Uprooted
Growing a Parable Life from the Inside Out
Michelle Van Loon

Subtitle: Growing a Parable Life from the Inside Out

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The church these days is sadly devoid of Christ-filled imagination.Michelle Van Loon provides us a re-telling of Christ'' parables that helpsfill that void. Her creative yet practical approach makes her books worthreading for all those seeking fresh reflection on Christ'' parables.- David Fitch, Lindner Chair Evangelical Theology, Northern Seminary

Fresh, contemporary, biblically-faithful journeys through the surprising, disruptive, gracious, radical, irreligious, and completely life-changing stories Jesus told.

Both Uprooted and Parable Life offer a contemporary account of ten ofJesus'' parables by master storyteller, Michelle Van Loon. Each chapterbegins with the parable as told in Scripture followed by a retelling of theparable in a creative yet biblically faithful way. Then the same parable isreexamined through an actual story of a real person living today. Chaptersconclude with study questions which engage the reader or study group in arelevant conversation about the meaning of the parable in contemporary life.

These are books which help readers explore what it means to live a lifethat matters to God, to others and to themselves. They challenge people toexplore the messy and miraculous ways that growth happens in their lives.Perfect for those who find themselves in an emerging culture which is lessabout ''how to'' and more about ''why to.''

Jan Johnson, author of When the Soul Listens, says the following:''Imitating her Master Storyteller, Michelle Van Loon crafts creativeversions of Jesus??? parables, rooting them in today'' less-than-pretty world.Populated with people who know, these stories would be especially effectivewith the post-modern generation.''

People Who Will Benefit From This Book
Spiritual Seekers and Strugglers
Small Groups
Pastors and Church Leaders
Young Adults
Bible Study Groups
Michelle Van Loon is a spiritual seeker with a Jewish heritage,committed to following Jesus through the jagged terrain of modern life. She'' a speaker, author of three books and three full-length plays, and regular contributor to numerous national publications. One of few female voices in the emerging church movement.