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Michelle Van Loon

Michelle Van Loon

Michelle Van Loon is the author of two books about the parables of Christ and has contributed to three recent devotional projects. She's done a wide variety of freelance writing including plays and skits, curriculum, articles, and ghost-writing. She's been a church communications director, served on staff at Trinity International University, and currently handles communications responsibilities on a freelance basis for a handful of small faith-based non-profits. She's married to Bill, and is mother to three and grandmother to two. Her writing focuses on issues of the church and spiritual formation. She blogs at http://www.patheos.com/blogs/pilgrimsroadtrip/.

My Teenager Made Me Finally Grow Up

The unexpected surrender of parenting adolescents

Like Valerie Harper, We're All Terminal

The search for a truer expression of Christian grief.

How Adulthood Is Like High School All Over Again

Churches need to recognize the awkward teenager inside each of us.

In Defense of Church Hoppers

Some Christians' spiritual baggage makes it harder to find a church home

Sexy 'n Spiritual Tees for Jesus

The problem with OMG Wear—and other displays of Christian fandom.

How to Wait for a Slow-Moving Messiah

Advent, says author Enuma Okoro, teaches us how to wait on a God whose timetable looks nothing like ours.

Exposing the Sins of the Baby Boomers

My grandfather left me enough to buy a minivan. I can barely leave my kids with enough to buy a tricycle.

A New Chapter in the Homeschooling Movement

Homeschooling families will thrive if they work together, not maroon themselves on separate islands.

Why Friends Disappear When You Reach Midlife

Why loneliness can plague women in their 50s.

Green with Housing Envy: Bursting the Bubble of Coveting My Neighbor's Home

The spiritual key to stop coveting a bigger and better home.

Voice of the Victims: Sex Abuse Survivors and the Church

Tom White's recent suicide brings to light the priority of healing the abused over restoring the offender.

Why Nancy Sleeth Wants You to Be a Bit More Amish

The message of 'Almost Amish' is, fittingly, simple: How we live matters.

Is It a Sin to Look Your Age?

How 'old is cold' stifles true beauty.

Learning the Spiritual Disciplines from a Mormon Blogger

Jana Riess's Mormon background does not detract from Flunking Sainthood's message.

When Higher Education Is Neither: Why Should I Earn a Degree?

Thoughts for adults considering returning to college in 2012.

Stop Turning Thanksgiving into a Facebook Like

Biblical gratitude is far more than an attitude.

Holy Hot Flashes! A Spiritual Take on Menopause

How the mysterious life stage changes a woman's capacity to nurture others.

Taking a Break from Your Spouse

Research and experience confirm that time away from one's spouse actually strengthens the marital bond.

When a Midlife Crisis Becomes Serious

And how the church can turn midlife into prime time for the entire community.