I have seen lots of miracles. Benny, I strongly recommend that you peruse the BioLogos website, an organization founded by Dr. Francis Collins, one of the premier scientists of our time (he directed the Human Genome Project and now heads the National Institutes of Health). You replied with encouragement that was so unexpected, that it was almost jarring. The rationale behind this note serves to express my gratitude towards you for shaping my thought world in the way you did. I think it was something like: Oh my God, are you there? As for the extravagant promises on prayer, along with C. S. Lewis I do see some of these as given to Jesus disciples, who became the apostles, and who had certain powers specific to their calling and time. 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. We found a doctor (Dr. William Norwood) who developed a series of surgeries to ameliorate the defect. What God did not give me was not needed. Philip. We hear all the talk center around homosexuals being the most evil. I guess I will try Vanishing Grace next. Im sure a blog comment isnt the best way to contact you, but I saw that youd been recently answering them, so I thought Id give it a go! Philip. Its so easy to call on believers to say the right thing instead of asking them to follow the gospel in actions that offend the world and is considered judgmental. Thanks for the detailed description, and for not giving up on Christs Body, deformed as it is. Doing so I reached a woman who told me it was her daughters phone. at 8 PM because Mum/Dad would not give them the chocolate bar they believe they are entitled to does believe that their parents are just being mean and inconsiderate of their suffering. Today's Christian Woman, September, 2003, Corrie Cutrer, review of Rumors of Another World, p. 98; January, 2007, Lisa Ann Cockrel, review of Prayer, p. 10. Please respond to khaldoun.sweis@gmail.com, Im not sure how to respond. God bless! I am not on facebook only email. Nothing yet and I am not trying to be like Abraham and Sarah. You have helped me understand how to breathe. Enjoyed your Grace book. Its wonderful that you have such an open line of communication with your parents. She didnt do that. I have read Whats So Amazing About Grace? several times on the other hand. Thank you for taking the time to write these books, share your own journey and bring hope to people who need to noodle over these things. Went to a book store in Singapore, where I found most of your books, but couldnt find any of Buechners. I hadnt crossed the campus before I was told how each woman was being required to come forward and kneel in front of a female faculty member. Philip, It is also well edited and has a professional literary aura about it. I liked that. [41] As noted earlier, Brad had indicated to me in an e-mail in November that he considered the issues between Paul to more about Paul than about me [22]. Philip, Amen to that! Hello Mr.Yancey! Paul was not alone in expressing anti-Semitism in the prison. Paul and former police officer and chaplain Oliver Johnson told me that Spilsby had been connected in some way to the murder of an inmate in the past, and that he was quite capable of killing me. Thanks for introducing me to Shusaku Endo. I owe the grace of God to your book. The present religion is wallowing in untruths. Recently I got rid of a number of books that Id owned for some years. I am planning on going to London and paris then Korea early of next year. Simply dumbfounded. Then late last year, I randomly picked up a copy of The Jesus I Never Knew since I knew the author! Theodicy, argument from design, violence, suffering of the innocent, oddities of creationtheyre all set out in vivid detail. had to buy new copies! Many women in that culture would in fact kill their children because they didnt want them to face rejection. Im no better than any other sinner because Im a sinner as well. Either virtually or physically. We would like post your article Holy Sex, How it Ravishes Our Souls as a resource on our website. My ultimate goal is to absorb every context in the bible and the book of Prayer. But I understand your intent, and am glad you waited so long to bless me with your kind and generous words. My family still teases me about this. There was your book, on a sparsely populated shelf. At the time, Gord was an Anglican priest and chaplain at the Edmonton Young Offenders Center (EYOC) and the Kikino Youth Center. Politics stirs people up, so your group may need to exercise grace even as they learn about it. What I love most about reactions to my memoir is that readers tend to tell their own stories in response. When I read these stories I cant help but think they simply reveal the ignorance of a primitive culture. Im so touched that my books were with you on the journey. [17]. Phil concludes saying the jury is out. This couple had the support of Prison Fellowship Canada, Malachi Dads, the volunteer coordinator and AWI Brad Sass, and I had known the couple personally for 20 years. You helped me beyond measure. Instead of being open to study and discourse, members were tacitly expected to fall in line with the slogans and dismissive one-liners of mainstream evangelicalism. Nothing was made without the Word from the book of John. Just took it down from the shelf and re-read it. Mdecins Sans Frontires (Doctors Without Borders) doesnt know why evil exists When you quote Schaeffer as saying that few here questioned the assumption that persons are created in the image of God.. it is difficult to get others to see that people like Schaeffer really mean white people are created in the image of God. I very much appreciate your books, your insights, your stories of others & your own. At first, I didnt want to grab the book because the book was thicker than I thought Youll likely enjoy Henri Nouwen, Thomas Merton, Eugene Peterson, Robert Barron as well. Philip. May your grace journey never end. Whats so Amazing About Grace is a book that has changed my life, so thank you for writing it. The story adds to the lovely book by Keller we are using for our book study. Keep your spiritual eyes open and rest assured that God wants to communicate with you also! It is Jesus and a relationship with him that matters, not me .I have cared for gay people dying of Aides and welcomed them to use my shower and fed them meals and washed their cloths in my home , I was and I am a very kind man. As a 53 year old male who is happily married and extremely satisfied in every aspect of my life, the struggle remains in following Gods primary command to love God with all your heart and soul. Therefore, that information is unavailable for most Encyclopedia.com content. I have weird tastes in movies. I dont know enough to attempt an answer to your excellent question. Philip. 0. what bible college did philip yancey attend. Please dont think God is ignoring you. And I need to review the book to see what you mean about my comments on prayers of other religions. I was a Christian prior to the Reagan revolution in 1980 when Republicans deliberately confused Christianity with patriotism and capitalism to get their people elected. I have good memories of my times with CMDA in Illinois and in Uruguay. For me, communicating with God doesnt seem to happen when I am actually praying. It is when I am pondering things while in the shower, or walking in the woods, or driving in the countryside. I began to study seriously. I love this letter, Lionel. Thank you very much. Your country needs a huge dose of Grace, I think. I am writing a book about addiction and recovery and would like to quote some passages in this book. How much grace and reason went into a law like this? He told inappropiate gay put down jokes at church meetings . I went to a fundamental Church and sent my children there. I walked into a public library about 15 years ago, with about 45 minutes to burn until it was time to pick my daughter up from school. The Bible says we can have the faith to move mountains, but without love. Right there and then Paul informed me that he had no intention of helping me to get oriented or settled in. This year is the tenth anniversary of my accident, and your prayers have been answeredin reverse! I have already acquired a copy of Where is God When it Hurts? and the first few pages are already shaking my long-held beliefs. But when I go through a dark valley where I again am troubled with misconceptions of God, I pull your book out again, and it helps to bring the right perspective back into focus. Nor steering people away from teachings that are suspect. A lawyer with the Edmonton Legal Centre told me that the envelope incident was not sufficient reason to dismiss me. How fortunate we are to be able to grow through fellow pilgrims across the globe and the centuries, so like and unlike us. Do people not see the hypocrisy between vilifying people who decide to get an abortion and those taking pride in owning a gun to be able to protect themselves by blowing away any intruder who threatens their household? Bless you. That only deepens my burden for Richard. I was first introduced to your work through my dad, who has been an avid fan of yours since his days as a college student. Change is most certainly on the docket for the next few years. I attended college, postgraduate studies that did not result in any jobs in the area. Publishers Weekly, March 9, 1984, Miriam Berkley, interview with Philip Yancey, p. 116; December 20, 1985, William Griffin, review of Open Windows, p. 37; January 13, 1989, review of Disappointment with God, p. 66; September 27, 1993, review of Pain, p. 55; September 29, 1997, review of What's So Amazing about Grace?, p. 85; August 16, 1999, review of The Bible Jesus Read, p. 76; July 24, 2000, review of Reaching for the Invisible God, p. 88; July 31, 2000, review of Reaching for the Invisible God, p. 55; August 13, 2001, review of Soul Survivor, p. 308, and "PW Talks with Philip Yancey," p. 309; November 19, 2001, review of Soul Survivor, p. 43; August 4, 2003, review of Rumors of Another World, p. 74; November 17, 2003, review of Rumors of Another World, p. 37; August 28, 2006, "PW Talks with Philip Yancey: Why Pray? Hi, Im Ana Paula, Im 32 years old, Im from the Methodist Church, Im a journalist and Im currently studying Letras (Portuguese) (I do not know how to say). Sorry, I dont know Polish. It was your book that I had ordered for no particular reason. Thank you again And keep writing about grace and the Jesus we need to know and follow. But I guess it keeps his flock coming back each week. The Bible Jesus Read: Why the Old Testament Matters Mr. Yancey: Thank you for all the writing you have done and your willingness to share your own struggles and doubts with those of us who read your books. How brave you are to seek help. But the reasoning of some of the evangelicals became a little bit more clear and understandable once I did some reading. That was the gist of it. To take this poor sinner, absent from God for so long, and to change his life into one of service, one of repentance, one of pastoring is almost beyond belief. Let me tell you, I was nine years old but I weighed less than 30 pounds. Its just gravity affecting the motion of celestial bodies which I can see the effects of, measure and predict with unerring accuracy. Christian Century, March 1, 1989, Mark E. DeVries, review of Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud, p. 236; April 17, 1991, review of Reality and Vision, p. 441; May 18, 1994, Frank Ramirez, review of Pain, p. 545; September 13, 1995, review of Finding God in Unexpected Places, p. 862; August 1, 2001, Peter W. Marty, review of Reaching for the Invisible God, p. 32; December 12, 2001, Wayne A. Holst, review of Soul Survivor, p. 25. So I am looking you up to ask for your feedback. She even mentioned Target Stores on US. In general I agree with his approach, though it does raise some major questions, such as: What about when the sun burns out in a few billion years and planet Earth becomes unlivablehow does that square with eternity. I had to express my gratitude (theres that word again). We would be interested in knowing if you would consider being a retreat speaker sometime in late fall of 2017 for a Saturday retreat and Sunday morning for our church service. But lets restore some balance. So you have chosen to over-emphasis grace, as evangelical churches have been doing for decades and Protestant churches have been doing for centuries. After some time in the USA I returned to the UK and took Lynn Green up on his offer and joined YWAM again after a few months he suggested a new life and start for me in Youth With a Mission Canada. Ive stood on the Killing Fields in Cambodia. Have you revised the book ever? Can you tell me where you found this? Marc had gone in as a Roman Catholic and had come out as an evangelical Protestant. Philip. Mr. Philip, Heather, A new edition will be published this fall which includes discussion questions. My own church and employers slandered and blacklisted me across Canada, the US and Great Britain. Im preparing to use your 6-session video on Prayer as a class in the prison our church volunteers in. keep digging? "When you grow up in a very tight, almost cultic environment, you have a corner on truth," Yancey explained to interviewers Gordon Preece and Paul Mitchell in Zadok Online. Much later, in May 2017, I met the V and C guard again in Morinville. Thank you for speaking your mind. How Philip Yancey Left Toxic Religion Without Losing His Faith Im honored to be a fellow pilgrim with you. And yet, my desire to help others comes directly from the Bible. Thank you for asking the hard questions! Thanks again, I look forward to your new work. My film was largely inspired by my own faith crisis and transition, and I thought that you might appreciate the film. Thanks for committing to writing for the body of Christ. These people could also be very strong believers, but are hampered my these various mental problems. body found in milford, ct . Hello ! Grace has been defined as unmerited favor, something man does not possess in his own right or power, something the Bible says is quite foreign to him outside of God. God asks us to be obedient, and disobedience is our human trademark. I now view the churches I grew up in with more empathy. It is a catalogue of stories that reveal the lives of three main characters: Yancey, his brother Marshall, and his mother. St. Augustine teaches that the future is unknowable, which is also hinted at in many places in the Bible. I also told Brad again about Pauls bullying, and how Bridges did nothing to investigate it or to help me. Hi Philip, Poisoned carrots are the lure, the gullible receive man-made wisdom What are your thoughts on living in a way that honors the fruits of the spirit? May I humbly inform you it has been pointed out by numerous (sound-minded) people on the internet that the shooting was nothing more than a hoax? Im not a theologian but a surgeon and I enjoy reading and exploring about my questions of faith. Ive only been to Phoenix once, for some golf, but I have some good friends there, so dont be surprised if you can check that one off someday. Philip. While living in the Chicago, Illinois suburbs, in 1971 Yancey joined the staff of Campus Life magazinea publication directed towards high school and college studentswhere he served as editor for eight years. Frankly we could use the tourism considering the nightmare our lawmakers have just created. I called my friend Capt. One last thing and a shameless plug I think its really cool that you take the time to coorespond to so many of the people that write you. Jesus can deal with the details in his life, just as he deals with the details in all of our lives. In 1988, after 4 years as a well-liked chaplain at the TEDC [1], I moved to Alberta to become the Protestant chaplain at the Fort Saskatchewan Correctional Centre (FSCC). More secure. Philip. Mr. Yancey, Now you too can be a grace-dispenser! I finally was tired of waiting for the contract to sign and so complained to Bruce Smith about it and he replied by throwing me out of the church Army and CSC failed me. I like to finish reading the book at least in that same week. I think its time to listen to what Jesus said about the law permitting those with hard hearts to do things an objective morality would not permit, and its hard for me to conceive of something more objectively wrong than treating love between unrelated consenting adults as sinful just because of whats between each partners legs, to put it bluntly. You confirm my suspicions. I read your book where is God when it hurts, that was not too long after I lost my mother and faced severe persecution from my father. He responded by screaming at me, Leave my things alone! We have lost the ability to create metaphors for life. We are The Church and we do not need seeds of discord from Phillip Yancey! May God bless you and keep you. My, thats unimaginable. I was stunned, never having had anyone react with such anger for having a tree planted in Israel in memory of their loved one. Ungrace moved me deeply. Turning it on, I found a number to call. It affects me discouraged a lot so I lost my motivation to have relationship with the Lord by not reading the Bible or prayer. Barth, Karl Yes, its right to challenge and critique and question and even doubt aspects of our faith, because it leads us closer to Christ. + The Jesus I Never Knew I was well aware of my sins from a very young age. I give it to everyone I can think of, for any occasion. And I came to page number 106, where in the passage you wrote that Nazi Germany at the time of the occupation of the Balkans, Germans and Croats infiltrated hundreds of thousands of Serbs, Roma and Jews. Thank you for the honesty and transparency in your blog and books. It really does seem that to many, a person is evil and hateful if they believe that marriage should be reserved for a man & a woman. I went to the sessions twice and left. The summer after my junior year of college, I led a small group in the fellowship I was a part of. I received a reply from her office assuring me that my letter had been passed to the Governor-General of Canada. When I refused, I was dismissed without receiving any reasons in writing. He's become a skeptic, constantly on the faculty's prayer list. He refused to give such inmates Kosher diets. You honor and humble me to hear that I helped you back on the path that I found with such struggle myself. Fortunately, since the same guard had checked the envelope both before and after it left the Institution, he was able to confirm that there had been no unauthorized transfer of goods out of or into the prison.