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Michelle Van Loon

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Michelle Van Loon’s Jewish heritage, spiritual hunger, and storyteller’s sensibilities have been informing her writing and shaping her faith journey since she came to Christ at the tail end of the Jesus Movement. She is the author of eight books, as well as numerous articles, and several full-length plays for the educational market.

She's been a church communications director, served on staff at Trinity International University, and been the U.S. Administrator for an educational ministry based in Jerusalem. She earned a graduate certificate from Northern Seminary in 2017. She's married to Bill, and is mother to three and grandmother to two. ...more

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	Born to Wander: Recovering the Value of Our Pilgrim Identity 3.85 avg rating — 148 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Becoming Sage: Cultivating Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality in Midlife 4.14 avg rating — 124 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Moments & Days: How Our Holy Celebrations Shape Our Faith 4.09 avg rating — 107 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Translating Your Past: Finding Meaning in Family Ancestry, Genetic Clues, and Generational Trauma 4.21 avg rating — 39 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	If Only: Letting Go of Regret 3.91 avg rating — 34 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Downsizing: Letting Go of Evangelicalism’s Nonessentials 4.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Uprooted: Growing a Parable Life from the Inside Out 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Heart to Page it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parable Life: Living the Stories of Jesus in Real Time really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2005 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Listen for his voice: Three skits for missions 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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This exploration into the personality, calling, and acts of Peter is at once comforting and challenging. Peter's oh-so-relatable humanity shines through each of 11 thoughtful chapters. (That's the comforting part!) But so does the challenging, faithf ...more
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“You and I are not the measure, or the focal point, or time. God is.”
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“Shabbat simultaneously pointed backward to the first day in Eden and forward to the final day when all of creation will find wholeness and rest in unbroken fellowship with God.”
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“[Jesus] was crucified before the beginning of the Sabbath and resurrected after the Sabbath had concluded. Jesus not only fulfilled God's intention for the Sabbath but also became our Sabbath.”
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