Jesus could have given his followers a map showing the path from here to eternity that would have offered a nice, neat shortcut through the complex tangle of life.

Instead, all he says is “Follow Me.”

What on earth does that mean?

Author and speaker Michelle Van Loon revels in the paradox of a Christ-follower's life, communicating the intersection of His story and ours to all who hunger for raw authenticity in an era of shallow religious hype.

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Parablelife: Living the stories Jesus told in real time offers readers a fresh, contemporary look at 10 of Jesus' stories that tells us what it means to follow Him, step by step, choice by choice. (see table of contents)

Uprooted: Growing a parable life from the inside out examines the messy and miraculous way that growth and change happens in our lives. Jesus' stories starring grocery store ingredients like mustard seeds, yeast, wine and figs help us learn something about His power to transform us from the inside out. (see table of contents)

Each chapter in these books features:

• An unexpected, Biblically-faithful account of one of Jesus' parables
• The parable at work in a contemporary person's experience
• Observations and questions that will help readers connect with God and spark dialogue with others

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