Van Loon, Michelle: -

Michelle Van Loon's deeply rooted faith in Christ, secular Jewish heritage, spiritual hunger, and storyteller's sensibilities inform her creative, carefully crafted writing. She's published six books including Becoming Sage: Cultivating Meaning, Purpose, and Spirituality in Midlife (Moody 2020), Born to Wander: Recovering the Value of our Pilgrim Identity (Moody, 2018), Moments & Days: How Our Holy Celebrations Shape Our Faith (NavPress, 2016), and If Only: Letting Go Of Regret (Beacon Hill, 2014), which won an award of merit in the Christian Living category in Christianity Today's 2015 Book Of The Year listing.

Michelle has been a regular contributor at Christianity Today and In Touch magazine and has a wide range of published work including curriculum, devotionals, articles, and plays. She is a founding member of The Pelican Project, a women's theology organization, and the co-founder of www.ThePerennialGen.com, a website for midlife women and men.