Author: Michelle Van Loon
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I have been witness to some pretty explosive displays of spiritual freedom over the years. During our time in fundamentalist churches, the fireworks came most often when someone reported an instantaneous deliverance from tobacco addiction. While attending charismatic congregations, I saw that the signs and wonders demonstrating God’s supernatural liberation came in lots of shapes…
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Get up and keep skating
Life lesson learned: If you are a Birkenstock girl, you should not slide on a pair of high heels right before you stand up in your friend’s wedding. You need to practice walking in them for days – weeks, even – before the big event. I learned this lesson the hard way. Literally. I slipped…
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Review: A Good And Perfect Gift
Eight years ago, my husband’s brother called to tell us that his fourth child had been born. The newest little Van Loon had Down Syndrome. My prayers for the family were born out of what I imagined that parents Dan and Maribeth were experiencing: the joy of getting to know the gift of their son…
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Shelf time – Part 2
Have you ever been shelved after a period of active ministry? Click here to read my post from earlier this week discussing some of the reasons this may happen. How can God’s kingdom be advanced if I am sitting “useless” on the shelf? I hope you can hear the out-of-bounds pride at the root of…
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Have you ever been shelved?
A friend who’d been a women’s ministry leader in her former church told me sadly that there was no place for her in her new church. “God used and developed my leadership gifts at our old church, but they told me nicely they don’t need another women’s ministry leader-type at our new church. I feel…