Hope you continue to writing books many years to come. So Ill leave that stuff up to God. You express thoughts so well as if your words are directly from Christ loving, forgiving, non-judgmental, compassionate and caring for the hopeless and marginalized of this world. I hope to come to meet you in November while you are on your book tour in Ohio. If you dont agree with liberals, then we experience unceasing attacks meant for Trump, but received by those who voted him in. People are saved by grace alone through faith in His precious Word, SCHOLARS have no idea who contrived the term Christianity Im glad weve connected through writing! Thank you for so honestly sharing your story, and for all your years of probing issues of faith deeply and causing us, your readers, to think. I loudly object to Phils line of thinking. Yancey, Philip D. 1949- (Philip David Yancey) PERSONAL: Born November 4, 1949, in Atlanta, GA; son of Marshall Watts and Mildred (a teacher) Yancey; married Janet Norwood (a social work director), June 2, 1970. In Gethsemane, he did not pray, "Thank you for this opportunity to suffer," but rather pled desperately for an escape. Sorry, sir, but that just makes for really bad Christians and weak converts. It sounds like youre doing great, frankly. Im already excited to think that I am able to send this message and you will be able to read and reply. Most people,Christians, that is, would rather have Trump because he is not part of the establishment Republicans. Winter, Jeanette 1939- and Vanishing Grace. Philip Yancey, The Question That Never Goes Away, [] series of conversations about Christianity. I am a 68 year old male so you can imagine how much religion, society, and politics have changed in my lifetime also I was born and raised in LA. I understand you may not be able to change your mind openly because that may affect your livelihood and the circles in which you move, but I think its sad for a man who clearly knows better to tap dance around an issue that I believe he fully understands and refuses to fully discuss. Philip, I am going through Whats So Amazing About Grace for the second or third time, and just finished the chapter about your friend, Mel. One is to say, Thank you, thank you, thank you for your writing that has been such a gift to the church and to me. 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. Doing so I reached a woman who told me it was her daughters phone. I mean, feel free to believe in the spirits of thetans blown up in a nuclear explosion on earth by the evil dictator Xenu 75 million years ago if youd like. Yancey was born in Atlanta[3] and grew up in nearby suburbs. Know the unknown God who humbly walked the earth on record Hi Dr. Yancey. So much hate from those who should know better. As a faehtr of two young children, I was moved by the message. Upon completion of your books, I have always thought that I must write and tell you what a great encouragement they have been to me personally.
How Philip Yancey Left Toxic Religion Without Losing His Faith Thank you for telling me some of this story, which deeply moves me. I read the Jesus I Never Knew, and it gave me new appreciation for the sermon on the mount. I had all but given up on Christianity when I first encountered your books. I have to say that they have all been helpful. Nevertheless, Ramazan took sides with Paul against me. The situation got so bad that I took it to AWI Brad Sass and to Brian Harder. I enjoy reading someone who is not publishing a book a month, and who is a thinker. I knew, from personal experiences, that the teaching of my church regarding homosexuality was a distorted and cruel doctrine. While serving as chaplain there, Monty spoke in chapel services at my invitation on several occasions. Though different forces had shaped her personality, my mother was given to angry, hurtful outbursts (my dad sometimes advised me to walk on eggs around her). Bruce Smith became the National Director of Church Army and Capt. Ive often thought of the parallels between physical and emotional pain. I am a 42 year old mother who was raised in the church. Mdecins Sans Frontires is a godless organization. We have to confess. Many of these are old, probably unavailable, so Ill include extras. My friend is diagnosed with terminal cancer and is given only a couple of months to live by the doctors. Your essay Rumors Of Another World always serves as a reminder to me about the brevity of life. It whole heartedly does make a difference! AB Sithole, Pretoria: South Africa. God bless you and keep on writing and reaching out to people like me. So when COVID, and job loss, and the deaths of my kids grandparents, and depression, and anxiety all joined forces to wallop my family and send me careening onto on my backside, I seemingly had no way to pull myself back up. Its one thing to outwardly portray stoicism; its quite another to face daily the doubts and second guessing. Dickson and also the Harbinsons of YWAM Canada . I first read it about 8 years ago when something in me began to search for grace after years and years of growing up in a fundamentalist church and attending a very legalistic christian college. ", Yancey was raised in Georgia, in an atmosphere of strict Christian fundamentalism, where "anything you could think of that was fun was wrong." Very sorry! Again, thank you. Before one Meeting, I happened to notice a book on a packed bookshelf titled Autobiographies can be vain and boring, but this one is not. When evil man hurt innocent people, we cringe and are very upset. It will be always a pleasure to lean with your wise words and share everything I can with others. It occurred to me recently that authors can be like mentors to us a thought that you have also expressed, and Im grateful to God for you being one of mine through your brave, compassionate and honest writing. Be encouraged! Lewis Improbable but true. And also work on the subject. Thank you for your writings. Thank you for your time. It should be compulsory reading for Christians to learn how not to be full of ungrace, how it saddens me when I hear harsh words spoken of others by those in debt to the Grace of God. Having grown up in a pentecostal environment, I never felt anywhere near good enough to be in church much less a minister, but I stepped out in faith and I ended up resigning about 18 months later over my personal faith crisis surrounding the subject of grace. Good luck! Constantine understood the opportunity to formally acquire In recent years . I have nearly read all your books. You encouraged me to keep the journal and use it as history. Can both work together hand in hand? I remember reading the books preface, where you write about 9/11 and an experience you had related to that tragic day. We are going through you book and study materials, Whats so amazing about Grace? I am finding it a profound experience. Standing before a close-knit, grieving community, the New Atheists assumptions rang all the more hollow. Are you suggesting that whatever is less hollow is true? Yes, I think a lot of it has to do with us humans relating to an invisible God.
The Student Bible: New International Version - Philip Yancey, Tim I continue to search for a church that is reflective of where I am spiritually and intellectually. Hi Philip, Nothing yet and I am not trying to be like Abraham and Sarah. I received a reply from her office assuring me that my letter had been passed to the Governor-General of Canada. At one of the M2W2 meetings, Jim Shantz commented that the Mennonite Central Committee had just been meeting, and that one of the things discussed at the meeting was how the Israeli government was treating the Palestinians the same way as the Canadian government had treated its Aboriginal people. I asked Brian Harder if all was well with me and Bridges of Canada, and he said Yes, no problems. Writing is hard work, done in isolation, and the only feedback I get comes from something I worked on months or years ago. I just wanted to say that your book, Reaching for the Invisible God, has brought me much-needed hope during an unprecedented and unexpected period of doubt in my life. As you may know, I visited Indonesia in 2015, and heard other stories of persecution of Christiansperhaps that is the background to what your father experienced. You are easily my favourite Christian writer, and you never fail to inspire me through the topics you write on. You may not have felt that receptive at various stages, but you stayed open and tuned in to Gods promptings in your life. God Bless. Thank you. She also noted the life she saw in my eyes when I talked about my work, so she encouraged me to go back to being a chaplain. I like that content, Thanks for sharing about Philip Yancey. When he found out about it he reported me and told me to stop doing it, even though he had no authority to do so. Thank you for this vulnerable story of a search toward grace, beautifully expressed. I have been a Christian for at least 35 years in a church that has historically placed a very strong emphasis on the doctrines of grace. Here is the story. While the political part of me seeks revenge, (Let the markets crash! It would be sweet if youd check it out. I recently read Vanishing Grace while on a mission trip to serve the poor in the appalachian mountains of Kentucky. I cant begin to thank you enough for writing Where The Light Fell. A few days later as I was out for my morning walk on my hill, I saw in the early dawn light (!) Philip. Of course God will protect you. I am still speechless in the face of evil. It was you and your book that reminded me that mourning and dancing could touch each other; and they actually embraced each other in my life. I have had a desire to write for some time, and have been doing so for over a year, and would like to publish a book. With that in mind, thank you for being part of our lives through your writing. Ive learned much from Swedish Lutherans, many Catholic authors, Orthodox priests and a host of others. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I wanted to let you know that I did enjoy your book and found it useful toward reaching my goal. At the time of my suspension, he was on secondment to another institution. I would be remiss if I didnt thank you properly or tell you that. So I am looking you up to ask for your feedback. I just was so angry with Him that I hated Him and wanted Him to know that I didnt believe in Him. Beyond that writers psychosis you were dead-on in describing, the truth is a huge part of me loves it. I often feel different than the Christian community that surrounds me far more skeptical, far more embracing of doubts, far more comfortable discussing the persistence of my questions than any answers Ive been offered. Close-mindedness has a horrible track record: slavery, priest abuse, mysogony, womens right to vote, etc. In addition to the MLA, Chicago, and APA styles, your school, university, publication, or institution may have its own requirements for citations. Whats the status on your personal memoir? https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/yancey-philip-d-1949-philip-david-yancey. A week before Christmas, and we got our double presents: My Dads remission and my daughters good progress. Im thrilled to know them. Lastly knowing that my good deeds doesnt matter, neither in writing or not writing. This one took me about a month and a half. Because of the denomination I used to belong to, I am now a social worker in Southern California and all my four children graduated from college. (Wish I could post the pic) This is my 3rd time reading Rumors. For the first month or so I had a running commentary on Pauls hatred for evangelical Protestants in general and Barry in particular. Thank you in anticipation of your time and attention. It helped me in difficult periods of my life. many thanks,