When Family Conversations Feel Hard in Midlife

My conversation with Ruthie Gray on the Sandwich Season Sanity podcast

Apr 14 • Michelle Rayburn

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March 2026

"Counterweights" for Living in a Heavy World

A new book from Shannan Martin that doesn't disappoint.

Mar 24 • Michelle Rayburn

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The Art of Resilience

I launched a book into the world this week, and it seems fitting that it would be on a subject that’s currently hitting home in a big way.

Mar 17 • Michelle Rayburn

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On My Terms

What would happen if, like Olympic skater Alysa Liu, we refused to continue living according to everyone else's expectations?

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February 2026

If You See Something

It will be uncomfortable, cost approval, diminish our influence. So what? When the wrong comes from those you once trusted, it opens your eyes to just…

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January 2026

How Diet Culture Distorts the Gospel

Baptist News Global – January 11, 2026

Jan 12 • Michelle Rayburn

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Stop Saving. Enjoy.

Sometimes the cost of saving means missing the moment entirely.

Jan 6 • Michelle Rayburn

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December 2025

A Dutch Word That Feels Like Home

A single Dutch word suddenly explains so much of what my midlife heart has been longing for.

Dec 9, 2025 • Michelle Rayburn

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My Hips Have Entered Their Representation Era

I have never felt so seen by a fashion designer.

Dec 1, 2025 • Michelle Rayburn

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November 2025

The Funeral Singer

Once upon a time, I was the girl behind the piano at funerals—even for strangers. Now that I’m in the pews more often, I realize those years taught me…

Nov 8, 2025 • Michelle Rayburn

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October 2025

Faith in the Hard Places: Kim Harms on Cancer, Courage, and Hope

Kim Harms knows what it means to face life’s unexpected detours and find faith in the middle of them.

Oct 20, 2025 • Michelle Rayburn

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When Faith and Diet Culture Collide

Every January, the church flyers reappear. “Faith-based wellness.” “Biblical fitness.” And every time, I feel the echo of an old wound I’m still healing…

Oct 14, 2025 • Michelle Rayburn

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