Michelle Van Loon

Slices of StoryChicago: 1. “Weakness brings liberation. Confession transforms” – Dave Gibbons2. “Propositions will not save you.” – Chris Seay3. Note to self: Get that Frederick Buechner book already (Telling The Truth: Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy and Fairy Tale) since…

Listen to the Quiet I love the sound of a house full of kids. (Well, most of the time, anyway!) As my children neared adulthood, I wondered how I’d handle the echoing silence of an empty nest. Perhaps “wondered” is…

With a title like Can God Be Trusted? (FaithWords/Hachette), I imagined the content of Father Thomas Williams’ book could be summed up in four words: Yes. So do it. The plain white cover of the hardcover volume didn’t do much…

The series below was originally posted in early July of this year, but one of the posts has been hacked, so I’m reposting the set of three here and deleting the original series. Enjoy a fresh perspective on this Scriptural…

Michael Snyder’s Return Policy (Zondervan) follows the stories of three people who’d never typically connect with one another, much less change each other’s lives: Wally, a burned-out, grieving novelist; Ozena, a single mom of a special needs child and customer…

It was the 1970’s, and as a refection of the times, we wrote our own vows for our wedding. I have copies of what we promised each other that warm Sunday afternoon, but for the life of me, I can’t…