Your work on this front may well be complete, or at least the public sharing of it but I have to ask if your list is not exhaustive, and I know it is not who else would you include in your hall of honor? I reported the offending comments to the volunteer coordinator, Chaplain Paul and to AWI Brad Sass, but nothing was said or done about it. "In this book, we see why [Yancey] is so effective" as a mediator or bridge between conservative and liberal Christians, John Congram stated in the Presbyterian Record. You always ask the biggest questions and tackle them in challenging, thoughtful ways. I tried Amazon. I therefore request my immediate reinstatement at the Edmonton Institution. Finding God in Unexpected Places, Moorings (Nashville, TN), 1995, revised edition, WaterBrook Press (Colorado Springs, CO), 2005. Mid-year last year the doctor identified my daughter -12 years old autoimmune, and advised us to undergo steroid and medical treatment for two years. Yours is a prime example, truly heartfelt. Because of the denomination I used to belong to, I am now a social worker in Southern California and all my four children graduated from college. Bless you, and thanks! You cant very well save someone with a spirit of condemnation. Muslims try to wipe out Christians, and that is evil. Philip. I looked across at Brian Harder of Bridges of Canada, and he was not at all happy. I knew, from personal experiences, that the teaching of my church regarding homosexuality was a distorted and cruel doctrine. We all have them and only in Jesus can we find real hope and life. Campus Life, Wheaton, IL, editor, 1971-77, publisher, 1978-79; freelance writer, 1980. The quote is thus attributed to you, and it is implied that it comes from the book Rumors of Another World. Those Serbs who had so much hatred of my people had ethnic cleansing of Croats, Roma and Jews. Here is my email address. Ill continue to be a supporter and reader of your work regardless. I wanted to check in on your blog today just to thank you for helping me through an incredibly distressing time in my life. I think you should be careful, though, in declaring morally indefensible a position that the vast majority of scholars, religious and secular, have agreed on until very recentlyand that scholars such as Richard Hays and N. T. Wright maintain to this day. "One method," he said, "was to inform God of something he didn't already know, or else to talk God into doing something that God was probably reluctant to do. Pauls Direct Push for My Resignation Some others, both living and dead: Jurgen Moltmann, a contemporary German theologian; Millard Fuller, who founded Habitat for Humanity; John Perkins, who pioneers racial reconciliation; Ron Nikkel, who took Prison Fellowship to more than 100 countries; Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, President of Liberia. I already have these: My story could be parallel to his (except for the fiance bit). For me, Dr. Paul Brand was a key, along with people I interviewed as a journalist: Millard Fuller of Habitat for Humanity, Robert Coles, Surgeon General C. Everett Koop, etc. I am re-reading Disappointment with God and just had a question. Along the way I realized that God had been misrepresented to me. Why deny Science? The natural world is controlled by the Word through mathematics to the natural laws. Thank you for your hopeful vision of suffering redeemed. I just returned from Korea in November, and I know the Korean church struggles with legalism such as you describe. I also felt such a kindred spirit with you by the various authors you referenced because many of them are ones that I have read over my lifetime and I was surprised that anyone else today would have read some of these. Which was really sad as my mother was in the Salvation Army and if the war had not happened had been accepted into the Officers training in London. Hello. Your books with Dr. Paul Brand have changed my life. Enjoyed very much your message video to folks in Newtown. But Whats So Amazing About Grace is the book that changed my life. My books Disappointment with God and Where Is God When It Hurts are the main places I explore the big question you raise. Politics these days seems so cutthroat. Im uneasy that it is eg beyond the understanding of the archetypal dear old lady in the pew. My aunt and uncle introduced me to your books almost 15 years ago. Mr. Philip, I like that content, Thanks for sharing about Philip Yancey. Pauls claim that I was not wanted here were clearly false, as further confirmed by e-mails from Warden Clovis and AWI Susan Letendre [28] [29]. Yes Im still broken hearted. Anyhow, I was wondering about your thoughts about the sexual abuse accusations that have arisen lately, particularly pointed out in the Fort Worth Telegraph. Anyway, is there any book or any person or anything that discusses mental illness from a biblical/Christian perspective that you can recommend? I followed this direction, with help from friends. Im still trying to work this out and would love to have your thoughts on this complicated topic. Not long after the Korean War, a Korean woman had an affair with an American soldier and became pregnant. We simply didnt fit in, didnt fit the image. In other words, the DVD player was brought in illegally. The quote is from a book titled The Power of the Powerless which is a collection of Juergen Moltmanns sermons, published in 1983. When we learn to operate by faith, open up our hearts and our souls to the Holy Spirit for Him to take the lead and believe that Jesus died for me to pay the debt I owed by couldnt pay, we open our lives to transformation beyond our wildest imagination. At this point, we seek to see Gods love and reflect that love in our daily actions. 2. What God has meant for me to have will never go to anyone else and even if I happen to lose something that was meant for me, I will get it back eventually because it was mine to begin with. I called a friend I knew to be a strong Christian and asked what was happening. He would think that the house was on fire, or some other serious thing, and drag his wife out of her bed in panic. Instead, we get blind reliance on ancient texts or ridiculous comments from Pat Robertson. Paul tried to control and manipulate every aspect of my working life. But our resurrection bodies will be eternal. I resumed teaching our adult Sunday School class after about six-weeks of experiencing the terror of losing his loving companionship. My lovely wife does not attend church with me, or share in regular bible reading, but she does believe in God. that settles it. I would like to know what name of the book you recommend me to read? I have recently read and resonate w/ Tolstoy (Anna Karenina) . We had the privilege of meeting you and your lovely wife a few years ago when you were the guest speaker at Cherry Creek Presbyterian Churchs Chautaqua@Creek event. Although I have strong opinions on the topic, Ive struggled to express them in a way consistent with the fruits of the spirit. I was about to go and have my own memos signed by AWI Amanda, so I thought it would be a kind gesture to also take Pauls memos at the same time. I first learned of the tradition in Annie Dillards book For the Time Being. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. 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. Thank you! Im afraid its not mine, David. I was exasperated on coming to this summation. Improbable but true. Thank you. And then, as I waited with the crowd for lunch, I turned around and there you were, right behind me. It affects me discouraged a lot so I lost my motivation to have relationship with the Lord by not reading the Bible or prayer. According to POLISH FRIENDS of mine there is NO one similar POLISH word for these two English words. The contents had not changed. You are quoted as having said, I tend to go back to the Bible as a model, because I dont know a more honest book, I believe there is one more honest book in the world than the Bible, and that is The Book of Mormon Another Testament of Jesus Christ. I am so blessed for having read your book In His Image I was in Nursing School when I read it and it was such a blessing. Jesus tells us not to fear. Thank you. Including every single member of my wifes extended family. So, during the spring of my senior year I was invited to preach to my fellow students and the faculty. Hey watch out for those peaceful protestors! When I refused, I was dismissed without receiving any reasons in writing. It sounds like youre doing great, frankly. In my letter, I described all the verbal abuse that Paul had directed against me. We are going through you book and study materials, Whats so amazing about Grace? I am finding it a profound experience. Hi Phillip. Anti-Semitism in the Chaplaincy Office Thanks for all your write-ups. 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. while also editing The Student Bible. Excellent question. I pray and read every day and feel that I have a close relationship with our Heavenly Father, although I know full well that I still have enormous growing to do in my relationship with Him. 12:21) No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed. (Is. It should be compulsory reading for Christians to learn how not to be full of ungrace, how it saddens me when I hear harsh words spoken of others by those in debt to the Grace of God. Thank you, Philip, for the honesty I see written into your books, not only regarding your faith journey, but your journey as a writer. They can at best be only myths or fables, only symbolic tales with a traditional grain of truth. I wish I could help. It seems like God created us to sit back and watch us suffer. I think my favorite of yours is Soul Survivor. A Google search shows that this may be more tradition than history, so I accept your correction. At first, let me introduce my self, Im Mariana from Indonesia, I have heard about you from my friend. So far, I have not had luck with that pursuit. Thanks. As a Mother now, I am very cognizant of trying to avoid my children growing up with that image of Jesus and the gospel that I grew up with. Im so glad youre there with her. I have a question that has always burned in the forefront of my mind and was wondering if you could point me to any resources. Know the unknown God who humbly walked the earth on record And Lynn Green justified her actions by saying it was what she was taught. It was a simple misunderstanding on my part. However, consider this summation but from a secular perspective: 1. Your words are a balm and a bright light to me. This little girl spent the day helping the little boys get ready by cleaning them up, combing their hair, and wondering which one would be adopted by this American couple. I have heard of you, as both of my parents view you as one of their favorite authors. When I saw the picture of Spring Season , lovely flowers spread all through the ground, I do found Hope in our country. Grace is now something I am trying to let flow into all aspects of my life. But I continue to hang on because, being Asian, the concept of debt of gratitude is so indelibly written in my consciousness. This is what the little girl recalled. I make a simple mistake and you are all over me.. I was also stunned that Paul cared about flies as brothers and sisters, while expressing hatred for evangelical Protestants, Jews and homosexuals. I read Wher Is God When It Hurts and I just finished your book a Question That Never Goes Away. He is asking the questions Im asking inside and- hallelujah! But so many of us prayed and then (I believe) God gave us a new candidate McMullin was asked to run at last minute, he is not a power-grabber. Ana Paula Nascimento (Juiz de Fora MG), Ana Paula, Im sure the Google translator did not do justice to your Portuguese, but your message came through loud and clear. I prayer thanks for you and your gift and am glad that you hear His whisper. A number of things related to his passing away into a sure expectation that he would meet Jesus have inclined me toward a new understanding of and desire for God. How do you deal with that? West bow Press. Audible downloads are great for myself but not easy to give as gifts. It was in the early 80s when I read an advertisement in Christianity Today where you asked for information about the Children Of God cult. So Lynn Green of YWAM UK sent me to a logging camp in Colorado run by YWAM . + Where Is God When It Hurts? I am a devout, but doubting, Christian and this is a major hurdle for me. Im sure your book can be great source for my journal to do mid semester exam, Thanks before Annie Dillard and Henri Nouwen have also brought inspiration and encouragement. How fortunate we are to be able to grow through fellow pilgrims across the globe and the centuries, so like and unlike us. I found it thrilling to write about my heroes. I have searched for your book in my city at all bookstrore. after Sandy Hook, to my surprise I felt my faith affirmed, not shattered. He quotes Desmond Tutu, For us who are Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is proof positive that love is stronger than hate, that life is stronger than death, that light is stronger than darkness, that laughter and joy, and compassion and gentleness and truth, all these are so much stronger than their ghastly counterparts. I agree. Philip. All the best! It is a large community of Romanians who would need your help. Not a miracle. I would like to read the book on Job written by Richard. I couldnt find another way to contact you other than this comment section, but here I am, a decade-plus later, finally saying thank you for letting God use you so mightily in my life. Philip. I want to make sure all of our attendees have the same book. in it you state that the High Priest wore a rope around his waist and bells when he entered the Holy of Holies. Perhaps I will continue to struggle with guilt for a very long time. How poignant, James. Philip. Ive written a lot about this topic. My worry was needless. Evan McMullin is a sane alternative and the only conservative in the race. Such an encouragement. Do not touch my things! He said this over and over again. Like all man-made religions, it is the untruth people are used to Phil goes on to quote Isaiahs take on a child who would be called Wonderful counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, [who] would someday restore justice to the Earth. This, of course, begs the question, When Phil? Even he does not have it all right. It didnt take long for this little girl to draw conclusions about herself based on the way that people treated her. I too look around and say where has all the Grace gone? Most people,Christians, that is, would rather have Trump because he is not part of the establishment Republicans. See the dismantling of Americas leadership!) the Christian in me must pray for the welfare of the city, our country and the world. Arrival at the Edmonton Institution C. S. Lewis would be another example. Only the fit survive. As you note, I have learned from and been nourished by many Catholic writers. Thank you for your poignant, refreshing writing. Then, I search the scriptures and I see nowhere are we asked to give blanket forgiveness as a response to those who have done wrong to us. Im sure you have an opinion on the matter. Thank you for your trouble in helping me locate the source of this story. Philip, Very Informative article. I am the product of the Bible college movement, hold a Ph.D. in Semitics from Catholic University of America, and currently enjoy working with a group of Bible college young people who excite me daily with their enthusiasm to know God and make him known. I offered to give her a bible but she refused, but ready to read a book. My prayer is that the Lord fashion a way for us to meet during our ministry tour. Hello Philip! This story does not recall the literally hundreds of God-incidents that fill the last very few years, but the sense of the Lords miraculous and powerful actions is clear. If you would be honored if you would make a quick read and let me know what you think and that my reference to your book is correct. Hi! Since then I have read most all of your books. When I complained about the lack of a contract to the director of Threshold Ministries, he fired me. My reporting had alienated me from Threshold Ministries and the church that had ordained and licensed me, and the police called me a liar. The fact that just from the distance of the Moon you can put your thumb up and you can hide the Earth behind your thumb. When I wouldnt resign the Phychologist wrote my resignation. Physical Assault We are about to begin the study on Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? What chapters in the book relate to the study sessions? Consequently I am no longer in church regularly and struggle with my faith in ways I never dreamed possible just a few years ago. As a Protestant, I believe youre right that God wants us to keep digging, and in doing so to emphasize the universals (love being at the top) more than any set of dogmatic beliefs. However, I am in the midst of a heavy writing project and made a decision to focus solely on that for the next year at least. And secondly the officer who I was replacing had never met with him in a year, and attended a Pentecostal church not an Anglican Church which had not gone down well. For Yancey, prayer involves listening as well as speakingand often the listening is the more important of the two. C.S. You said you understood that our church was going through a rough patch, but that God was not finished, that you were excited to see what God was going to do in the next chapter of Southeast. There is the scene at the cross where Jesus prays for forgiveness for the people who crucified himwho clearly had not asked. I was a Christian prior to the Reagan revolution in 1980 when Republicans deliberately confused Christianity with patriotism and capitalism to get their people elected. However, Paul made it a big issue and dragged me along into it. I just finished reading your book on prayer and am so grateful you wrote it. Thank you for the honesty and transparency in your blog and books. Keep reaching! and he would later destroy me. I might not agree with the perspective or conduct of a lot of Southern Baptists, but this was the most unfair caricature I have seen in a long time. Other writers you discussChesterton, Dostoevsky, TolstoyI was somewhat familiar with already, but your book encouraged me to give them additional consideration. Theres the evidence that demands a verdict. Carpenters book is a good correction on some of the distortion about fundamentalism, and Mouw acknowledges that correction. And the verdict is in. She did something that probably none of us could imagine ever doing. And yes, Im also so curious how evangelicals can say Donald Trump is Gods choice for us, even when he says he does not need to ask for forgiveness. But it began to reach me in incredible ways. 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. Thank you for letting us know that when lives seemed so complicated, we have our simplest mode in coming to God through trust and prayer. Paul expressed no interest in reconciliation. Philip. I wrote about it in my blog, the website below. We were very inconsiderate of your time and consumed with our own agenda. I stood up for what I believed was the right thing to do. I pray and cry out to God with no response. And I ask, as a parent do you do everything your child wants you to? I know we are to forgive others and the reason we should forgive. So, I guess Im an Evangelical?? Dear Mr. Yancey, My relationship with Him has shown me how to repent, forgive and pray! As you know, no book can cover everything, and I am sorry you had different expectations when you got this book. Gwen and Mike invited me into their home to look after their 5-year old son when they were both working the same shift. 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. I dont like that part of me when I go to church. First, the very people that were put into places of public trust and responsibility over me, people in the church, in government and the police, told me to keep quiet. Undergraduate and Graduate programs available today! (Compiler and author of introduction) More Than Words: Contemporary Writers on the Works That Shaped Them, Baker Books (Grand Rapids, MI), 2002. They are sincere and genuine. Salutations. Its impossible to read your books, though, and not sense some of the underlying pain that you feel about your early years. I agree with much of what you say about the role of artists and the disappearing nature of most art. I know he appreciates your interest, and Ill let him know next time we communicate.
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