John Titus. 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? and hope for the best? Maybe just not as fast as many would like. You each speak to the same truth from different directions and style and I am a lifetime reader of something every day. I could understand why he would ask me to distribute his memos, since this is a lengthy process. Ive just finished reading Whats so amazing about grace?, and what struck me (on top of the main points of the book), was your liberal reference of notable catholics in your analogies. Smith would never forget or forgave my acceptance into Church Army. BARTH, KARL Dear Brother Philip, 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. The Bible ways what it says, I figured. The book is almost in the tenth hand and everyone has the same testimony My salvation is full of grace than before! I didnt feel like a giant. Thanks brother There are two main things I want your help in.. You had just spent the morning speaking to a group of ministers of education and, probably, the last thing you desired to do was to provide a free counseling session. So a child with cancer suffers and dies to bring glory to God? I am 74 and realize I should have to talked to them and listened to them. When?. Hello Philip. I wish you the best. I use evangelical in its original meaning as good-news-messenger, and call those labeled as such to work harder on truly expressing that good news. I had secretly been afraid that perhaps what I was reflecting and writing and praying about would not be helpful to anyone besides myself. Over the years Ive been helped by writers such as Scott Peck (especially his People of the Lie), Gerald May, James Fowler, and James Hillman to understand the stages of faith we go through. You affirm and encourage me. A transsexual was hanging on cross, dressed as Jesus and a sign over the cross where we could read: Enough with Homofobia . 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. God bless you. I saw him one day in 1998 in the Segregation Control Room (a room I was not allowed to go into), watching a mentally disabled female Aboriginal prisoner stretched out on the floor with her gown pulled way up around her upper body, her legs spread apart and her private parts exposed. Philip. I am in my 60s and will probably die an atheist unless someone can change my cold heart, even if it is an attempt to maneuver me to their self serving purpose. I think He is amused. Your books were the one who told me to believe, it was Gods plan that eventually revealed in my familys life. I became the western representative of COPE, while Monty was its eastern representative. But Phillip I have a question, I read a book rumors of another world and I thought it was written by you. PLEASE?! Thank you for being you. 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. You seem so much wiser than I am. I dont think it has made it into any books, however. ~ supplying me with answers that actually make sense. The Admiral, of course, is the linchpin of the San Antonio Spurs (Im a 40 year fan) dynasty, and an outstanding example of Gods grace and character. I have asked for an apology so many times. Thank you so much for your writing in your books, your blog, your articles. I read the book by the way! PHILLIP! Most of the credit for his success must surely go to his wife Janet. In fact, some estimate that the problem is as widespread in Protestant denominations as in the Catholic church, which has attracted far more scrutiny. I just wanted to say thank you.Thank you for being honest in your books, such as, Disappointment With God and The Jesus I Never Knew. The honesty in your words have given me much revelation about God and why certain things happen the way they do. I was having issues downloading Where is God When it Hurts and had to call Amazon.
What does Philip Yancey believe? - Shabupc.com 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. Since leaving the local Church, we did some work focusing on solidifying our Chinese roots. I explained that the depression had resulted from bullying by my own licensor, Threshold Ministries, as well as my own Anglican bishops, Alberta government officials and the Edmonton police.
Philip Yancey - Person - BioLogos I was amazed at the odds of meeting his wife in a park where she does not even live, the same week as he took my couch. You writing always seems to point the reader to this image of God in us. Thats a great question, and there are entire books written in answer. Its a beautiful book. This book has been such a ministry to me and it literally breathes life into me every time I read it. To protect copyrights, the e-publisher tags the origin country and keeps this from happening. I had completely lost hope and faith and after reading the book I decided to live. Marc had gone in as a Roman Catholic and had come out as an evangelical Protestant. He told me it was a 5 year Contract with the federal Government and Capt. Discerning which ones we can take as promises and which ones were restrictednow thats a tricky question, and I dont have a good answer. I have been blessed by many of your books, and am presently reading Vanishing Grace. To those who struggle with my books, I reply, Then maybe you shouldnt be reading them. Yet some people do need the kinds of books I write. We would be interested in knowing if you would consider being a retreat speaker sometime in late fall of 2017 for a Saturday retreat and Sunday morning for our church service. In January 2011 alone and hated by homophobic leadership, bullied and lied to by bishops I trusted with my life. [12]. Intellectually, you probably know that God loves you and you have worth. After the Wedding, Word Inc. (Waco, TX), 1976. 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. I was having a hard time with questions about divorce and boundaries and autism and dementia and refugees, to name a few. God asks us to be obedient, and disobedience is our human trademark. One of the places I start off is to see what youve been up to lately, and expand my search from there. You may enjoy the book Without God, Without Creed, by James Turner, which explores how careless language raises expectations about what an encounter with God should look like. Mere Christianity ~ C.S. I would cry out but my pain has robbed me of the energy. Struggling with anger towards divorce? He told me I was on my own. When I finished, the dean commended me for the message and announced that following the benediction, all the female students were to remain in the chapel. I read an article recently about cold calling your heroes so here I am. And how fortunate I am to read your writing & share it to help with that. I looked for a psychiatrist and his diagnosis: anxiety. Thats all I needed to know. It is safe to be that open and honest. Our church (House of Prayer, Blairsville, GA) plans to study Whats So Amazing About Grace in January. I have gay friends and a godson who has had a gay marriage, and would welcome all into my church. 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. Maybe in heaven well meet Take care and thanks. My problem is that, at this age, I dont know where to start. Dr. W.E. I accept a complex matter leads to a complex book. : Im sorry for any mistake on my writing. I love reading your books- l have most of them-. One question that just wont go away for me is the story of Israel conquering the Promised Land. I found a copy of your The Jesus I Never Knew at a local book giveaway recently, I felt the need to find a way to thank you for writing it. Thank you for being a good and faithful guide for me along the way. Please let me know if there is anything specific that I can pray for you. Again and again, I would offer them your name, hoping they would find a similar freedom in realizing their doubts and questions did not disqualify them from faith. Keep quiet. Nevertheless, Monty, Frank and I had an ongoing close relationship, both personally and professionally. Anyway, I was wondering if in the future you would write something about mental illness. But I also knew that no one who openly challenged Cardinal Ratzingers doctrine of homosexuality could survive as a pastor or theologian. He claimed that Bridges was not qualified to hire chaplains, and that it was associated with the Apostolic Church of Canada, an off-shoot of one of Canadas traditional churches. I never leave my moms house now no transportation and we dont get along very well. How sad that the church that bears Jesus name turns so many away from him because of our behavior. Thank you for taking the time to tell your story. Sometimes, I feel I am serious legalist, especially, when I become slave of small plans and lists. I want to lash out too, and say, read Matthew 7:1-5, for Heavens sake! Where Is God When It Hurts and Disappointment with God convey some of my thoughts. A multi headed hydra brilliantly dividing mankind employing sages Can you recommend an amplified that youd feel comfortable reading/trusting? In other words, the DVD player was brought in illegally. I hope to now live worthy of the call. Hi Philip, we live in South Africa. If I knew this webpage exists, I would have come earlier. If you are interested in a chorus of thank yous, this is your spot. At least, I hope we are. I do love reading but it is hard to open a book and forget about checking my social media, even though I am not active user. I said no and left . ", Yancey was raised in Georgia, in an atmosphere of strict Christian fundamentalism, where "anything you could think of that was fun was wrong." Usually I pick up a book and try to finish it in about a week or two. I have had a desire to write for some time, and have been doing so for over a year, and would like to publish a book. Im a Jesus lover and freak with a faith that doesnt make sense of why i have such an unbreakable faith. Yet, that could not keep Matthew with us. Ed Stetzer, (quoted from http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/07/my-take-how-churches-can-respond-to-mental-illness/ ), Christianity Today magazine recommends these books: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/january-february/my-top-5-books-on-mental-illness.html. We really love your books. How can Christians apply what I suggested some years ago in a new cultural and political context? It helped me see where God is coming from, in a way I was unable to see plodding along at just a couple chapters a day like I had done previously when reading through the Bible. With kind regards Alison Veness, I do indeed get to U.K. now and then, so watch my Facebook site. The natural world is controlled by the Word through mathematics to the natural laws. On some of these occasions he stayed with me in my home. Watch as TV preachers, Kathie Lee Gifford, reality show stars, theology professors, student ministry leaders, and even emergent pastors claim to be grace filled people that show no regard for whats truth, living life as if it makes no difference whether one is a Christian. Now I feel like Im gushing over this book the same way General Loewenhielm couldnt say enough about Babettes Feast. Angela (Alberta, Canada). You intrigue me with your questions that I myself am too afraid to ask out loud. What are your thoughts on living in a way that honors the fruits of the spirit? When Life Hurts: Understanding God's Place in Your Pain, Multnomah (Sisters, OR), 1999. But then I discovered that a lot of those things I was taught were wrong. On May 12th, 2016, he called the CSC Regional Chaplain to complain that some inmates were not Jews, even though Rabbi Ari had said that they were.