Who is Philip Yancey?
For Yancey, reading offered a window to a different world. So, he devoured books that opened his mind, challenged his upbringing, and went against what he had been taught. A sense of betrayal engulfed him.
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Posted on Sun, Jan 24 2016 in Blog | 9 CommentsA friend of mine, David Graham, recently returned from thirteen years in Ecuador. He had served as general surgeon and medical director of a mission hospital, and I… read on
Snow on Snow
Posted on Fri, Jan 1 2016 in Blog | 2 CommentsHave you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail… From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the… read on
Paris and Beyond
Posted on Sat, Nov 28 2015 in Blog | 25 CommentsOn the day when bullets flew and bombs detonated in Paris, plunging the City of Light into darkness, I was visiting the most populous Muslim nation in the… read on
Boomerang Prayers
Posted on Sun, Oct 18 2015 in Blog | 26 CommentsBecause I wrote a book with the title Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? I receive letters and emails from readers who give wrenching accounts of unanswered prayers. … read on
Winston
Posted on Thu, Sep 17 2015 in Blog | 12 CommentsIf you had met Winston on the street, you would presume him to be a vagrant. Day after day he wore the same ratty blue jeans and plaid… read on
Jesus and Miracles
Posted on Thu, Aug 20 2015 in Blog | 13 CommentsHaving written books with titles like Where Is God When It Hurts and Disappointment with God, I hear from a lot of people who recount their unanswered prayers… read on
Holy Subversives
Posted on Wed, Jul 22 2015 in Blog | 8 CommentsI finally got around to watching The Butler, in which Forest Whitaker plays the fictionalized role of Eugene Allen, a White House butler who served eight U.S. presidents,… read on
You Gotta Start Somewhere
Posted on Tue, Jun 16 2015 in Blog | 17 CommentsI know William Willimon as an outstanding preacher as well as a professor and chaplain at Duke University. In this vignette, he gives an account of two elderly… read on
Word Power
Posted on Thu, May 28 2015 in Blog | 9 CommentsAs a child I would hear my mother and other adults use a secret code in my presence: for example, “I think we’ll stop for some i-c-e-c-r-e-a-m for… read on
Small is Large
Posted on Thu, Apr 30 2015 in Blog | 52 CommentsI visited a local megachurch recently. My friend described it as, “You know, one of those big-box churches with one-word names, super-loud music, huge video screens, and long sermons.” … read on
About Philip Yancey
For Yancey, reading offered a window to a different world. So, he devoured books that opened his mind, challenged his upbringing, and went against what he had been taught. A sense of betrayal engulfed him.