principles practiced at The Hermitage Community.

• Angels don't kiss

  Claiming what distinguishes us from angels may involve reclaiming the "holy kiss."

• Practice makes perfect

  How acts of creativity become holy, become prayer.

• Can Christianity be the new "punk"?

  A reflection on the purposefulness of reviews in catapult.

• <i>Neon Bible</i> reveals more than indie emotionalism

  A review of Arcade Fire's newest release.

• Stimulating imagination

  On finding the energy to change the world through environmental practices.