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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Farewell to the Golden Age
Posted on Sun, Jul 6 2014 in Blog | 63 CommentsI have lived through the golden age of publishing, first with magazines and then with books. I began my career at Campus Life in 1971, and in ten… read on
Age Happens
Posted on Wed, May 21 2014 in Blog | 20 CommentsThe Yanceys come from good genetic stock, as a recent trip South to celebrate my mother’s 90th birthday reminded me. Her mother, born in 1898, lived through the… read on
Steps Large And Small
Posted on Wed, Apr 16 2014 in Blog | 9 CommentsThe same week that saw the 50th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act, I found myself in a studio taping the Tavis Smiley show, an interview program produced… read on
Hollywood of the Midwest
Posted on Mon, Mar 31 2014 in Blog | 6 CommentsI spent last week in Grand Rapids, Michigan, which I jokingly call “the Hollywood of the Midwest.” My publisher, based in that city, was filming a video series… read on
How Soon We Forget
Posted on Wed, Mar 26 2014 in Blog | 1 CommentLast November the strongest typhoon ever recorded slammed into the southern islands of the Philippines, with winds reaching 195 miles per hour. The storm caused more than 6,000… read on
2013’s Most Popular Blogs
Posted on Mon, Jan 6 2014 in Blog | 4 CommentsI went back through the blogs I wrote in 2013 to see which ones generated enough interest for readers to click through. If you missed some of these… read on
Hip Christian Books
Posted on Wed, Dec 18 2013 in Blog | 18 CommentsAs I look back on the pile of books I read in 2013, a number of them seem to fall into a new genre. “Christian hip,” I’ll call… read on
Mandela’s Miracle
Posted on Fri, Dec 6 2013 in Blog | 13 CommentsOn a visit to South Africa I visited the tidy home of Nelson Mandela in the Soweto township, which is preserved as a museum. Just down the street… read on
Who Believes What?
Posted on Mon, Nov 25 2013 in Blog | 13 CommentsWhen the Willow Creek Community Church did a survey they found that some in their congregation, and especially their post-Christian friends, thought that all world religions are essentially… read on
Have Pen, Will Travel
Posted on Sat, Nov 9 2013 in Blog | 1 CommentIt’s been quite a Fall season for the Yanceys! In September we made a trip to Bogotá, Colombia, and on the way back stopped off for a few… 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.