A few days later he came back to tell me that the book I had given him was awesome. By clicking Accept All, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies. It has been recommended that I have the book professionally edited and I was wondering if I could ask you for a good editorial recommendation. Thats the topic of my book Vanishing Grace, which may not yet be published in Brazil. My father was distant and absent. On page 15 a man from Iowa said, I know there is a God: I believe he exists, I just dont know what to believe of him. These words rang true with me as I wonder if God set the world in motion and then decided to step away. Background Thinking of being depressed, beyond hope I had lost faith. Simone Weil is one who understands, Im reading and loving The Jesus I Never Knew. Years ago, I read and liked several other books of yours. There are a couple of clarifications, though. What a tragedy, all those wasted years pursuing some kind of Focus on the Family image, instead of Jesus. Hi, Gordon, Commenting on Kens thoughtful response, it would appear to me when the Son/ Mediator asked the Father/Judge to forgive His crucifiers it was because Jesus had already done so and precisely because they had not: .While we were still sinners, Christ died for us.. They pass on ugly rumors and they gossip about things that are all stirred up at church, of all places! I told him that I had to go, and ended the call. We call it evil. Threshold Ministries did not fulfill this requirement; instead, they blacklisted me across Canada and discontinued their payments early, just as I was having my teeth fixed. It sounds like youre doing great, frankly. Many find that so hard to believe. One day Paul told me, You were involved in homosexual acts. The reason evangelical Christians are supporting Trump is because they follow Christianity not Christ. For me, there are two principles to keep in mind. The shouting brought other people into this small space, and everything was in an uproar. I know we are to forgive others and the reason we should forgive. Thank you and May Almighty God continue to bless you. Together we composed a letter to Bridges of Canada, asking for clarification regarding my dismissal. Actually, I talked with Richard just last week. Keep quiet. Nevertheless, Monty, Frank and I had an ongoing close relationship, both personally and professionally. I am a 68 year old male so you can imagine how much religion, society, and politics have changed in my lifetime also I was born and raised in LA. several times together (Whats So Amazing About Grace, Prayer), wore them out, and The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". I was reading your books more relevant in my preaching. That is the grace. In Search of a Faith That Matters 2010, Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing Gods Image Pain the Gift Nobody Wants 1982, Sobreviviente- A Pesar De Todo Mi Fe Sobrevive 2001, Grace Notes: Daily Readings with a Fellow Pilgrim 2009, Vanishing Grace: Bringing Good News to a Deeply Divided World 2018, Prayer Participants Guide: Six Sessions on Our Relationship with God 2007, In the likeness of God, Where is God when it hurts? I got to hear firsthand many of the stories you talked about. I hope you dont feel the same way, for example, about the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, which is mainline Christian and insists on keeping the name. Maybe youll be in a terrible accident and die. Im interested in finding an Amplified Bible, being moved to read more of it, but Im wary of authors that take liberties with interpretation. He goes on to say, I dont think so. We dealt with this story in church yesterday and I feel I have to defend the Samaritan woman at the well. How do you look at the topic of election / predestination? Too much love and not enough Love perhaps, the latter which includes a bit more Yang and Rigour as part of it. And Ill quote some advice from a pastor friend of mine in Chicago. Beyond that, what can I say? Ive been an avid fan and faithful reader of your books over the years. The reviews and samples of your books I have read are very encouraging! Philip. The updated version of Fearfully and Wonderfully was great. I have been wrestling with these issues for my entire writing career, hence previous book titles like Where Is God When It Hurts, Disappointment with God, and The Gift of Pain. Carl Sagan popularized the phrase, Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Yes Carl, yes. In the past three yrs Ive lost my older brother, my sister, my brother-in-law, my dog.I lost my fiancee, my kids and I have had to move three times.I was in two car accidents, the second one crushed my car and no one could believe I wasnt seriously injured or even killed.Ive gone thru devastating legal storms that have left me penniless and seemingly without a future of any kind.I lost my job and have not been able to find another, I lost my unemployment in December of 2013 and in February of 2014 I lost our home, which meant I lost my kids too because I had to move in with my mother and theres no room for my kids so they had to move in with their dad.I lost two best friends because they just turned their backs on me as I was going thru all of my legal trouble.I used to be a single mom with a good job, a college degree, a car, my bills were paid, and I had someone I thought loved me in my life. For the first time, I realized that my inability to understand God as human had nothing to do with my salvation and everything to do with modern evangelical culture trying to incorrectly force Him into a human box. The trouble was that I walked on eggshells with Paul; I never knew when he was going to have an outburst. Sell on bidorbuy Daily Deals Stores Promotions. p.s. Smith and made my life hell so called bishops who were failures themselves with such anger hate and arrogance I was not the first they destroyed driving me from one place to another right across North America. I feel now a pull to come back to attending the local Church, even if only to reconnect with local community and participate in local charity work to which I feel a calling as well. The worst thing is, you get used to the evil, one survivor told Yancey. In honor of this Halloween near miss, Ill close with an astronomer and a couple astronauts: There is perhaps no better a demonstration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. Carl Sagan, regarding the view of Earth from space in Time. I found out later that Pauls brother Marc had attended Prairie Bible College in Three Hills, Alberta, some 30 years earlier. My best clue to how God views this world comes from Jesus, who always responded with comfort and healing, and who himself was subject to the same consequences of a broken world. My parents changed churches when I was a junior in high school, and it was then that I began to more fully understand grace and that Gods grace was greater than all of my sins. I believe the Bible is the truth. Hinds Feet on High Places ~ Hannah Hurnard If we do not ask, we do not receive forgiveness we receive hell I cannot be more holy and righteous than God Im his creation saved by grace. In contrast when you hear Sec Clinton talk about her faithit barely gets mentioned.her work for women and children world-wide.her daughter Chelsea has written a good book for teens about service and groups that help othersMr trump is full of himself and wealth and WINNING.at any cost! Discerning which ones we can take as promises and which ones were restrictednow thats a tricky question, and I dont have a good answer. So, what is the answer to communicate with God and Him with me I have even told God that I will be quiet and wait to hear from Him but to no avail. Philip, Here in Pakistan there are millions of Christians who needs to read biblical material but most of them were not able to go to English medium schools because Christians in Pakistan are poor. Brennan Manning says that 183 times someone asked Jesus a direct question and only 3 times did he give a direct answer. Hello Mr. Yancey, Can you tell me if A Skeptics Guide to Faith is identical to Rumors of Another Worldor have you edited and updated it in some way? Your country needs a huge dose of Grace, I think. But were still living in that kind of fear-based environment. Poisoned carrots are the lure, the gullible receive man-made wisdom What a beautiful spirit you show! Thank-you very much. The earth must become as it appears: blue and white, not capitalist or Communist; blue and white, not rich or poor; blue and white, not envious or envied. Michael Collins, Gemini 10 & Apollo 11. I call it a prequel. I wrote a book circling around this topic: Reaching for the Invisible God. Pagpalain ka ng Diyos! And indeed, with God nothing is impossible. I represent the online ministry http://www.befreeinChrist.com. What I can do however is give an indication as to its importance in my life based on a recent event. I just wanted to thank you for your honest look at a lot of questions that most Christians seem afraid to ask. I suggest you to translate your material into Urdu language too. And maybe even blushing a little too. When I read my bible or Christian books I want to visualise the stories. How inspiring and comforting your words are. As it is almost Christmas at the time of my posting this, I hope you and your Family have a wonderful Season. Thank you. Theres a good chance I adapted it from something I heard from someone else! Thats also the way Ive treated my friends and family for as long as I can remember. Youre very welcome. Read your book Disappointed with GOD. The Participants Guide is tied directly in to the video, week by week. You encouraged me to keep the journal and use it as history. Hi Philip, Im a missionary in Latin America, Biology teacher/school administrator, and have greatly grown through your books. Lets concentrate on that rather than tearing people down or rejecting them or denigrating them in some way. It has been a number of years since I read your book The Jesus I Never Knew, but I recently picked it up again and used it to describe the incarnation (salt-water aquarium) for a Christian Worldview Course that my wife and I are doing for people. There seems to be an invisible thread that weaves through life, connecting ideas, and making you feel like youre not alone. I thank God for the wonderful inspiration you have. Dear Mr. Phillip Yancey, I greatly appreciate what you have shared through this book and would be further indebted if you would share a source for this particular teaching. Early on he crafted best-selling books such as Disappointment with God and Where is God When it Hurts? Or punched a hole in the wall. For some people, listening to music opens up the communication lines, for others, going to church. Weve gone from trying to check off the peaks to enjoying the wildflowers along the way, said Yancey. When I first came to the Edmonton Institution I asked a Visits and Correspondence (V and C) guard if I could put stamps on sympathy cards on behalf of prisoners who had no money for cards and stamps, and if I could give the cards to V and C for mailing. God is sovereign and knows what we need, the things that I have in my life are the things that I need. It is a powerful book with a needed message, as are your other books. Your letter alone makes my decision to donate those books worthwhile. The Commissioners Affirmation Tony Campolos writings are similarly infected, and in CT it is a terminal disease. [38] I also sent two letters by registered mail, one to Misty and one to Clovis LaPointe at the Edmonton Institution [39] [40]. To his surprise, he found his faith affirmed rather than shattered. Ive been reading Vanishing Grace, and it strikes at so many points that I myself have wondered; again, I want to thank you for what youre doing. I do not know what the future holds and I do worry about the next generation. I havent actually read the book you mention. I just could no longer handle the bullying and shouting. Thank you for being you. Both the East and the West in recent times, under the influence of mechanisation, strayed too far on the side of guidance without love perhaps, even if the colonial mechanised dominance of the West arose out of the conditions of overdoing love without guidance/restraint/obedience. I am sending you this e-mail because there are several questions popped up while reading your book. is the first book I have read of yours and it surely wont be the last, thanks again. Writing is what Ive always done best. After my time there I went to work in the prison system and remained in that becoming the head chaplain over all the 13 prisons in Alberta a first for the Church Army and drawing incredible anger from the Salvation Army who had always held that position. all of your books-multiple times! 3. I dont know why I left a comment at all, but its therapeutic to me somehow. We each had learned pastors who were regarded as Bible scholars; mine sometimes illustrated his sermons with humorous stories about darkies, and was the first person I recall using the curse of Ham justification for racial hierarchy. Local church and Inter-varsity Christian Fellowship organized prayer circle and support for Dad. I was stunned, to put it mildly, and deeply shaken. Mr. Yancey, But, here is my question, Ive always struggled with relationships especially long term friendships. I have seen lots of miracles. If a students skirt didnt touch the floor, she was sent to her dorm to change and told never to wear such a short skirt again. The God he was raised to believe in was harsh, judgmental, angry, and unforgiving. Your book is helping me recover for that. Some examples. She did send her boys to Bible school and fully expected them to serve the Lord.. Now you too can be a grace-dispenser! And I ask, as a parent do you do everything your child wants you to? Thanks a lot Philip, thanks a lot. Whats So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey. Philip is happily married to his beautiful wife Janet Yancey. I have had the book Where is God when it Hurts? I thank you for your work and would cherish the opportunity to meet you in person. Today as I finished your book, my 7 siblings and I, along with my Mom prepare to say goodbye to my 89 yo Dad, who lies in a hospital with Covid and only hours to live. Be good so God will love you, he said. No lasting effects, other than a sore neck now and then after sleeping. I had done something I thought would be seen as an act of kindness. Your friend (from high school years and YFC, We heard about love and grace, but I didnt experience much. He doesnt tell me to point fingers or join a country club church or sentimentalize or politicize or trivialize this great Gospel. Youre right about Judaism too: the scribes codified their Hebrew Bible (our Old Testament) into 613 commandsyet this was the very legalism Jesus railed against in Luke 11 and Matthew 23. As a faehtr of two young children, I was moved by the message. Please advise. One of the recent ones, Role Reversal on October 27th, is much in my mind at the moment. Understand that as a trained police investigator, and general skeptic, I knew there was no such thing as coincidence; there was always SOME explanation until proven, and very rarely proven otherwise. Mr. Yancey, you are, and will always be, one of my favorite writers. This is probably not the book to take along to a spiritual retreat for discussion, mainly because it is far too raw and honest. Philip. As a teen I was beaten and abused by my mentally ill mother and sister and ignored by my father. Paul told me on December 27th, 2016 that me telling the Warden that he was bullying me was outrageous. I ve had a few challenges came to know Christ, personally as an adult, husband in prison, later he died of alcoholism, mental illness in my family, yet steadfast in my own life to earn a doctorate and am now associate professor emeritus at a large regional university. Disappointment with God. I myself am having trouble looking at my own condition and relating it to Gods love. He spoke to a number of us seminary presidents last January. . Always has, always will. I told all this because I want to ask you: How to react? 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars. He welcomes your prayers. At the age of 31 I had completely lost hope and was disappointed with God. My partnership with Dr. Paul Brand was transformative for me. The Crucible ~ Aurthur Miller Thank you for your words. It is a sad story and one that can be repeated, in many ways, by other families. This is a thank you note and hope one day, before the sun sets for both of us, I will meet you. I face a daily struggle in my faith and walk. I have even been able to get involved in a church without throwing up every Sunday (really a freaking miracle). I treasure it. She is currently more open to the Lord. Hi Philip, Thanks for the reply. Sincerely. Ps. 2. I am really curious about forgiveness. That only deepens my burden for Richard. I just was so angry with Him that I hated Him and wanted Him to know that I didnt believe in Him. Just like you, I am having a hard time shedding the influence it has upon me largely because I owe an immense debt of gratitude to the denomination that facilitated my becoming a US citizen. Hi Phil After one such an incident, Paul went to BC to see them. I have read others books by you, but this one strikes a special chord with me. We Americans have as hard a time understanding your president as most of the world has trying to understand our president-elect. On this cursed planet, even God suffered the loss of a Son. I agree with much of what you say about the role of artists and the disappearing nature of most art. Ive recently been contacted by a publisher and asked to write a book, and part of that has involved setting up a website/blog so that people on the internet connect with me as a person. In this weather, in this gale, in this windy storm, they rest as if in their mothers house: frightened by no storm, sheltered by the Hand of God. For a while I have been wanting to send you a message and yesterday, I stumbled across a video featuring a talk of yours in Hong Kong (True Happiness?), prompting me to send you a note! Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our. I dont minimize the question you raise; Ive spent much of my career raising it myself. It whetted my appetite for moving to Colorado and hiking the mountains here. And I doubt that I am with Christians. Philip. An English degree maybe? For a long time, you have been one of my favorite authors, helping me to keep pursuing the faith when church hurt made me want to disappear. I hope you know this history. Hi Philip, I live in Cape Town, South Africa. . I was well aware of my sins from a very young age. All rights reserved. One of them spends his life looking after the needs of homeless people, the elderly, undocumented immigrants, and people living (and dying) with AIDS. I have always been academically inclined, and more likely to resonate with intellectual discussions about faith than stories of emotional experiences. Paul told me that his hatred for Barry was so strong that he had to take sick days because of it. I wish we had known you were coming to Jakarta. The only thing hollow is Phils disappointing attempt at suggesting the Christian God with His folded arms of indifference is something worth worshiping. I am a Christian, a believer in God who will not give up. I saw this man with his huge hands lift up each and every baby. How much grace and reason went into a law like this? The study does follow the progression of the book, though. Hi Philip, we live in South Africa. I was hesitant to return to Edmonton due to all the sexual abuse I had reported in that city, and because of the hatred that some powerful people in the church, government and police there had for me. Stalins Great Terror, Katrina and Galvestons storms, Europes Black Death, Chinas incredibly deadly dynasty battles, the tornado outbreak in 2011, WWI, WWII & The Civil War, the Holocaust, throwing acid on Afghani schoolgirls, religious wars such as the Thirty Years War and the Crusades, Krakatoa, last months Hajj Pilrimage trampling, Idi Amins reign of terror, Oklahoma City, the Spanish Influenza epidemic, Bhopal and Union Carbides methyl isocyanate poisioning (I teach about this one in HazMat class), Haitis quake, Rwandas genocide, Sandy Hook, female genital mutilation, the Challenger Space Shuttle, or closet to me, 9/11. So, youre saying that he suffers more than we do yet stands with folded arms of indifference? They deal with these science/faith issues so much better than I could, with far more expertise. I cannot feel its right to leave her on her own regularly, even though she would never stop me. There is a crack in everything. Tragedy and death were so often on her mind that she couldnt stop talking about what had happened to neighbors or in nearby towns, telling us in detail even when her two young and obviously unnerved grandchildren were visiting. He said that one of the couples running Malachi Dads was too old, that they had mental issues due to their ages. Thank you for your life and your writing! After Parkinson's Diagnosis, Philip Yancey Aims To Be Faithful, Grateful. Philip was born in Atlanta, Georgia, the United States as the son of Mildred Yancey(mother) and Marshall Yancey(father). By Peter Wehner L. Scott Johnson; Dean. He coauthored three books with the renowned surgeon Dr. Paul Brand. And it was transformative. helped me (and later my daughter) understand grace in ways that I hadnt before. Your book has been convicting but freeing. And Im very gratified to hear from you. Similarly, she would not allow the Jewish inmates from different units to mix on Friday evenings for prayers and Torah readings. As you say, some who find this offensive dont read my writings at all. I really appreciate it. I am considering borrowing material from your book for one of the sessions. We read through Reaching for the Invisible God. 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. Uh I now know that the word that describes me best at that moment is starstruck. We exchanged hellos and pleasantries, but I didnt quite know what else to say. Anyway, I know I am preaching to the choir, but it feels good to get some of these things off my chest. I see it was written in 1997, if it was relevant then it surely is relevant today. Earlier this evening I was listening to your talk on Suffering & Grace that you delivered at the University of Virginia in 2015. Standing up to Paul had further ramifications. I first read Whats so amazing about grace? in 2008 and immediately bought 10 copies as Christmas presents for my bible group. Jesus taught the parable of the Pharisee and the tax collector as a corrective to those who, in the words of Luke, were confident of their own righteousness and looked down on everyone else. The Pharisees showed discipline, took God seriously, and were willing to risk their lives for their faith. I was a Bible college student at the time, and Monty and I were working at the Toronto East Detention Centre (TEDC) and the Toronto Don Jail. I thought I would mention it to you in case you have come across anything about this in your research/writing. I was wondering if you did any consulting and, if so, information on your rates. He also expressed shock and surprise, and assured me in writing that he would order an investigation into my dismissal and the events leading up to it [42] [43]. She was often judgmental and unsympathetic. Not so fast? You did not misstep, no. 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.. And that the child would be a gift. I wanted to share it with you to let you know how you have been part of my faith journey, In love he[b] predestined us for adoption to sonship[c] through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and willto the praise of his glorious grace, which he has freely given us in the One he loves. 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