), but then there are equally strange things in the Protestant tradition! To this date I have still not received the results of this investigation. Thank you for your honest books, where is God when it hurts changed my total perception about suffering and I thank God I got that book at that crucial point of my life. If we are right with God, we are right with our neighbor, isnt that what I should count one? Its such a divided country, and the church has not been a helpful part of that. We all die, some old, some tragically young. Dear Philip, Your beautiful books had been recommended too many times by my friends to read.. Now, with new perspectives and stories gathered from across nearly twenty-five years, he tackles the hard questions head-on once again. (which has helped us both tremendously). Its not like theyre anti-God in most cases, anti-Jesus, he told me. I havent read Hell: The Logic of Damnation by Jerry Walls, but that may be helpful too. Nunnally, a professor of Hebrew and early Judaism made this statement. experience. The Flies So basically, l believe in a penal/substitutionary view while trying to incorporate parts of the Christus Victor view. The first book I read was Soul Survivor, (which I have probably read 10 times now). After the debriefing, everyone except me went for lunch. In March, he visited Japan, a year after a cataclysmic earthquake and tsunami killed around 20,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands more. As I often say, If I were God, I wouldnt have turned over the mission to the likes of us. I think the burden we carry from being harmed by someone else (who is not repentant or wanting forgiveness) is between me and God to heal, to take away the bitterness and angerbecause I dont believe offering blanket forgiveness for the vilest of men is even sincere. I was living on church property in a mobile home, a house trailer, so I could never get away from it. I want to thank you for your honest approach in your writings, and many of your books had helped me through thick and thin. I was lying on the floor of my daughters bedroom, trying to coax her to sleep (kids mental health has really suffered in this ordeal) while a million problems raced through my mind. Thank you for your work and your ministry. Philip. What a delightful grace note to receive from you. I guess the kind of sympathy contained in your reply is something I dont hear much from people around me; too few ears, too many mouths, including my own, to be fair. Blessings and Shalom! This is the first Philip Yancey book most of us have read so we are excited to explore this new author and his writings, and hopefully gain some clarification on this topic. Thank you. Philip is a highly educated and qualified person. I also plan on emailing you further with a few highlights. We cant handle it, he is speaking through silence, we need more faith, etcWhat if you pray for more faith and he doesnt deliver? and Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? It would be great to receive some of your books to add to our library. The tone you use to characterize the Bible college you attended is almost snide. That said, I felt like you sold yourself short in some ways as you described this transient nature of art. Can you help me to send your e book ? There is a supernatural God, but he put himself back in with the ancient Mid Eastern gods of darkness if you believe in Genesis. I told her that my reporting had cost me my jobs, my friends, my colleagues, my reputation, my house and everything I owned. 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. My ladies small group have voted to read Disappointment With God this fall a unanimous vote, which may tell you that we are all struggling with this issue! Hi Dr. Yancey. The present religion is wallowing in untruths. Hello ! We chaplains had to find work space wherever we could. At the group home where I stay, people say I pick up diseases from these ladies, because I developed a mystery physical illness some years ago, complete with black skin sores and blocked urinary tract! I dont think Im ready to write about it in more detail yet. She was in the service of churches and pastors for most of her life and expected her sons to follow in her steps. I would appreciate hearing from you with respect to that book! But I have just recently come upon your books on my own, the latest one being Reaching for the Invisible God. Either virtually or physically. Then write it down. Theyve been turned off by something in the church. Find more content and resources on the FamilyLife's app! After boarding in Denver to return to Charleston SC via Charlotte, I settled down for the flight, started on my orange juice and began reading your book. (I was 52 years old at the time) I have been delivered and set free from a 40 year drug and alcohol habit, rehab did not work, nor did counseling. The things that we share in our world are far more valuable than those which divide us. Donald Williams, pilot for Spaceshuttle Discovery and commander for Spaceshuttle Atlantis, This planet is not terra firma. Thank you for your time and for your sermon! I dont know when a person begins to feel like a real writer, or that something he (or she) has to say might do a stranger good instead of harm. I opened it for the first time today, sure that it would be of some help in my time of desperate need. I am still struggling on this journey of life and brokenness but have been spurred on to keep laying down my burdens one day at a time. Thank you for your gracious honesty. She was out of control and I was feeling anxious at her aggressive verbal attack. When?. For me, heres the take-away: We look down upon those who live off welfare or charity. This is our home, and this is all weve got. Scott Carpenter, Mecury 7, When youre finally up at the moon looking back on earth, all those differences and nationalistic traits are pretty well going to blend, and youre going to get a concept that maybe this really is one world and why the hell cant we learn to live together like decent people. Frank Borman, Apollo 8, You develop an instant global consciousness, a people orientation, an intense dissatisfaction with the state of the world, and a compulsion to do something about it. 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. Yes, Philip is married to Janet. Not there, as well. When you look at Jesuss stories about grace, according to Yancey, theyre astonishing, because almost every story turns an unexpected person into its hero. Im a fellow Protestant who has always held to the traditional penal/substitutionary view. So thank u. I want to thank you for writing this book and for your ministry of writing. Your books have been so helpful to me. Shame on me for referring to another book, but I addressed this very problem in Reaching for the Invisible God. Its a great question, one I spent a year exploring. We simply didnt fit in, didnt fit the image. For years Luther thought he could bring reform to the church from within; in many ways, the reforms he felt strongly about did occur. Mackenzie Mully, You can reach me through this email: pyasst@aol.com. Secondly, your refusal to excuse the shortcomings of the church, while still showing grace and love for her, redirects me when I feel so fed up with the church. You write the same questions and discoveries as I occasionally think. Our retreat theme is Grace in a Mans Life and for humor our promo video uses clips from the old TV series MISSION IMPOSSIBLE (see it here: https://www.dropbox.com/s/b1sr3nroq4ivp25/2018%20Men's%20Retreat%20Promo.mp4?dl=0)! While living in the Chicago, Illinois suburbs, in 1971 Yancey joined the staff of Campus Life magazinea publication directed towards high school and college studentswhere he served as editor for eight years. We are going through you book and study materials, Whats so amazing about Grace? I am finding it a profound experience. Here it is: Over the past several months, I have read four books dealing with similar topics: yours (Soul Survivor), Kingsolver, The Poisonwood Bible, Mouw (The Smell of Sawdust), and Carpenter, History of Fundamentalism in the 30s and 40s. In his classic book, Where is God When it Hurts?, Philip Yancey gave us permission to doubt, reasons not to abandon faith, and practical ways to reach out to hurting people. I walked out of the chapel in shock, to talk to the Acting Warden, Clovis LaPointe. When he also told me to stop, I did so immediately. I reclused into this judgemental spiritual superiority bigot who saw heaven for myself and hell for everyone one else. Vanishing grace imacted me in a way it is hard to explain all histories inside the book, all thoughts on it every word of it impacted me a lot. I preached on Colossians 2:8-15, talking about how Christs work had made us complete (KJV language), stressing how Christs death had broken legalisms power over us. And indeed, with God nothing is impossible. As a political party member I can vent and debate, mock and obfuscate others policies. I am a 42 year old mother who was raised in the church. Philip. I live in Germany and have been reading your books. Many years ago I read a wonderful article in Campus Life magazine about the solo experience of the Vanguard program at Honey Rock Camp. Waiting on God? I just finished watching The Chosen written and directed by Dallas Jenkins, son of Jerry Jenkins. Keep quiet. Nevertheless, Monty, Frank and I had an ongoing close relationship, both personally and professionally. Im glad weve connected through writing! It didnt take long for this little girl to draw conclusions about herself based on the way that people treated her. Clearly, as he quoted, we are in fact a momentary cosmic accident that would never arise again if the tree of life could be replanted. How you feel about established fact is not at issue. I went to a fundamental Church and sent my children there. I used to struggle with it too. A delightful response, for which I thank you. Im sorry I came across to you as bitter and cynical. Reinforce the satanic suffix foolishly extending its legitimacy Your books make me feel as if we have spent a day in conversation on deeply held beliefs we both share. I was then hired by Covenant Health as a hospital chaplain. His pain has been redeemed. https://images.search.yahoo.com/search/images;_ylt=A2KIbMmZtlxfgr8AfAxXNyoA;_ylu=Y29sbwNiZjEEcG9zAzEEdnRpZAMEc2VjA3BpdnM-?p=Colorado%27s+54+mountains+over+14%2C000+feet&fr2=piv-web&fr=yfp-t&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly9zZWFyY2gueWFob28uY29tL3NlYXJjaD9wPUNvbG9yYWRvJTI3cys1NCttb3VudGFpbnMrb3ZlcisxNCUyQzAwMCtmZWV0JmZyPXlmcC10JmVpPVVURi04JmZwPTE&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAEISlnTYBLx3KDJL_xRYYnaCdIr9BSWl_6CdDR3O1LQXgv-YYa9Y0xBSI3aHt2eQou5Ky-vzRLS_85NAmdJREs4jkUuW4vlOA9ChXW7MrBJPVDe3Xd0MN4L624sIzfssujorojbn3e-xSj8G4uZaqyE8SA-Lf-l1KchC5_2P-CeX&_guc_consent_skip=1599911721#id=0&iurl=https%3A%2F%2Ffarm4.staticflickr.com%2F3463%2F3277252724_e01b32ac92_z.jpg%3Fzz%3D1&action=close. The reason I am writing is to request a suggestion from you. I remembered how human you were in your books and how your writing established a template that allowed room for my brain, for my soul, for my poetic thrashings. Philip. Read Romans 15: 4-13 Years after Yancey left home, his mother saw him in a newspaper profile contrasting his view of faith with hers. Having heard so many of these southern condemnatory sermons about hell in my childhoodeven though I had grown out of that way of looking at the world, that way of looking at GodI had always expected that the fears would come surging back: Am I going to make it? That's what I long for in the modern church. My children were safe. And the God who, you've been told, wants a personal relationship with you may seem remote, emotionally unavailable. Sorry, Bill, but that story rings no bells for me. Not a miracle. You quoted the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, as an example of human suffering and tragedy. I believe at this point I own almost all of your books and I wanted you to know they have really meant so much to me in trying times and not so trying times. + Disappointment With God Brand did. Your book Whats So Amazing About Grace? provided me with such freedom in my Christian walk especially now that i am Pastor. The Message by Eugene Peterson is a paraphrase in modern, sometimes casual English which is more subjective, though Peterson is quite trustworthy. Philip Yancey (born November 4, 1949[1]) is an American author who writes primarily about spiritual issues. Hello Philip I have read a number of your books and listened to you quite a lot and I love your honesty and forthright way of writing about the Christian life. Grace, still the best and last word, transcends all our feeble attempts, and my new spiritual faith seems to have transcended my christian faith the best way to put it for me. Ive read almost all your books, and let me start by thanking you for helping me see grace for what or should I say who he really is. Ive stood at Patong Beach where the 2004 Tsunami hit Thailand. May God use your renewed spirit to help others on the same path. I attended CIU from 99-03 and first saw your book The Jesus I never knew on the nightstand in the alumni center when my parents came up for a visit one weekend. So much hate from those who should know better. Roman law did not allow the marriage of previous slaves and free-borns, so common-law marriage was rife. He does not know why evil exists 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. Yesterday she asked for me and said I wish I had your religion now which gave me an opening to share the faith. Its an honest representation of what a Christian walk really is. [T]he so-called parents of the children who were massacred were merely Crisis Actors employed for a government-sponsored propaganda campaign to push for gun-control. Ive often thought of the parallels between physical and emotional pain. I was put in a derelict house ,the walls were gone from all the rooms and bushes were there instead,the toilet had fallen through the floor,no water ,no shower ,it was termite ridden and I was terrified. He then told me to take it out of the Institution to get it weighed and priced, so I took it to a nearby Post Office, got it weighed and priced, and handed it back to him to mail out. U gave me more questions. Imam Ramazan Tekin did not have an office at the time, so I personally made shelf room and space for him in my office. Philip Yancey on his new memoir, growing up fundamentalist in poverty Watch on Yancey said poverty left a lasting mark on him. This thank you note is long overdue. Its so wonderfully vitalizing for us ordinary mortals to send and receive such little reminders of one anothers humanity especially in a culture where its easier to be a critic than a celebrator. Ralph Waldo Emerson. A big hug. I always recommend a writers group too, in which you can read works in progress to get feedback. But my faith is in God and I will continue to pray, not so much for my wants and petitions, as to grow in knowledge and relationship with God. Let me read you some promises from the Bible. Again, Im dumbfounded. It seems too good to be true. His voyeurism, a criminal offense under Canadian law, was permitted to go on until I blew the whistle on him. How about you? Before I learned about you, I sometimes wondered if there was anyone that asked the questions I asked, or saw the issues that I saw. Im glad you did leave a message, Jess. Wellington, South Africa. You are indeed a Gift: of honesty and humility. I have already bought some extra copies of your book to share with others. I am a middle-aged South African with a severe brain disability, but also a science degree (physics and computer programming). 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. Theres either evidence or there is not. As your book reveals, we dont need all the answers. And your work has helped me through it. This incident, along with a recent CBC investigation [33], lead me to believe that the bullying in the Edmonton Institution is not confined to the chaplaincy office. Can you give me your source? Given the events of January 6, 2021, might that editorial have been a bit prophetic? And Ill quote some advice from a pastor friend of mine in Chicago. That kid throwing a tantrum But, as for a factual statement this is extraordinarily unsatisfying. The festival is an emergent "church" event, which since its inception has included on the speaker list names like Brian McLaren, Phyllis Tickle, Jim Wallis, Richard Rohr, and Tony Jones.This year, Christianity Today editor and popular evangelical author Philip Yancey will join . Unfortunately, Paul made a big issue of it without my consent. Later, when puzzling over the dog handlers aggressive behavior towards me, I remembered an encounter with another guard earlier that same month. As a journalist, he has interviewed two U. S. presidents and other notable people such as Bono, Billy Graham, and the authors Annie Dillard, John Updike, and Henri Nouwen. People are allowed to freely sin without consequence and sermons are touchy-feely inspiration that wont offend anyone because, as you seem to emphasize, we need to reach sinners by not offending them. Especially when 80 percent of the worlds population live on less than $10/day. 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