And to give me some points (better with verses) that helps me and them to understand the importance of churchs in our Christian Life. Usually I end up throwing away 100-150 pages from each book, however. I checked the Events link on your site and noticed a lot of open dates. At the meeting, the Warden asked Paul to speak first, even though I had been the victim. Philip Yancey in the Philosophy, Religion & Spirituality category for sale in Cape Town (ID:581040983) Buy Prayer does it make any difference ? Im so touched that my books were with you on the journey. I prayer thanks for you and your gift and am glad that you hear His whisper. Bless you in your honest journey. We are going to use this book with our High School student Bible Study next semester and are looking for one. However the last few months have been some of my most desperate. But, then, why doesnt God do more to stop suffering? I cant imagine what you went through growing up though I do know a good bit about the south and its intricacies. Upon their arrival, the team met with us in the chapel. In other words, the DVD player was brought in illegally. He had a supernatural ability. We confessed our grief and our fears. Since I am only a couple of years older than you (I think your brother was probably in my class at Wheaton, but in a clean-out phase, I no longer have my yearbooks to check! Like the story about Frederick Buechner when you invited him to your church to preach, the optics in the church draw me away from worship rather than enhance it. 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. Today is the day. That all-important border would be invisible, that noisy argument silenced. Thats a lot to handle, I know. My partnership with Dr. Paul Brand was transformative for me. Paul told me later that afternoon that Bridges Manager Brian Harder had been running circles around him during lunch. Ive written a bit about it in 2 books: A Skeptics Guide to Faith and Disappointment with Godas well as in the memoir just published, Where the Light Fell. Many years ago I read a wonderful article in Campus Life magazine about the solo experience of the Vanguard program at Honey Rock Camp. We both have speaking engagements this weekend. Brad agreed that Pauls belief and behavior regarding flies was very strange. [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]. 3. The Psychologist he had forced me to go to told me to get away from him and his group or they would destroy me . The larger question is that God does not forgive US without our asking for forgiveness and repentance. Im so grateful to Philip Yancey for helping me understand modern Christianity better. I am preparing to retire in 672 days (whos counting) by working on my Masters in Christian Counseling. There was a time about 12 years ago when I could not read the Bible, for reasons I dont have time for here. Fifteen years after an accident almost claimed his life, the Christian author reflects on grace, forgiveness, and faith. His Word is very contrary to almost all aspects of my life. The Deputy Wardens response to my comments was to praise me. J olvasni a knyveit! us that get to see no glimpse or what will happen a year or a second! You may not have felt that receptive at various stages, but you stayed open and tuned in to Gods promptings in your life. I just finished reading The Bible Jesus Read and want to tell you that it was both challenging and encouraging. Are the contents the same? These books have been very helpful and challenging for me. Mas por trs dessas palavras de angstia se encontra uma verdade vagamente luminosa. How do you look at the topic of election / predestination? This continues to haunt me for some reason and I am continuing to pray for him. I wonder what you think now about this quote you shared in the book where a New York Times editorial warned that the activism of religious conservatives poses a far greater threat to democracy than was presented by communism. Then he took his hands and laid them on her face. You, Ravi Zacharias and Max Lucado are my favorite authors. Ive not yet seen it, though Ive heard good things about it. Mr. Yancy, While on the trip, we worked on a trailer that really needed to be condemned and replaced but since we did not have the money for that, we did what we could to fix leaks and replace the rotting floor. Philip. I told him that I did not think I would be accepted, since Monty Lewis and Frank Costantino with Bridges of Canada had refused to give me a job due to my same-sex attraction and my frequent reporting of sexual abuse of children by priest and pastors in Canada and in the USA. It made quite an impact on both my wife and I and I actually believe if it were not for that book and The Jesus I Never Knew we would have abandoned our faith. Your words are a balm and a bright light to me. Meanwhile, Im simply grateful for the privilege of making a living by exploring what I would do anyway. The tiny globe would continue to turn, serenely ignoring its subdivisions, presenting a unified facade that would cry out for unified understanding, for homogeneous treatment. Today I find out that you have endorsed the democratic platform and candidate, and am wondering what I had missed when reading your writings formerly. My conscience would not permit me to keep quiet about the abuse that was happening right in front of me, so I finally went to the only other authority that I thought would help: the Edmonton Police Service (EPS). Two of his books have won the ECPA's Christian Book of the Year Award: The Jesus I Never Knew in 1996, and What's So Amazing About Grace? He spends about an hour each morning reading spiritually nourishing books, meditating, and praying. From your reader: Ana Paula Nascimento Obviously youve given the subject a lot of thought, and Im glad you passed along some of your conclusions. He knew the suffering that would happen and he still created us. As I mentioned before, I have read most all of your books but have also enjoyed reading Bishop Jack Spong, Marcus Borg and Brian McLaren and would probably categorize myself as a member of the church alumni association. Im curious to know if you have ever read some of these authors, and, if so, what your thoughts are. If the Bible has so many varying interpretations, how can we feel that it is my anchor of my soul? In addition, Philip was raised along with his older brother, Marshall. What it has done however is to help me understand my host culture and community much better, the specific inheritances of what it means to be White that is never openly discussed, and those Westernised like myself absorb without awareness. Hi, Mr. Yancey Epicurus famous paradox reads, Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? I was raised much the way you were and heard constantly that a Chrisitans hope was to saved and go to heaven. Life can just feel so meaningless, and the world is filled with so much pain, I cant understand why God made people at all. Any reasoning anyone gives for this is that we just have to wait until we die and then God will reveal himself. I have written two books that might be of interest to you: 1) Subversive Meals, an analysis of the Lords Supper under Roman domination, and 2) Heaven on Earth: Experiencing the Kingdom of God in the Here and Now, which picks up where Dallas Willard left off. But, all that was needed was the required wider exit. Its just that I, and probably million others like me, seem to need the perspective of someone like you on this much stigmatized predicament (especially in a culture where I live in). I cant recommend it highly enough. I didnt agree with what was tolerated and what was condemned.I remember telling a friend of mine, how l benefited more from listening to doctor Phil than my local pastor. Following is the few questions. 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. In a few paragraphs before you wrote that AVM is not completely clear of all these developments in the Balkans and the former Yugoslavia. Paul frequently delegated some of his own responsibilities to me, especially for a time when he was engaged in a house renovation project. Why does your book not acknowledge that kind of pain? I am so glad to see that there are others walking the same path as myself. Philip. The Regional Rep for Church Army Capt. Thank you so much for your writing and for your soul exposing honesty. This article was originally posted on October 1, 2003, on Christianity Today. I was shocked and distressed by all this hatred being expressed by a lay CSC chaplain. I kept hoping that by the last chapter you would say that Richard finally made peace with God and is walking with him (I didnt make the connection with your dedication at the front of the book). If longer, write us a pyasst@aol.com. There must be a source somewhere, but after 42 years (the books original date) and four moves, I doubt seriously that Ill be able to put my hands on it. Thank you in advance. All the editions of the book itself, regardless of cover, are the same. Ive so appreciated your writing over the years and finally decided to say so. You write the same questions and discoveries as I occasionally think. What Good is GOD is another heart touching book in my hands now. The earth must become as it appears: blue and white, not capitalist or Communist; blue and white, not rich or poor; blue and white, not envious or envied. Michael Collins, Gemini 10 & Apollo 11. Mary-Ann McKerchar, Thank you, Jeremy. It became obvious that Muslims at the Edmonton Institution were allowed their prayers, but Jews were not. I was so let down by not being made a real hetrosexual man, I did not understand why I had to suffer with this terrible sin of SSA. Thank you as this would probably not be a book I would have picked up and read on my own but I was intrigued after the event. Down the ages that one suffix has misled all humanity It grieves me that people like Paul Vanderham and other bullies are allowed to continue spreading their poison there, while I am dismissed from my position there without cause. Of course, there were good qualities too. I dont know when a person begins to feel like a real writer, or that something he (or she) has to say might do a stranger good instead of harm. Youll likely enjoy Henri Nouwen, Thomas Merton, Eugene Peterson, Robert Barron as well. And the sad part is that he did it to a priest before me and he told me he would write a letter about that priest so he never works as a priest again. The Sympathy Cards Yes, writers need prayer, as we work in isolation and its a paranoia-producing occupation. + Pain: The Gift Nobody Wants 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. As far as your examples from history, I think women is a just little too broad for me to comment on it further. I still Go to it from time to time. Thank you. What bible passage or passages inspired you to use those words? But one thing that has not changed is the presence of your books in my life, and their ability to challenge and encourage me in my faith. My concern is this: Jesus said, I am the way, the truth, the life. Part of our assigned reading was to read your book, The Jesus I Never Knew. This is the second time I have commented here. You cannot know how much encouragement I take from this note. Dear Mr. Yancey. Reform Judaism is not about laws that Reform Jews see as primarily coming from humans, unlike Orthodox Jews. Also on his website here and in the Q & A section, he relates a funny story, renaming his books under mold instead of God. Philip. Hello Philip. My Dad was a devoted Christian and he never committed the crime he was accused. I just read your comments about Donald Trump. When I first read Disappointment With God, I hid the cover of it when I was reading on the subway or in public, scared people would get the wrong idea about me. Very recently, a popular christian leader and singer posted on her instagram what she called a #HolyIndignation. I am a mainline evangelical, currently using Vanishing Grace as curriculum in an adult Sunday school class. Should I just believe? Nevertheless, I always had just enough and with Gods help I moved on from my depression and started volunteering at a long-term care facility, taking services and doing visits. Currently I am reading Soul Survivor and can hardly put it down. And I need your precious advice to tell me which book should I read first I know they are all good books but I want to make the best benifet of them by some arrangement. I have spoken to various pastors, councellors etc and they all spew the same garbage and meaningless words. May God bless you and keep you. I recently attended a Young Life camp for military families at Trail West in May of this year. Thank you for the honesty and transparency in your blog and books. It is a large community of Romanians who would need your help. I dealt with some emotional pain in Disappointment with God, but nothing like the kind of pain you experience. I didnt know their stories. The inmates wanted chicken but Paul bought fresh salad items in bulk. Thank you for your book. From Brazil, MG, Belo Horizonte, This message, from the other side of the equator, from a country with problems of its own, was truly a grace note to me. Youre not alone. We chaplains had to find work space wherever we could. When this therapy failed, I was blamed, shamed and rejected by the groups that applied it to me. There are few Christian books that I have read that uncovered my own personal and emotional responses like this one. It affirms mine. What can happen, though, is that they may be constantly be told that they need to evangelize others, to love people, etc. I am in the early stages of a memoir-like writing project which will engage the topic of faith in the midst of trial. Is this a spiritual problem? This is what God himself apparently says since mathematics is the magic behind physics and the Word himself (Jesus, the second person of the Trinity) is the spirit of mathematics. For me, the best works to read are: interesting, informative, intelligent, insightful, instructive, inviting. None for a few years, but I saw them for so long that I do believe in them. Philip. Then, I want you, first of all, to pray for them and for me. I am blushing to be mentioned in the same paragraph with Goethe. It is sad to see churches fomenting fear amongst their members to scare them into voting one way or the other. Grace is so important to Yancey, he told me, because he was late to discover it. I drove out into the Countryside and in a farmers field took 200 pills , a passing farmer found me unconscious in a coma and called for help, I remained in a coma in hospital , I did not want to die . I am grieving for my life that is all gone now. He was then resurrected. John Lewis of Georgia is a significant voice who has affected me. Yet his Spiritual Smear wont stop real Believers from being Gods Word to a very sick nation! I saw that you are on the schedule to speak this semester during our chapel. Your publisher wants niche marketing to increase sales, but you have the stature to defy that impulse. But we must also consider the damage that Korea has suffered in Japan. And I doubt that I am with Christians. Odin, by the way, took a spear and drove it into his side. Thanks. And it was transformative. In the 4th chapter of Genesis it says:Tubalcain was an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron. From archaeologists in the Levant, the Bronze age ended 1500 B.C. I thank God for you and for your openness and courage to explore beyond the surface. I have only just stumbled upon your beautiful library of books and would like to purchase the paperback version of an earlier book, The Question That Never Goes Away: Why? I have checked all book sellers (Christianbook.com; Barnes & Noble; and Amazon but could not find it. Or shone a light towards the back exit. He gave me a big hug and left in good spirits. The content of both the US hardback and the UK paperback is the same. However, in Chapter 12, page 159 you write The secret to keeping company with God will likely not be found in a new set of tapes, another book, a different preacher, a weekend seminar. I agree. Yancey has described his earlier self as resentful, wound tight with anger, a single, hardened link in a long chain of ungrace learned from family and church. The pain of his early life gives his words and his witness an authority and authenticity that he would otherwise not have. I also contacted Don Head, the Commissioner of Corrections. Anyway, I was wondering if in the future you would write something about mental illness. Judy. 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). Thank you! 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. In the command re: how many times do I have to forgive someone, and He says 70 x 7 but that appears to me that the transgressor asked for forgiveness. -Emily Search for Beautiful Courageous You by Lauralee Berrill. And that's no accident, as Yancey draws inspiration from God's Word. The best part is that they all say Have faith or GOD has a plan I know the scriptures and the scriptures are real in my head, not my heart (religious folks in 3..2..1..) How many times does a person have to ask GOD for a relationship and nothing. As for Nigeria, thank you for the invitation! Evolution is correct and functional but nobody knows its purpose or why. 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