*culture is not optional

Navigating family history

by Chris Fuller

A tradition of boating finds its current home in longing.

The Thing

by Kirstin Vander Giessen-Reitsma

Confessions of a chronic dabbler.

More than passing

by Gwen DiPietro

On one particular hobby that flourishes in all conditions.

When your hobbies must be something more

by Adam Navis

A year of job searching gives a new perspective on "free time" activities.

Practice makes perfect

by Ellyn Wilkoff

How acts of creativity become holy, become prayer.

Dig in

by Laryn Kragt Bakker

An interesting hobby yields financial, culinary and environmental benefits.

God's love made edible

by David Wenger

The journey of a skill from a hobby to a spiritual discipline.

Spinning a yarn

by Denise Frame Harlan

A family tradition of "making things" leads to a very rewarding waste of time.

Can Christianity be the new "punk"?

by Grant Elgersma

A reflection on the purposefulness of reviews in catapult.

Rembrandt and Me

by Matthew Clark

Motherhood and?

by Dawn Berkelaar

A stay-at-home mom finds comfort in her secret identity.

Seeking boredom

by Denise Frame Harlan

What happens when a child-like boredom meets adult busyness.

Experiments in photography

by Steve Lansingh

How books of ?perfect? photos from special events gave way to reveling in the beauty of the ordinary.

Lift up my eyes to the mountains

by Kay Ellen Davis

A banner artist displays her process via photos.

Charlotte's Webpage

Orion Magazine

Lowell Monke writes about why children shouldn't have the world at their fingertips.

Etsy.com

An online marketplace for handmade items from artists around the world.

Foxfire

A program created to perpetuate relationships between old and young, as well as traditional Appalachian crafts and knowledge.

A farm grows in Brooklyn

Sojourners Magazine

Tom Philpott writes about a neglected neighborhood where kids are growing produce and raising a community.