I will pray for you. What happened to my seed and Malachi 3 opening the floodgates of Heaven? described as a personal relationship with God. In the opening chapter, you conclude with a confession that this book is your response to the exercise Mr. Fred Rogers presented whenever he had a chance to speak pause for a minute of silence and think about all of those who have helped you become who you are. As I pause, once again, I am overwhelmed by the sea of faces and voices that fill my mind in answer to all those who helped me become who I am. Philip Yancey is an American author who writes primarily about spiritual issues. I tend to go back to the Bible as a model, because I dont know a more honest book, Yancey explains. Thank you so much for your hard work and dedicated service to God. and its still the thickest book Ive ever read in my life. Your book and writing made me see that beyond this pain, we could still see joy surounding. I feel disappointed with my own life because I motivated to accomplish in my own life. I love all your books but have been most impacted by The Jesus I Never Knew (which I have used to teach a class of young people in my church) , Whats So Amazing About Grace? We do, of course, have one strong example of forgiveness offered even without apology or remorse: when Jesus prayed for his persecutors, Father, forgive them, for they dont know what they are doing. Its the most unvarnished autobiography on prayer Ive ever read. If longer, write us a pyasst@aol.com. I cant wait to finish the book. When God closed one door, and He seemed did not open the other doors, my wife and I were very thankful, because we could see the windows were wide open for us to see His miracle and unfailing love through friends, church and families. I have gay friends and a godson who has had a gay marriage, and would welcome all into my church. This is such a difficult topic, but I believe our group will be blessed immeasurably by your book and the additional questions! Paul complained that I called him a bully and liar. Yancey discusses his own spiritual journey in the book Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church. I too look around and say where has all the Grace gone? "Of course, there were good qualities too. Then one day, taking a flight on a small regional jet, we encountered the worst turbulence I had experienced in 60 years of flying. I remembered how human you were in your books and how your writing established a template that allowed room for my brain, for my soul, for my poetic thrashings. Signed Stuck, Dear Stuck, I am hesitant to answer because the Internet has changed the rules and the game. that settles it. The larger question is that God does not forgive US without our asking for forgiveness and repentance. I suggest you to translate your material into Urdu language too. But, in its absence, theres simply no reconciliation to be made. I have been looking for a way to describe my experience for many decades, especially as I get older and realizing that there was and is some good that came/comes out of that whole chapter of my life. Could you be kind enough to recommend a book I can buy for her? Id stick with the hardback, available new for $13.21 US. She treated me so badly that after 3 months of hell I finally ran away and headed back to Canada, she called every christian organization along the greyhound route to Canada and warned them about me a gay . Why the difference? Over the years Ive been helped by writers such as Scott Peck (especially his People of the Lie), Gerald May, James Fowler, and James Hillman to understand the stages of faith we go through. Though not historically a model of grace, my church now has an excellent ministry devoted to those who struggle with same-sex attraction and those who (want to) love them. My interests include skiing, climbing mountains, mountain-biking, golf, international travel, jogging, nature, theology (in small doses), politics, literature, and classical music.. I ended up covering this program for him for eight months. It was speculation, and rather creative speculation. Thank you for all you do. Thank you, again, Phillip, for being such a tremendous blessing to so many you have a heart of gold! There are few Christian books that I have read that uncovered my own personal and emotional responses like this one. Growing up in an evangelical home centered on ministry service Ive come away with gratefulness for being introduced to Jesus at a young age and yet as an adult woman, have needed to untangle many threads of what beliefs were founded on Jesus and what were from cultural Christianity. I called a friend I knew to be a strong Christian and asked what was happening. I am a great admirer and follower of your writing and teaching and your Grace Notes daily readings are an essential part of my day. Around this time I warned the Edmonton Alberta Diocese and the priest at St. Stephens Church in Edmonton not to let Christopher Lance Neal work with youth in the poor part of the city, as he had a history of sexually abusing them. I heard you when you said that you felt comfortable when both sides sent you hate letters. And perhaps most temptingly, I cant try and write off the other Christians who supported President-elect Trump. Id like to hear what you think, and no I do not expect you to have all the answers Im looking for, but probably reading what you have to say would help me see it in a different light. It has been recommended that I have the book professionally edited and I was wondering if I could ask you for a good editorial recommendation. David, You might not want people to see you wiping your eyes and reflecting on your own shortcomings and repentance. Your books were the one who told me to believe, it was Gods plan that eventually revealed in my familys life. Booklist correspondent June Sawyers called Yancey "one of the most approachable evangelical Christian writers. Paul was not alone in expressing anti-Semitism in the prison. You ask very good questions, and some experts in both science and the Bible may be able to help. to think about, and a new perspective. I hope to now live worthy of the call. Thank you. My biggest one is visual. Some examples. Clearly, the highest loyalty we should have is not to our own country or our own religion or our hometown or even to ourselves. Theres the evidence that demands a verdict. Have you revised the book ever? On Tuesday, January 29th, 2017, I attended a training session led by Deputy Warden Belinda Cameron and a guard from the Edmonton Prison for Women. When I was 17, I read your book Prayer: Does it make any difference? in Korean. Of particular comfort are the passages about Jesus ministry as The Rosetta Stone, and your comparison of spiritual practice to music practice. Many majority opinions get proven wrong (slavery, women), but in a transition time I think appeals to grace and reason, as you do elsewhere in your comment, are more compelling than ad hominem arguments. I had completely lost hope and faith and after reading the book I decided to live. Jesus would not have had this response, had he been condemning the young man. Thanks for the detailed description, and for not giving up on Christs Body, deformed as it is. When I get caught up in the language and the complexity of the Bible, when I find myself leaning towards the legalism of the southern churches and schools Ive attended, when I feel I cannot make sense of it all and feel discouraged, I often times find myself returning to your book. I have searched and searched and searched and have found very little that even addresses the question, and even less that at all helps. You depict the Jesus of the gospels and of the unparalleled sermon on the mount in ways that people can grasp. Perhaps I will continue to struggle with guilt for a very long time. Ive thought of a simple little one-room bookstore in my tiny country town where I could sit and read and perhaps interact with the visitors who come looking for books and Jesus. The Microtech Troodon (pronounced TROH-o-don) is a slightly scaled down (75% sized) version of the Combat Troodon. Look at the movie called Huda Jama. When he also told me to stop, I did so immediately. Philip. .) Being a gay man is to want something that only women are supposed to want, thus robbing women of their proper use as Paul puts it, whereas being a lesbian was virtually incomprehensible to the ancient Roman world in which the Church fathers wrote what became the New Testament canon. (I was 52 years old at the time) I have been delivered and set free from a 40 year drug and alcohol habit, rehab did not work, nor did counseling. Back in the day, I loved What is so Amazing About Grace. Got baptized the other year a few days short of my 57th birthday!? The Bible Jesus Read, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1999. You should be flatteredvery few writers get contacted by a publisher! When I said yes, he told me to put it back on and be our chaplain. Its one of my favorite times of the year: Christianaudio.com does their $7.49 sale. I have a million and one questions, but I will just start from this one. The next time I saw him he cried. There, I was told by two lawyers that my dismissal was unacceptable. Either virtually or physically. Ive stood in Eastern Samar in the Philippines were Typhoon Yolanda killed over 6,300 of Rubys countrymen and women. His books have sold more than fifteen million copies in English and have been translated into forty languages, making him one of the best-selling contemporary Christian authors. The disappoint of God by Yancey? Now you too can be a grace-dispenser! It is soul soothing and through reading it, I came to understand that there are just things in this life that I will never understand. They are out there, at least in the big cities. Like Job, my conception of God was wrong and I am glad to have awakened me through the transforming wisdom of His word that brings us hope. What are your thoughts on living in a way that honors the fruits of the spirit? I have even been able to get involved in a church without throwing up every Sunday (really a freaking miracle). Frankly, it has been a while since Ive last read anything Yancy. I live in Cape Town, South Africa. -Emily My study, discussion and work intensified. Your comments touch me deeply. Neither of us was what you'd call a "happy" student. Just let it be. (With Tim Stafford) The NIV Student Bible, Revised Complete Edition, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 2002. I grew up in the South as well and resonate with many of the things your share around race and healing from church contexts. Philip. When We Hurt: Prayer, Preparation, & Hope for Life's Pain, Inspirio/Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 2006. I like your books, where is God when it Hurts but I just can read preview because there is no bookstore in my city sell that book again and I need the books to do mid semester exam The present religion is wallowing in untruths. At last I said, No, Im sorry, I cant promise that. None of us is exempt. He immediately calmed down. It's available in many different formats, including leather editions and a handy compact size. As was my practice, I asked the V and C guard if I could go in and visit her. In our church we sing a song called Our sin cleans out with the precious blood of Jesus. At the time of my suspension, he was on secondment to another institution. The saddest result of the Reformation was the splintering and disunity that resulted; Martin Marty estimates 45,000 Christian denominations and sects in the world. And a person is currently working on a study guide for this new book. Traditionally, the fact that she was drawing water at noon, the hottest time of the day, is seen as a sign that shes viewed as a bit of an outcast by the women of the community, though thats rather presumptive. Are you still in contact with Richard (his book about Job), and if so, can you share if he has resolved his struggle to believe in God? He was saying, I want this one. Thanks a lot John, thanks again, hope to meet you someday. It is a sad story and one that can be repeated, in many ways, by other families. "I get a lot of letters from people in whom that strikes a chord, even though their own experience may be very different. I think you spoke at a conference one week but I was unable to attend. He was making a bet on one of the games at the property. I was appalled and shocked by this demand since flies carry all sorts of germs and I did not want them on my food or coffee cup. Then I thought it would be awesome if I ever get one chance to talk to Goethe, the man who died in 1832. I try to be honest about church challenges, but definitely come down on the side of the church. During the week of February 6th, 2017, Brian Harder called me several times, asking if everything was fine and if there were any problems. I would never hand the cards to the prisoners directly, but put them in the mailbox used by visitors at V & C. This way, the mail went through the right security channels. When I speak to college students, I challenge them to find a single argument against God in the older agnostics (Bertrand Russell, Voltaire, David Hume) or the newer ones (Richard Dawkins, Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris) that is not already included in books like Psalms, Job, Habakkuk, and Lamentations. When I prayed, God help me. But just getting through a day, through a morning takes so much strength. You give others permission to question, to probe, to reevaluate what they believe, what they have been taught, and to look at their faith with honesty. It became obvious that Muslims at the Edmonton Institution were allowed their prayers, but Jews were not. The next day she took me aside and said she was going to make me into a real man . It amazes me how timeless it is, even 14 years later. I admit I dont know how to pray but want to learn as the disciples wanted Jesus to teach them to pray. Delving into church history that led to the reformation has made me feel desperately sad at how christians through the ages have allowed politics, power play, and fear, divide what Christ united. I like to finish reading the book at least in that same week. But Phillip I have a question, I read a book rumors of another world and I thought it was written by you. Enjoyed your Grace book. The assaults I experienced in the Institution were not only verbal. Yet, grace never came alive in my heart like it did today. Philip, Tisztelt Philip! Im grateful you took the time to write and I am thankful for the open discussion youre willing to have with all your readers. Part of me wanted to give up and yet I thought to myself, there is nowhere else to go! The Chronicles of Narnia ~ C.S. Something completely random and yet connected happened to me in the same week that Spilsby took my couch. As I am around southern evanglicals (I live in small-town Arkansas), it seems, now that Trump has already been elected, that they are looking for just any semi-reasonable excuse for still supporting him. Clearly any deity worth his salt could have opened a window. I went back into my office, shaken by his outburst. I attended a Bible college where the dean announced one morning in chapel that anyone who wore a black armband to protest the Vietnam war would be expelled immediately. I would be deeply grateful. Early on he crafted best-selling books such as Disappointment with God and Where is God When it Hurts? Stalins Great Terror, Katrina and Galvestons storms, Europes Black Death, Chinas incredibly deadly dynasty battles, the tornado outbreak in 2011, WWI, WWII & The Civil War, the Holocaust, throwing acid on Afghani schoolgirls, religious wars such as the Thirty Years War and the Crusades, Krakatoa, last months Hajj Pilrimage trampling, Idi Amins reign of terror, Oklahoma City, the Spanish Influenza epidemic, Bhopal and Union Carbides methyl isocyanate poisioning (I teach about this one in HazMat class), Haitis quake, Rwandas genocide, Sandy Hook, female genital mutilation, the Challenger Space Shuttle, or closet to me, 9/11. I really think youre a great writer. Sojourners, November 1, 1999, review of The Bible Jesus Read, p. 50; February 1, 2004, Jim Wallis, "Sex, Lies, and Life on the Evangelical Edge: An Interview, with Philip Yancey, the Best-selling Christian Author Who Is Surprised at How Much He Gets Away With," p. 32. Thanks again! Philip. Would you please expand on this or tell me where I can find the direct or indirect Biblical answers to this? Philip. I wrote Disappointment with God exactly for people going through the kinds of challenges you describe. However as you can guess, the Evangelical section is against this. Follow my devotional: Disappointed with god Does forgiveness means God reconciliation with us by forgetting our sin? I of course thought of turning to God, but faced the prospect of more confusion and dry, empty prayers. Hes obviously not a Christian (its not even clear he believes in God) but he clearly takes the Bible seriously, and its refreshing to see that from someone in the elite. Bruce Smith became the National Director of Church Army and Capt. Anyway, I was wondering if in the future you would write something about mental illness. Published by at February 16, 2022. Anyhow, it would be interesting if you were to write a blog on this topic. Philip. I first read, Whats So Amazing About Grace? in 2017 and it has become my annual must-read. The Jesus I Never Knew, Walker and Co. (New York, NY), 1996. I have gay friends who I love with all my heart (and I know and accept what God says about homosexuality), some who are celibate because they are HIV-positive. You know, dont break the connection just hang up and try again. This quote kept returning to me, and I began to ponder waiting on the Lord and in Gods time. Shortly after his return, Pauls mother died and Paul had to go back to BC once more. I have trouble using your books as curriculum because of your overt, explicit identity as evangelical and your constant implication that evangelical is the default setting for genuine Christianity. We have about 40 men signed up to take the class with us right now, some of whom are Spanish. I have also checked the internet and not been able to find the source of the quote. How sad that the church that bears Jesus name turns so many away from him because of our behavior. Cant wait to see what What God has meant for me to have will never go to anyone else and even if I happen to lose something that was meant for me, I will get it back eventually because it was mine to begin with. [17]. I also just read about your harrowing car accident, and can now pray more specifically for your spinal condition. I dont think it has made it into any books, however. . Welcome home. I was having issues downloading Where is God When it Hurts and had to call Amazon. Can you recommend a book concerning the errors in the Catholic Church rituals, beliefs, concept of praying to saints, etc.? It seems that God has blessed you much and used you for His glory. I love reading your books- l have most of them-. We live on an invaded planet, and trust that God plans restoration someday. Jesus says nothing to her about sin, as he did with the woman caught in adultery, he merely reveals her life story to show his particular divine insight. We searched and searched and prayed and prayed for a solution, until we found In the Likness of God. Your relationship with Dr. Paul Brand and your amazing work together inspired us and acted as our model for Come, Walk with Me. We published Come, Walk with Me in 2020. I told them that the bullying had not just been verbal but had included shouting, physical shaking and pushing, and that it was all because I had reported pedophiles. You absorbed exactly what I hoped to accomplish, and thanks for letting me know. many thanks, YWAM shamed me for being SSA, abused me and gave me an image of God as someone who hated me for not making me into a Hetosexual and an image of myself of shame. You were the first Christian writer who made room for a thinker like me. ' At the time you wondered, Could they seriously believe that?. And never ever should have considered going with them again in hind sight. I sure had my eyes opened reading your book Whats so amazing about Grace. Your book Soul Survivor gave me fresh & richer insights into 8 or so of the people who had also touched my life (Im now 68) as well as introductions to others of mere acquaintance. I read the Jesus I Never Knew, and it gave me new appreciation for the sermon on the mount. I listen regularly to the BioLogos podcasts, and just listened to this interview with Thomas Jay Oort about his views expressed in his popular book God Cant. They had received a phone call from my former employer, The Bethany Group, and claimed that I had questioned a doctor.
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