My question is: what tradition or expression of the church do you worship in? We felt so understood when we read your books on the realities of suffering. I thought that being a Christian meant experiencing God and Jesus in the same way that I would experience my human family and friends, which I have never been able to do. They admit it has taken many years for them to think of God as loving, and even now that concept seems more intellectual than experiential. I love Korean people, but it hurts me because of the pressure to perform, and the perfectionism that can become a huge burden. Ive been reading Vanishing Grace, and it strikes at so many points that I myself have wondered; again, I want to thank you for what youre doing. Yancey spent much of 2012 in grief-stricken places. Ive never understood the difference between Evangelical Christians and just plain Christians. How blessed I am to live in this era that it was possible for me to at least express how much I appreciate your works and how much I love you as an author. I got the book through an app and started reading it. I love your spirit. Im preparing to use your 6-session video on Prayer as a class in the prison our church volunteers in. Notably, I knew nothing of a postal weighing machine in the Administration Building and was warned by staff to stay away from the woman who ran the that department. When I told him that it was a misunderstanding, he said, Yes, I agree. I dont think I realized how profoundly those years shaped me in both positive and negative ways until I finished Where the Light Fell. I believe at this point I own almost all of your books and I wanted you to know they have really meant so much to me in trying times and not so trying times. Thank you for following Gods path. If I had spent my time dwelling on the negative that I could not control, as I often do, then I would have been discouraged and depressed as I often am but as it was I was happy, content and fulfilled. I was lying on the floor of my daughters bedroom, trying to coax her to sleep (kids mental health has really suffered in this ordeal) while a million problems raced through my mind. Ive always trusted your words. Feel free to write me if you would like more info. The biggest confusions came from the congregation, and my resultant feelings that we (my family) would and never could be good enough to fit the white-picket-fence image of perfection. Its a very confusing (and contentious) topic. I also just read about your harrowing car accident, and can now pray more specifically for your spinal condition. I hope that somehow you are graced with a direct relationship with God, unmediated by those who may try to maneuver or manipulate. Went to a book store in Singapore, where I found most of your books, but couldnt find any of Buechners. I pray and pray and pray and pray.no response. I am sitting enjoying the sunset over Purgatory Lake with 2 of my favorite things: Rumors of Another World and Punch Neapolitan Pizza. I have given so many copies of that book out, I have lost count. Turn the other cheek. I am disappointed as I come to the end of your books, but Ive also benefited from authors you speak about such as CS Lewis and Jurgen Moltmann. I really enjoy your writing. I know that history well, and also the Chinese version of similar atrocities. Smith would never forget or forgave my acceptance into Church Army. Now, with a mandate from half of the voting public, Donald Trump takes the office of president backed with a Republican majority in the House and Senate. I also go to church but many Christians including me , seem like they have misunderstood the words in the Bible. On November 30th, 2016, I had a meeting with the Prairie Regional Chaplain, Pastor Debbie Tanasichuk, and Brian Harder. It was just thoughts like we all have attraction thoughts towards other people male or female from time to time. His primary source of income is his career as an author. Lately I have been seeking a concrete example of God being present today. I may well have misinterpreted what was going on. It can be watched for free via an app from Google Play Store or Apples App Store: The Chosen-TV Series.. I wanted to let you know that Ive been praying for you. Im so glad you filled me in. The Chronicles of Narnia ~ C.S. So much hate from those who should know better. Im afraid the only hard copy audibles are cassette tapesthe book has been around for a while! I wonder if you wrote that? Your book and writing made me see that beyond this pain, we could still see joy surounding. I also grew up just a generation or so from Primitive Baptist much like your fundamentalist upbringing. I have tried to fit-in with a local church for 9 years, but have recently left because I found no real warmth, or friendship there, even though I was a steward for a number of years and was involved with making coffee on the church rota. Lewis that was incredibly helpful to me. Does It Matter? In recent years, though, it embraced more and more of what I term evangelical culture and sadly became quite intolerant both in teaching and in practice. So, during the spring of my senior year I was invited to preach to my fellow students and the faculty. Thank you so much for writing wonderful books for Biblical literature readers. Answer: Thank you very much for your interesting question. Thank you so much. Im afraid my 2017 travel schedule is full. Philip. It has been long enough that I am not sure what it is going to take to get me to go back. Philip. I wasnt aware of it at the time, but I leaned heavily toward a Calvinistic view of grace at a heart level, but my head as always lagged behind. I very much enjoyed your book, and was utterly floored by one of the first sentences (we can only Watch) which represents the essence of my entire collection of work and thought! Hi Philip, Next I read The Jesus I Never KnewI needed more. Indeed, I was very grateful that I was being allowed to participate in doing something for someone else with no thought of any personal benefit, no pressure as they say. Of course. Phil later has to correct himself with, No, Im sorry. Its sane, reflective, and creative. One question that just wont go away for me is the story of Israel conquering the Promised Land. My, thats unimaginable. Your note shows deep maturity, and Im sure you have much worth writing about. He makes me think. Whatever grief we feel, God feels more. I sought out people I wanted to emulate in some way. I am not an overly emotional person, but the journey of research and reading this has taken me on in order to better understand the Christian faith, why people deconstruct and what I truly believe, has been heart-rending. Links & References: Too much love and not enough Love perhaps, the latter which includes a bit more Yang and Rigour as part of it. I have always been academically inclined, and more likely to resonate with intellectual discussions about faith than stories of emotional experiences. Back in 2007, I decided to put myself out there and finally answer what I believed to be Gods call on my life to be a worship pastor. I must also admit that I have used many illustrations from your books over the years of leading a study from our home that has now morphed into a zoom study. make booking inquiries, Hi Philip, I did not come to condemn but to save, he said. I opened it for the first time today, sure that it would be of some help in my time of desperate need. Here are some interesting facts and body measurements you should know about Yancey. 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. The larger question is that God does not forgive US without our asking for forgiveness and repentance. em situaes extremas, quando estamos a ponto de sair do eixo, que mais necessitamos ler e ouvir o que pessoas como Philip Yancey tm a dizer. I have hope that this process for me will result in a strengthened and more vibrant faith. You may know that I went back and updated/revised the two books in one volume: Fearfully and Wonderfully. Ive waited all these years to tell that because as soon as you tell a conversion story, readers are tempted to say, Well, I never had one of those. And its true. I yearned for more, not knowing what more meant. He told me that could not let it slide. In a world spinning out of control, people have little absolutes to hand on And were introduced to Yanceys older brother Marshall, a musical prodigy who never escaped the long shadow of his youth. My Church is experiencing a major challenge shaking us to the roots. What a thoughtful, honest expression. Many of the victims families comment, I have forgiven him in an expression of closure, or some other Christian-like behavior. The Institution later wrote me to request that I return the Torah study books, claiming that they had been sent to me in error [49]. Currently we are working through Where is God when it hurts . If so please let me know where to send you a copy. But Phillip I have a question, I read a book rumors of another world and I thought it was written by you. Thank you Philip for your so very illuminating book Whats so amazing about grace. By Laura Jackson , Mitch Albom , Philip Yancey , Sue Quinones | audible.com Based on a true story, author Sue Quinones records a thought-provoking glimpse into the unknown territory of the mystical forces around us. The fact that just from the distance of the Moon you can put your thumb up and you can hide the Earth behind your thumb. The Poisonwood Bible has been highly touted, but I found it to be a very cynical and distorted book. It is my understanding that both of these practices are violations of Canadian and international human rights. Bruce Smith the Church Army regional Director ,later to be the National Director came up to me on the platform and said we have found out about your (gay past just thoughts in Hawaii) you are no longer accepted in the Church Army ,and he walked away leaving me with my suit cases , shattered and no place to go. A desire perhaps to improve his life and avoid his exhausting work. One of his duties was to oversee the Mennonite M2W2 program. Thank you for your trouble in helping me locate the source of this story. Then one day word came that a couple from America was going to adopt a little boy. During the debriefing at the end of the evaluation, which included Bridges manager Brian, no issues or major concerns were brought up. Good luck on your deadlines! Particularly I want to thank you and Mel for openly describing what were very difficult times in your lives, so that others can prepare their hearts to show grace. Anyway, I wanted to apologize for our selfishness and being so inconsiderate. Before one Meeting, I happened to notice a book on a packed bookshelf titled And later, I learned not just empathy for people and animals (I always adored animals), but I think we were meant to learn empathy for Jesus too! You were the first Christian writer who made room for a thinker like me. We are, in fact, dead We feed on knowledge which has long since decayed. They are sincere and genuine. I have been looking for a study guide to go along with this book tried Amazon and Christianbook.com as well as your site here, but I gather there isnt one. Saying his goal is to remain grateful, Yancey acknowledges he's "had a rich, full, and wonderful life with more pleasure and fulfillment than I ever dreamed or deserved.". I wish that these accusations were not true, but I am about 99.99999% they are. Thank you so much for your time. As we talked he started to say the word preach the same word was forming in my mind at exactly the same time. I have followed your ministry over the years. It helped me in difficult periods of my life. My pastor gave a sermon on that, about how we who are in the love of God have nothing to fear and two sentences later says he fears the US government will throw him in prison for not performing a same sex marriage. Vanishing grace imacted me in a way it is hard to explain all histories inside the book, all thoughts on it every word of it impacted me a lot. During that time, I was contracted to the Edmonton Institution, a maximum security prison operated by Correctional Service Canada. 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. When I wrote the book, Bill Clinton was in office, and now its Donald Trump. About Philip Growing up in a strict, fundamentalist church in the southern USA, a young Philip Yancey tended to view God as "a scowling Supercop, searching for anyone who might be having a good timein order to squash them." Yancey jokes today about being "in recovery" from a toxic church. I served as EX Dir of Hampstead YFC in MD. I was shocked that the Bridges manager would do this kind of thing behind my back instead of asking me directly. Enough of this. I was baptized into that church two weeks later. At the same time, it seems all I am accomplishing is to become more aware of my ungrace. God asks us to be obedient, and disobedience is our human trademark. The discord in the chaplaincy office was wearing me down. I can hardly find the words to express how much your books have positively affected me. Thank you for all youve done for the kingdom. Brad agreed that Pauls belief and behavior regarding flies was very strange. I quote a passage near the end from Whats so Amazing About Grace where you quote C.S. If God had been seen in the last 500 years helping anyone, this statement has great power. May God use your renewed spirit to help others on the same path. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. The envelope was still open, so he checked the contents. That was 4 years ago and today I still struggle with my flesh but I know He truly loves me! Your book In His Image (you wrote with Dr. Paul Brand) sits here on my desk as I try to wrap my mind around the Imago Dei and what it means to being the likeness of God. Please note that its adapted from the book A Skeptics Guide to Faith. Philip, Mr. Yancey, The couple met when Yancey was attending college in South Carolina after finishing high school. I treasure it. I want to thank you for writing this book and for your ministry of writing. I went on a special program that brought together juvenile delinquents and federal prisoners, arranged by Chuck Colsons Prison Fellowship. Philip, Ive been thinking about you lately and your book, Whats So Amazing About Grace? (What a great title) And how you deftly redefine the word to mean social justice. I read quite a bit so I may have lost memory of where this story originated. Waiting on God? Im sorry if my references gave the wrong impression. 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