I gave the first copy I had to a friend, who also gave it to another friend. I dont know if this is the right manner or place to send a plea to Philip Yancey. I have been around chronic sickness my whole life and recently began writing about what it looks like to love people with chronic sicknesses, day in and day out as we Watchers are hurting too. Sorry! As I searched for other texts to read on the subject (Christology) I found books only written in a bit of a heady fashion. So when COVID, and job loss, and the deaths of my kids grandparents, and depression, and anxiety all joined forces to wallop my family and send me careening onto on my backside, I seemingly had no way to pull myself back up. Philip, Can I please humbly request prayer for healing for my lovely God given wife who has cancer. To attain salvation, should we trust the gospeland repent? Understanding grace, as you know, is a huge part of that. If this was the end of the story, it would not have been worth telling. (As to your friend, I attended one more moderate church in Atlanta but most of my toxic memories are of another, smaller and more fundamentalist churchthe two are sometimes confused, as again I do not use their names.) The Business Detail, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/title-page?lang=eng, Spiritual Lessons from the Human Body: An Interview with Philip Yancey RCCG, https://www.dropbox.com/s/b1sr3nroq4ivp25/2018%20Men's%20Retreat%20Promo.mp4?dl=0, http://qideas.org/contributors/gabe-lyons/, http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/07/my-take-how-churches-can-respond-to-mental-illness/, http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/january-february/my-top-5-books-on-mental-illness.html, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3EfssqGuQM, http://necrometrics.com/pre1700b.htm#Martyrs. God bring something good from this, God clearly told me I was going to get pregnant from the rape. I am attempting to help a man who says he needs to forgive God. 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. The Kingdom could use you! I would be remiss if I didnt thank you properly or tell you that. Here are my thoughts to my 74 year old Christian father, the most wonderful man I know. Philip. I want to thank you for that illustration and for your work, with the Lords strength, in saying things that need to be said. Philip. There is a crack in everything. My ministry is now more to encourage people one on one and to show Gods love that way (I have also been a paramedic 25 yrs so I bring that dynamic to my ministry), but I often tell folks that Philip Yancey is one of my favorite authors because he understands the dynamics of how Jesus taught, thought and walked. I used to attend a local Church. 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. As I write this, I am just about to finish reading Soul Survivor again. The loud noise smashes God out of my mind. No one wore an armband; the deans rules were unquestioned. Those following days were painful and difficult for my wife. Upon arrival in Grand Junction Colorado on the grey hound bus,I called Janice Green (YWAM UK -Lynn Greens mother)the Base leaders mother in law as instructed , she said I could sleep on the street for the night and go without food ,she had no intention of picking me up. I have read several of your books over the years, having just finished The Bible Jesus Read. I just sent the book to a former high school student of mine now in college (I send her one a year) because, as I wrote her, it can help her see and experience how richly diverse Christians & Christianity are, helping us avoid (as the Japanese proverb puts it) being a frog in a well that does not know the ocean (and in some cases helping us survive wounds from those wells). AWI Brad Sass was shocked by the news of my dismissal, and said that it would not have happened if he was at Edmonton Institution. I had lice in my hair and boils all over me and scars all over my body. Once I found one, the pastor remarked that he saw me teaching and created a new Sunday School class to teach, which I did for more than a year. This weekend to come I anticipate having the privilege of speaking at a small church Christian womens retreat and my kick-off question is Do you see God working through all of the prayers He hasnt answered the way you would have wanted? So most likely you are the person who built that foundation in my life. Firstly, we are all committed to the church. I was particularly disturbed when you quoted your brother who used to quote 1 Chronicles (parbar) and people thought he was speaking in tongues. I wanted to ask you about your thoughts on atonement. For others, it is in a time of quiet reflection and prayer. Thank you! Ive learned much from Swedish Lutherans, many Catholic authors, Orthodox priests and a host of others. I am returning to Jesus ministry at points of confusion. I understand why the have influenced so much in your life. And reading your book has convinced me that something is Grace. Not a d**n thing. Philip Yancey is an American author who writes primarily about spiritual issues. a cell phone in the gutter. Life is difficult, and people raised in fear (theologically, socially, racially) respond with defensiveness and bias. My books are a process of exploration and investigation of things I wonder about and worry about. Yancey writes with an eye for detail, irony, and honest skepticism. Thank you for your existence..!!! Anyway, I really enjoy your books and your devotional is one of two that I read every day, along with my Bible. I did visit the website. Kathleen Norris and Richard Rohr are also helpful, especially Rohrs template of Order/Disorder/Reorder. Theyre compassionate and truthful and not glib. Mdecins Sans Frontires (Doctors Without Borders) doesnt know why evil exists Brand & I was blown away. Speaking English is so much more easy than writing! You always ask the biggest questions and tackle them in challenging, thoughtful ways. Paul acted as if he was in charge of the chaplaincy office. Ive been curious about Buechner too. In short, Soul Survivor gave a great boost to my spiritual journey, and I am grateful to you for writing it and for helping to broaden my understanding of Christianity and its many valid and beautiful expressions. The quote is from a book titled The Power of the Powerless which is a collection of Juergen Moltmanns sermons, published in 1983. You may even know my parents being in Chicago. I recently read, . It really resonated with me when you spoke about disappointment with God being associated with the difference between the Jesus you learned about growing up in Sunday School and then the Jesus You Never Knew. God is always there when the eyes of faith are open. Im curtailing speaking for 2020 to finish a memoir Ive been working on for 3 years. And I can certainly appreciate that as well. Please join us in praying for our country. Ive been reading your book Prayer, Does it Make any Difference over the last couple weeks. Perhaps ask a Christian bookstore to order for you? Question for you, sir. I make a simple mistake and you are all over me.. Only the fit survive. I am relieved to have found out that you still hold the same beliefs, and those beliefs that you have imparted through your books were those that I gauged in voting during our elections. I have read it at very different stages in my life and get something fresh and encouraging each time. Couldnt all of that money have been better spent? I was destitute and deeply in debt. At one of the M2W2 meetings, Jim Shantz commented that the Mennonite Central Committee had just been meeting, and that one of the things discussed at the meeting was how the Israeli government was treating the Palestinians the same way as the Canadian government had treated its Aboriginal people. I would also just like to thank you. You express yourself so articulately, and I appreciate the care you put into this note. Youre not alone. Of course not. I didnt know their stories. Can you recommend a book concerning the errors in the Catholic Church rituals, beliefs, concept of praying to saints, etc.? My all-time favorite is Whats so Amazing about Grace, but recently I read Reaching for the Invisible God again, which caused me to remember that my faith is just that: faith. In Christ, I treasure it. I often am discouraged with my life. Where Is God When It Hurts and Disappointment with God convey some of my thoughts. And I ask, as a parent do you do everything your child wants you to? Fully Accredited Bible College in Virginia. (God bless you in tagalog-Philippines). Youve written a lot about how your racist upbringing and how youve worked to overcome it. Hi Philip. And never ever should have considered going with them again in hind sight. 2022-06-30; glendale water and power pay bill at a time I too was having many struggles with prayer; still am, but hopefully getting better. I recently decided to write out my personal faith story over the Christmas holiday, covering my faith journey throughout my life and the crisis surrounding evolution that by the grace of God I did come to find peace and resolve in. (Compiler and author of introduction) More Than Words: Contemporary Writers on the Works That Shaped Them, Baker Books (Grand Rapids, MI), 2002. The man who interpreted it and brought it to be published said of it, I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. Philip. When evil man hurt innocent people, we cringe and are very upset. I wasnt aware of it at the time, but I leaned heavily toward a Calvinistic view of grace at a heart level, but my head as always lagged behind. We bring up the fact that we ALL deserve judgement for our sins, and everyone is quiet. Isnt it more important that he embrace Jesus first? Its more powerful than any rumor I could come up with. I have read your books over the years and gained from them. I would point to how Jesus dealt with people who were moral failures Jesus chose one such woman, a woman who had five failed marriages in her resume, as his first missionary. Hi Philip- Thank you for what you do, and please keep it up! Nossas dvidas, tambm, sero silenciadas por revelao, por encontros marcantes com Deus. Phil told me that he considered Don Westman to be a cruel person, that Don would make inmates stand outside in the freezing cold in winter for long periods of time while wearing just t-shirts and jeans. I pray and cry out to God with no response. The book is eloquently written so its still delightful to reread the same page for 10 times. The story adds to the lovely book by Keller we are using for our book study. I keep asking those kinds of questions, and its encouraging to know that some of my readers do too. Its my hope that God will use the article widely in different media to reach as many Christians as possible. Thats not allowed. Thank you Phillip for taking your time in answering. Once again Paul was running the show against my wishes. "I get a lot of letters from people in whom that strikes a chord, even though their own experience may be very different. No one Bible passage. The claims of Christ demand that I seek the things that make for peace. Although our nation is going through Winter Season, if we continously pray with hope, the Spring Season will soon arrive. Then, I want you, first of all, to pray for them and for me. A lot of Christians grew up learning that if you quoted a Bible verse, that was enough. What are your thoughts on living in a way that honors the fruits of the spirit? Dear Philip Yancey , The fact that you want so desperately to communicate with God is a wonderful thing and leads me to believe He is drawing you closer. I want to share with you about my discouraged experience. Theyve been burned by the church, or theyre upset about certain aspects of Christianity. I just think the gospel is a lot bigger than I used to. But the reasoning of some of the evangelicals became a little bit more clear and understandable once I did some reading. Thank you, again, Phillip, for being such a tremendous blessing to so many you have a heart of gold! Romans 8:18-25 is fairly clear on that. It has been life-changing for me. Is it possible it is taken from Where is God when it Hurts? Thats how the light gets in. I shouldnt comment specifically as I, in another country, know few of the details, though Im aware of the turmoil in Brazil. Did God put your book in front of me and push me towards it? I was conflicted by the contradiction between what I was hearing and what I was experiencing, so I put up my hand and asked Deputy Warden Belinda if I could make a comment. Life can just feel so meaningless, and the world is filled with so much pain, I cant understand why God made people at all. I would encourage you to explore that avenue. experience. 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. Not a miracle. Marsha Linehan, a fellow sufferer/expert on mental health who is Catholic, once remarked that the likes of us are in hell, so to speak and we need all the help we can get to get out. Havent we all? At age 17, Philip is a student at a fundamentalist Bible college. I first met the founder of Bridges of Canada, Monty Lewis, in 1982. And Lynn Green justified her actions by saying it was what she was taught. However, I have this book and have searched it thoroughly and I cannot find the quote. We are to love people to Christ and spread Good News, not resort to name-calling and ostracism. And frankly, obscene. The Chronicles of Narnia ~ C.S. Most of them said, Forgiveness is disappearance of sin. Its been more than 7 years that reading Prayer comes after reading the bible as my daily routine. This is not a real good answer, but it is all we have. The guard had come to see me in my office and asked if we could talk privately. Thank you for speaking your mind. Im trying to believe in the amazing grace of God through Christ but I feel like I have no ministry other than perhaps to my wife and boys. 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 immune to gospel tracts. We do. My blog is called Calledtowatch.com, and as I prepared to make it live, I read your book Where is God when it hurts? which had been sitting on my bookshelf for a while. You have expressed the writers life so well, in ways I could not articulate, or even understand about myself until I read your books. Your courage in confronting difficult subjects, and, when necessary, standing against Christian populism, encouraged me during the difficult task of researching and then writing and publishing a book (something Id not done before). But he said no. I remember that conversation, one of many in which I felt completely inadequate. Thanks brother But the bigger question is how do we effectively pass on the grace and the prerequisite knowledge of Jesus, to people caught in sexual confusion/slavery. If thats not what you have done, then you are truly genius!! In interviews Ive said if a church is abusive or toxic, you should find another one.
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