This woman was theologically and politically astute, challenging Jesus as to where the centre of worship was, aware of the conflict between Samaritans and Jews. Ive read explanations from Christian apologist but I just dont find them very convincing. Hi Philip, Im a missionary in Latin America, Biology teacher/school administrator, and have greatly grown through your books. However, this did not get me down but made me realize I had received grace. Im thankful for the Jesus l never knew. I did sign up for the Launch Team, I hope that I can help in that. This truly encourages me. Its small. I am working with some guys to plan a Mens Retreat for the last weekend of September. Tony Campolos writings are similarly infected, and in CT it is a terminal disease. You just try to keep living. And then, in late December, Yancey traveled to Newtown, Connecticut, the scene of a mass killing earlier that month at Sandy Hook Elementary School. One has to be born-again. The degenerative neurological condition hampers muscle-brain connections, and the severity of symptoms varies widely. AB Sithole, Pretoria: South Africa. Also, are there any black authors you have read who have helped shape your faith in some way? I recently looked up the theory and equations of radioactive dating. I dont like that part of me when I go to church. In my letter, I described all the verbal abuse that Paul had directed against me. I realized that my image of God could not be true if these things were products of that God. And to breed proud fools strutting about with their devout vanity, LET us bell the cat, name the evil to expose its ideological tactics Dave Kline. You are doing very important work, Emily, and Im delighted to hear that weve come to some similar conclusions. I considered not commenting, but I just gotta be me. There, I was told by two lawyers that my dismissal was unacceptable. During the debriefing at the end of the evaluation, which included Bridges manager Brian, no issues or major concerns were brought up. It provides many of the names of people, charitable organizations and corporations that have punished me for exposing the abuses being perpetrated in their midst. Thank you. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. And I know Christians dont do a lot of thinking, but they do have the Holy Spirit. Philip, I saw your comment and just wanted to say a few words of encouragement. Im 35 now and since that time, I have followed all your works. We have taller buildings but shorter tempers; wider freeways but narrower viewpoints; we spend more but have less; we buy more but enjoy it less; we have bigger houses and smaller families; more conveniences, yet less time; we have more degrees but less sense; more knowledge but less judgment; more experts, yet more problems; we have more gadgets but less satisfaction; more medicine, yet less wellness; we take more vitamins but see fewer results. Like me, they are beggars of grace. I have just read your article about the death of reading on the Washington Post. I am Munir Masih from Pakistan. God Bless. Oh dear. Can you recommend an amplified that youd feel comfortable reading/trusting? He considered himself Epicurean and theres little doubt that phrases like unalienable rights, all men are created equal and others stem from TJs understanding of Epicurus. 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). During last visit this week the Doctor was happy to see her progress, as she was able to join normal activities like the other teens: ballet, choir and school organization. I served as EX Dir of Hampstead YFC in MD. He spends about an hour each morning reading spiritually nourishing books, meditating, and praying. When an ambulance arrived, he was strapped onto a spinal board, his head was immobilized, and he was put in a neck brace. Both are evidence of a spirit of fear! Local church and Inter-varsity Christian Fellowship organized prayer circle and support for Dad. 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. Whats radical is that God loves bad people and wants to change them and is holding out the remedy for the evil that is in them. Thank you for the suggestion. The Regioal Chaplain for Correctional Servies Canada John Tonks held a contract over my head for a whole year for me to sign, he kept promising to bring it and have me sign it for a 5 year contract with CSC but he never did bring it,it was a very cruel game he was playing. How then did Christian doctrine evolve into such complexity? Thank you. friend is just should know how much Jesus loves him. Thank you would like to hear your comments. The envelope included a large drawing, and he was concerned that it would get damaged or folded because of its size. The fact that you care, and that you hunger for relationshipthese are signs of health. Philip. Ive always wanted to visit Vicksburg, after reading about it in Civil War accounts. Yancey spent much of 2012 in grief-stricken places. I grew up with a dad who was very academic minded and I was never a good student, in fact, Whats so Amazing about Grace which I read after my first semester at CIU, made we want to read again and hope that God could find something meaningful for me to do in this life, in spite of feeling like a broken soul, with little potential. Philippians 2:12 - "Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling"; Ephesians 2:8-9 - "For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast."; I have always been academically inclined, and more likely to resonate with intellectual discussions about faith than stories of emotional experiences. And the verdict is in. The following year, in 2016, Gord Dominey was charged with over 30 counts of sexual abuse. But I dismissed it as an oddity. Couldnt all of that money have been better spent? I wonder if you wrote that? We searched and searched and prayed and prayed for a solution, until we found In the Likness of God. Your relationship with Dr. Paul Brand and your amazing work together inspired us and acted as our model for Come, Walk with Me. We published Come, Walk with Me in 2020. Watch as TV preachers, Kathie Lee Gifford, reality show stars, theology professors, student ministry leaders, and even emergent pastors claim to be grace filled people that show no regard for whats truth, living life as if it makes no difference whether one is a Christian. Discrimination or hatred due to religious beliefs was never a part of our lives. Actually, I really wanted to say, YOUR BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE! but somehow that didnt seem appropriate. You said: Thanks for responding and your comment. Do you know any Pakistani Christian publishers I could try? Yanceys mother, a central figure in his life, was emotionally unstable and abusive. . Have you written any book that specifically address the questions raised in Bart Ehrmans book titled Gods Problem How the Bible fails to answer .Why we suffer? Or are there any book by any body else that refutes Bart Ehrmans claims? Thank you in advance for your feedback. Because he stood out as a fountain of Living Water to people who grew up in a rule-oriented spiritual environment. I have a question. I find the couple of books written by PY challenging, stimulating, interesting etc. Goodness, you replied. Evolution is correct and functional but nobody knows its purpose or why. I have not read that particular book by Bart Ehrman. Not a d**n thing. In the midst of whats going on in America right now, what encouragement can the Gospel offer to a black person thats wondering how long God is going to sit back and watch injustice unfold? I would recommend something from chapters 17-19, simply because our nation is so divided politically. There are two particular ways in which I owe you a debt of gratitude. Yours is a prime example, truly heartfelt. Forgiveness of sins requires an act of will on the receivers part, and some who heard Jesus strongest words about grace and forgiveness turned away unrepentant., As I have said, the Bible consistently changes the questions we bring to the problem of pain. On Tuesday, January 29th, 2017, I attended a training session led by Deputy Warden Belinda Cameron and a guard from the Edmonton Prison for Women. After few more meetings, she invited me to attend her church of three years an Independent Baptist Fundamental church. So, youre saying that he suffers more than we do yet stands with folded arms of indifference? My family and I plan to visit the USA in June 2023. I see it as parallel to what a parent feels when a child learns to walk, or choose well, or loves. I have been radically convicted that I do not have that right. And yes, a democrat. I have read Where was God when it Hurts ? The best we can do is to say, as C. S. Lewis said of the characters in his childrens novel The Last Battle, All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on forever: in which every chapter is better than the one before.. (Matthew 6: 25-34) Wonderful story, Christina. Nobody was saying a word and looked hopeless. as of now I am doing a book review of your The Jesus I never Knew as a requirement in one of my subject. I told all this because I want to ask you: How to react? I am looking forward to reading more of your books in the future. It really is an honour to communicate with you! From the dropdown menu, choose All of Philips books: the first two listed are the ones Ive been working on, one now published, one due out in October. From there I received encouragement and God strengthened me at every step. They are sometimes referred to as exvangelicals., Peter Wehner: The evangelical church is breaking apart, Yancey has spent much of his life listening to their stories, and trying to bring them back into the fold. Its so yummy and life giving. After 45 years of marriage I have learned a few things and maybe its time to collect them! It whetted my appetite for moving to Colorado and hiking the mountains here. It has taught me so much about how to look at other people and to think of things outside of me and my control. 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. They had received a phone call from my former employer, The Bethany Group, and claimed that I had questioned a doctor. Finally, I decided theres no way to reconcile the linear, time-bound perspective of a human being with the eternal, timeless perspective of God, for whom our causation questions make little sense. I recently read, "How do I relate to a God who is invisible when I'm never quite sure he's there?" -- Philip Yancey Life with God doesn't always work out like you think it should. I shared with him one area that a lot of evangelicals dont hold, that he said they did. Sincerely, Dwight. The story adds to the lovely book by Keller we are using for our book study. Thank you very much. Im honored to be a fellow pilgrim with you. I love this letter, Lionel. Foreign rights are handled by the publishers, and no Italian publishers have contracted for it, sorry. Hi Philip, I have promised God that I will never take my own life. Im sure youve come up against this objection before and Id love to know your thoughts or book recommendations. One thing that kept me going was my hope that Paul would not be around much longer. Its been on my shelf all this time, and I didnt think to crack the cover until recently. I know he appreciates your interest, and Ill let him know next time we communicate. A few days later he came back to tell me that the book I had given him was awesome. I kind of still lived in the orbit, in the subculture. St. Augustine teaches that the future is unknowable, which is also hinted at in many places in the Bible. After the debriefing, everyone except me went for lunch. He went back to the United States and she never saw him again. 2. I keep asking those kinds of questions, and its encouraging to know that some of my readers do too. Everything was in chaos. She attended the Alpha Course voluntarily a good few years ago and was confirmed in the Church of England, but was put-off when she tried to get involved especially as secretary with the Church Parish Council. He has been contributing to Christianity Today as an editor in large for three decades and has also written papers for journals including Readers Digest, The Saturday Evening Post, Publishers Weekly, Chicago Magazine, Christian Century, and National Wildlife. Hi, Mr. Yancey, I want to thank you for writing The Jesus I Never Knew. Kindest regards Im thrilled to know them. Your books are a great help for my spiritual growth, but I must say, Ive never been angry with God and never questioned God as Father and his Son as my Savior. I read about Evangelical Christians on this web site but, to me, it just describes Christians. 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. Over the years I have continued in my studies and now serve as Senior Research Professor of Biblical Exegesis atCriswell College (Dallas, Tx). I see it was written in 1997, if it was relevant then it surely is relevant today. In late 2015, around the same time as my interview with the Summerside RCMP regarding Gord Dominey, Dr. Beckner from Bridges of Canada called me to ask if I was interested in a prison chaplains job at the Stony Mountain Institution in Winnipeg. Not in the church, not in the family. I was struck (positively) by a Luther reference you made in the final pages of Where is God When It Hurts?i.e. Im from Indonesia, and I love to read your books. My God, I need something. And that has been the common theme in your books. He was there for me when I was that child, teen, young adult and now. I wonder if you remember your trip to Doha, Qatar in February 2009. Her name is Kristin, which of course means follower of Christ. Im impressed that you were reading me at 16, and even more impressed that were still companions on the journey. You introduced me to the transcendent Babettes Feast, and your chapter on the new math of grace blows me away, more so every time I read it. He writes about breaking the cycle of ungrace (my childhood understanding of sin), and he relates it to the story of the prodigal son. I put it next to Mere Christianity as a must read for old believers. In August in the same year, he completed his goal of climbing all 54 of Colorados 14,000-foot (4,300 m)-plus peaks, the final three after his accident. The fishermen Jesus picked were not chosen for their proud theology, Christ ignored the learned Pharisees spiritually esteemed in His day I moved to Florida when I was 18 and Prayer was the first book I bought, this time in English. Insurance companies label tornadoes and things like that as acts of God. When something bad happens, you shake your fist at the skies. I have read some of your books and enjoyed them all. Its just illogical, but somehow this notion survives. At the same time, it seems all I am accomplishing is to become more aware of my ungrace. It is a powerful book with a needed message, as are your other books. He is much less angry now, and open to spirituality and the supernatural, though more in a New Age kind of way than traditionally Christian. Instead of talking it through with me and praying ,they reacted by removing me from the mens dorm, . Its wonderful that you have such an open line of communication with your parents. I had just finished reading about your accident and the call to come talk in VA, when I began to feel strange and then promptly passed out, much to my wifes surprise. This is a thank you note and hope one day, before the sun sets for both of us, I will meet you. It was answered 53 days later, but only after Prosecutor Peter delivered a blistering indictment upon the Jewish crowd, confronting them with their heinous crime and causing them to be cut to the heart. 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