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John Michalak

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An Introduction to My Writing on Medium

Why I’m here. How I see the world. What I plan to do.

Mar 6, 2024

A photo of blue sky above and deep soil below, with growing grass in between.

Mar 6, 2024

The Super Bowl, the Cross, and Me

Reconciling spiritual growth with the desire to win it all

Feb 5

A graphic showing the Super Bowl Lombardi Trophy on a football field in the foreground, with a wooden cross on the same field in the background.

Feb 5

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Koinonia

The Value in Minding Your P’s

Capturing contentment through discovery and perspective

Jun 26, 2024

Photo of person holding a jar with fireflies captured inside.

Jun 26, 2024

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Koinonia

Recreational Vehicles

You don’t have to wait for the good life to begin

May 15, 2024

Photo of an RV driving on highway with the rising sun ahead at the far side of the horizon.

May 15, 2024

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Koinonia

The Vocational Ethos of Lloyd Dobler

How an 80s movie illustrates my struggle with calling and commerce

May 8, 2024

Photo of a boy holding up a small chalkboard. On the board is written the words, “Will work for love.”

May 8, 2024

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Koinonia

Returning Our Focus to Hearth and Home

How to center our lives on what’s real and true

Apr 9, 2024

Photo of woman dressed in gardening clothes, seated and working the soil of planted flowers.

Apr 9, 2024

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Koinonia

Are We Living a Secondhand Life?

We don’t need the Matrix to miss out on reality

Apr 2, 2024

Woman wearing virtual reality goggles while outside, surrounded by a beautiful forest scene.

Apr 2, 2024

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Koinonia

The Cross as a Way Through Suffering

How Holy Week turns the tables on suffering’s power

Mar 26, 2024

Image in stark black and white. A man stands in what appears to be a dark path surrounded by walls of rock. Darkness is behind him. Light is ahead.

Mar 26, 2024

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Mustard Seed Sentinel

Movie Review: Cabrini

A discovery of the spiritual mother I never knew

Mar 24, 2024

A black-and-white photo of Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini, layered over a photo of John Michalak’s birth certificate.

Mar 24, 2024

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Koinonia

How Could I Love a God Like That?

Wrestling with suffering and God’s response to it

Mar 20, 2024

Black and white photo of a man in deep grief, his arms crossed with a hand covering his face.

Mar 20, 2024

John Michalak

John Michalak

Book Author

Author and Speaker. Servant to two spoiled cats. Bridging the things of eternity with everyday experience.

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