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Jen Pollock Michel

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A dual citizen of the United States and Canada, Jen Pollock Michel is an award-winning author, speaker, and podcast host living in Cincinnati. Her sixth book, A Rule for the Rest of Us, released on September 8th, 2026.

Jen holds a B.A. in French from Wheaton College, an M.A. in Literature from Northwestern University, and an M.F.A from Seattle Pacific University. Her writing has appeared widely in print and online publications, and her popular weekly Substack posts publish most Mondays. Jen also serves as the first-year writing mentor in the Whitworth University low-residency MFA program in Creative Writing.

You can find out more about Jen at jenpollockmichel.com.

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	Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith by Jen Pollock Michel (Goodreads Author), Katelyn Beaty (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.89 avg rating — 594 ratings — published 2014 — 11 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
	Surprised by Paradox: The Promise of And in an Either-Or World by Jen Pollock Michel (Goodreads Author), Russ Ramsey (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.14 avg rating — 527 ratings — published 2019 — 5 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
	Keeping Place: Reflections on the Meaning of Home by Jen Pollock Michel (Goodreads Author), Scott Sauls (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 4.02 avg rating — 350 ratings — published 2017 — 7 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
	In Good Time: 8 Habits for Reimagining Productivity, Resisting Hurry, and Practicing Peace 4.05 avg rating — 312 ratings — published 2022 — 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
	A Habit Called Faith: 40 Days in the Bible to Find and Follow Jesus 4.27 avg rating — 104 ratings — published 2021 — 7 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
	A Rule for the Rest of Us: An Ancient Practice for Making the Daily Decisions that Shape Faithful Lives 4.50 avg rating — 10 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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“We prefer the not wanting and not having to the losing.”
― Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith

tags: desire, detachment, disappointment, vulnerability

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“God is the I AM that I AM not the I AM that we wish.”
― Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith

tags: character-of-god, discipleship, glory-of-god, sovereignty-of-god

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“The Christian story, centered as it is on the death and Resurrection of Jesus Christ, is the only story for making sense of desire and loss.”
― Jen Pollock Michel, Teach Us to Want: Longing, Ambition and the Life of Faith

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