catapult magazine

Items tagged worship

• The Church vs. Football

  A modest proposal for a solution to the conflict between the Church and the NFL.

• The art of communication

  An interview with Quentin Schultze, head of the communication arts department at Calvin College and author of Habits of the High-Tech Heart.

• St. Gregory's Abbey and Benedictine monasticism

  An exploration of monastic values and practices and how the monastic life can inform the lives of those outside of the monastery.

• The Church 2004

  The same event showcases the best and worst of Christian cultural engagment.

• A theology of clothing

  From Sunday best to "come as you are" styles, clothing our bodies can be an act of worship.

• Good worship

  The worship debate is more complex than ?traditional vs. contemporary? music. What guidance do we have for meaningful worship?

• Sabbath memory, with music

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

• Partnership redeemed

  A service of marriage, performed on December 31, 2000.

• What to wear

  Is it possible to find clothing that fits perfectly?

• ?God is the interesting thing?

  St. Benedict?s Table strives to cultivate a liturgy for vital worship.

• The greatest commandment(s)

  A service honoring the command to love and exploring what it means to love well.

• Enjoying worship?

  On discovering a right attitude toward worship.

• Natural asylum

  On the natural environment as a house of worship.

• A light shines

  A U2 concert provides truth and healing in the midst of suffering.

• A baker's dozen of the top ten rules for parenting

  In no particular order, the most important things one father has learned about raising children.

• Late night thoughts on music in worship and ecumenism

  Experiences as a supply pastor in many churches prompts reflection on two types of worship services.

• Adorned with stories

  How our stories of identity can be woven into the fabric that adorns our bodies.

• Remembering hope

  With daily reminders of all of the reasons we have to despair, how can anyone possibly hold onto hope?

• A progressive feast

  On a food journey and the resources that served as maps along the way.

• A harmonious confluence

  An interview with Peter Hicks of the band Aradhna.

• The artful bulletin

  On how a requisite page became a blank canvas for an entire congregation.

• The hard work of living peacefully

  Entering into the peace that passes understanding is a constant journey marked by occasional glimpses.

• Practicing Resurrection at Russet House Farm

  A report on a community gathering to explore the role of sustainability in a life of Christian faithfulness.

• Commissioned by God

  An interview with Ron Vander Pol, an artist and art and Bible instructor from Sheboygan, Wisconsin.

• The church proper

  How the variety of buildings in which we worship reflect larger tensions and ideas, particularly for multi-generation families.
  

• Ten great songs you’ve probably never heard of

  ... but you should get to know them.

• Small church, big church

  Questions from the present on a path that has run through churches of all sizes.

• Company’s here!

  Word play leads to serious food play when it comes to communion.

• From “doing” to “communing”

  Recovering the practice of retreat in our lives and in our worship.

• Our shrinking souls

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