God wanted to know me. This little girl spent the day helping the little boys get ready by cleaning them up, combing their hair, and wondering which one would be adopted by this American couple. She not so much. I also follow you on facebook and am appreciative of your thoughtful, measured commentary, constantly pointing your readers to the grace of God. Spilsby claimed that it was my couch, but it was the old urine- and sweat-soaked couch from behind the gym. Sincerely, Dwight. Ive been raised in church and been in many different denominations, and Phillips books resonate with me. The envelope included a large drawing, and he was concerned that it would get damaged or folded because of its size. Death swallowed up in victory is something only Jesus can do, and you point us to Him through it all. This is illogical. One will be desired to read more from your knowledge of write ups. Our paths have crossed over the years but I have never had the privilege of meeting you. I would love to hear you thoughts on word written by the ancient Greek pagan poet Aeschylus. How could I ever thank you enough? I gift them to anyone who has experienced the unfairness of suffering. Church, my home church. And feel free to share with any who may benefit from seeing the film. I co-pastor of a small rural congregation alongside my husband, and preparing for a sermon recently I picked up The Jesus I Never Knew just to see what you had to say about the Wedding at Cana and I realized that now that I am coming up on my 36th birthday, it is almost 20 years since I first read it. I see things that only a true God can do but revert back to doubt and question his role when things go bad. But his beating his breast, declaring, God, have mercy on me, a sinner, and receiving it, is grace in a nutshell, Yancey said. It was a toxic work environment, with so many people being mocked, bullied and bossed around on a daily basis. Philip. It seems like youre name keeps popping up as weve learned from these folks, so weve been reading Whats so Amazing About Grace. Unlike me, Paul was under contract to CSC. Hi Philip, The Bible Jesus Read - Philip Yancey in the Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality category for sale in South Africa (ID:581055590) Buy The Bible Jesus Read - Philip Yancey for R190.00 Sell on bidorbuy Daily Deals Stores Promotions Of course. Phil later has to correct himself with, No, Im sorry. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. 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. Hey have you checked out Evan McMullin for President? I was raised in a hellfire and brimstone church, and grew closer to God in a bible-teaching, grace-based church. Having heard so many of these southern condemnatory sermons about hell in my childhoodeven though I had grown out of that way of looking at the world, that way of looking at GodI had always expected that the fears would come surging back: Am I going to make it? had to buy new copies! Did God put your book in front of me and push me towards it? Really amazing! And Ive found that because of the evil done to me, Ive been able to understand the sorrows in other peoples lives. Dont know if these are my Top Ten, but they moved me: Or shone a light towards the back exit. For whatever it is worth, I have passed this perspective on and tell you quite honestly that I have and do pray for you. I was advised to send a letter to demand the reason for my dismissal, so I sent an e-mail to Misty McLaughlin at Bridges of Canada. Ive always trusted your words. The first author who came to my mind is you. Mackenzie Mully, You can reach me through this email: pyasst@aol.com. After one such an incident, Paul went to BC to see them. As for ambivalence about meeting Jesus, try making a list of all the people Jesus encounters in the Gospels: the more unworthy, outcast, moral failure someone was, the more tenderly Jesus treated them. Many women in that culture would in fact kill their children because they didnt want them to face rejection. I did sign up for the Launch Team, I hope that I can help in that. The Memos I am in leadership at Church, people come to me for comfort, counsel or prayer but I am in a dry hot desert now. You were a gracious captive as we discussed our journey with Jacob. YWAM L.A did not want me back the leadership there was very homophobic at the time according to John Dawson the present Chair of YWAM International . I read this book over 10 years ago and have re-read it several times, and now I am reading it again, and it keeps getting better, like you have barely scratched the surface kind of better. Marilyn Phillips, Marilyn, I know the atonement is a befuddling, and sometimes contentious, issue these days. Without going into too much detail, I cannot help but think that GOD does not care for everyone, only a few: David HE loved. My credit record is horrendous. Women had it tough in those days! We typically feature a different writing each week to every 2 weeks. I never leave my moms house now no transportation and we dont get along very well. (With the poor and oppressed, and those fighting on their behalf.) For instance, what I learned from a book like To Kill a Mockingbird or Black Like Me contradicted the racism I encountered in church. My life was in shambles and depression was looming at the horizon. Ive started doing some writing after I developed the study guide for Carl Medearis book Speaking of Jesus. 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. Next, Id recommend Whats So Amazing About Grace. As I did so, I was physically assaulted by Mr. French, the Institutional Manager. Thank you Philip for your so very illuminating book Whats so amazing about grace. Thank you very much! We were wondering, did you mean that literally or were you speculating? We only have 2 choices. Jesus does seem to bore in a bit by his comment that the man she now has is not her husband, so that may also be a clue too. Havent I seen your name on my Facebook page a few times? what Jesus meant when He said, I am the truth. I come from an insurance and banking backround. My question is, more, what good is he? Why was that genicide, that killing of men, women, and children, that enslavement of survivors. It was just thoughts like we all have attraction thoughts towards other people male or female from time to time. She has many Christ like qualities, humble, modest, caring, forgiving, and has a heart for the disadvantaged. 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We love your books and DVDs and use your Grace Notes each morning to start our day. And CSC head Chaplain Chris Carr said nothing. Philip. Its such a divided country, and the church has not been a helpful part of that. Have you revised the book ever? I pray and cry out to God with no response. I myself am having trouble looking at my own condition and relating it to Gods love. I used to attend a local Church. Let me read you some promises from the Bible. I knew, though, that behind me on the same platform twenty-six candles were flickering in memory of victims, proof that we have no immunity from the effects of a broken planet. We each attended a Bible college, though the school I attended has closed its doors. You write often about those writers and thinkers who have mentored you along spiritually; you have become one of those mentors for me as I make my own way along as a writer and a scholar. I attended CIU from 99-03 and first saw your book The Jesus I never knew on the nightstand in the alumni center when my parents came up for a visit one weekend. Then he is malevolent. Disappointment with God, Where Is God when It Hurts?, The Jesus I Never Knew, to name some, are brilliant titles as I most probably would not be so interested in reading them in the first place if they were not so titled. That illustration always stuck with me and I just wanted to say thank-you for being a faithful follower of Christ and for doing what He created you to do. One day as I sat at my desk, I found myself sobbing for quite a long time. His face had a look of thunder on it. Ramazan was very dependent upon Paul to complete all the information on Moslem diets and other customs on the computer, and therefore worked closely with Paul. In other words, the DVD player was brought in illegally. By Peter Wehner L. Scott Johnson; Dean. Could you be kind enough to recommend a book I can buy for her? Dear Phillip, Would you consider coming to Oklahoma City? . Life is still almost overwhelmingly hard and I know that none of my dreams are likely to become reality in this life. Let me recommend some reading: The Road Less Traveled, by Scott Peck; books by Brene Brown; the book Lean In, on the power of introverts, and almost anything by Henri Nouwen. I was convinced that I was not good enough for God or that He hated me,or I had committed some un forgivable sin. At first, let me introduce my self, Im Mariana from Indonesia, I have heard about you from my friend. I ended up covering this program for him for eight months. Its identical. I would certainly include Dame Cicely Saunders, founder of the modern hospice movement; and Sir Ghillean Prance, one of the early voices in climate change and former director of the New York Botanical Gardens. Philip. Thank you for your hopeful vision of suffering redeemed. He had to reuse stained paper lunch bags day after day to save a few cents. Mr Yancey- Jesus gave us an example of someone who was morally perfect, and yet sinners flocked to him rather than feeling judged by him. Philip. This lack of information got me into trouble, as described later in this report. I still Go to it from time to time. It is rampant. I have read Whats so Amazing about Grace maybe 6 times, and took 1 year to teach it in a Sunday school class. I have a million and one questions, but I will just start from this one. My God, I need something. I heard you questioning the movement of evangelicals towards Trump, and I totally agree with you! Now get out of my office! It felt wonderful, but Paul used this later to further discredit me [30], claiming that I had meant my demand to leave my office to be permanent. Angela (Alberta, Canada). I dont have a sense of a grace-less God and it occurs to me that you and God Himself are probably why. It is difficult not to have the impression its re-emergence in our lives was divinely orchestrated. At the same time, it seems all I am accomplishing is to become more aware of my ungrace. Yancey attended five elementary schools in six years as his mom repeatedly moved to find cheaper rent. I saw Reaching for the Invisible God. I am an avid reader with diverse tastes, but I have never bought a Christian book before. I would like to know what name of the book you recommend me to read? This is a thank you note and hope one day, before the sun sets for both of us, I will meet you. I came to the website looking for a way to send that question to you, and stopped to read your latest blog post Talking with the Other Side. Indeed I will pray, and may show up again sometime! Then we have the darkside, and what beliefs and fuels them, the whispers from the void that quell the light. I of course thought of turning to God, but faced the prospect of more confusion and dry, empty prayers. Autobiographies can be vain and boring, but this one is not. Thats an important part of history we need to learn from. And then fear of electing a Catholic president and John Kennedy and fear of the Left Behind series, fear of homosexuals, fear of secular humanism, fear of communism. Join them in a remarkable journey through inner space -- a spellbinding world of cells, systems, and chemistry that bears the impress of a still deeper, unseen reality. We are going to use this book with our High School student Bible Study next semester and are looking for one. She gave birth to a little girl who looked different than the other children. I still struggle with my image of God, but it is getting better little by little, and of course Satan is always prowling around, trying to turn me away from God and tell me lies about God. At one point Yanceys mother, enraged at Marshalls plan to transfer to Wheaton, which she considered an apostate institution, tells him she will pray every day for the rest of your life that God breaks you. Then why call him God?. I came out of the abuse in my childhood and became so angry with God that I did briefly become an atheist in words, in college, but could never convince myself that I actually didnt believe in God. In the waiting room, he remembers doctors being busy with children who were coughing or those who had scraped their knees. 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 Yesterday she asked for me and said I wish I had your religion now which gave me an opening to share the faith. Philip. You are the one on the front lines of grace. Pray that the character of Christ will also be the character of his people. Maybe your book will help guide me to the answers I am looking for. All my best to you. We are about to begin the study on Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? What chapters in the book relate to the study sessions? Philip. Sorry! I saw this man with his huge hands lift up each and every baby. Ive recently been contacted by a publisher and asked to write a book, and part of that has involved setting up a website/blog so that people on the internet connect with me as a person. God chose you to survive, but the family returning from the Christian retreat in the minivan all lost their lives? Brand did. I told him Chaplain Paul had brought in a bag of at least 30. Sometime after my dismissal I talked with one of the case workers, Phil Joy. and its still the thickest book Ive ever read in my life. When Dad was on trial, many friends at Churh sent encouraging messages for him regularly, to be strong and to trust God. We meet a few years ago at a CS Lewis conference. I know thousands of Southern Baptists and none fits the Elmer Gantry or Mitchners preacher in Hawaii in the slightest. Your book and writing made me see that beyond this pain, we could still see joy surounding. After doing this for one year, they offered to build a small apartment for me in their basement. So, I guess Im an Evangelical?? How inspiring and comforting your words are. This amplified the discomfort I have been feeling for many years about the emphasis of evangelicalism on a personal relationship and emotional experiences with God that I simply could not relate to, as much as I wanted to. Id love to hear any you would recommend. The fact that she lived with a man who was not her husband could again have a simple explanation. Dear Philip, The loud noise smashes God out of my mind. Thank you. Yet we soldier on, hoping, trusting, clinging. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. One of them was Soul Survivor, a book I read more than ten years ago and whose influence I still feel today. Philip Yancey, The Question That Never Goes Away, [] series of conversations about Christianity. 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