Your book, Whats so Amazing About Grace is my seventh book in my quest to immerse myself in the topic of grace. Do you know the source of this belief? We Americans have as hard a time understanding your president as most of the world has trying to understand our president-elect. Thank You for your commitment to a calling that truly blesses me and, Im certain, many others as well. As it is almost Christmas at the time of my posting this, I hope you and your Family have a wonderful Season. Maybe someday Ill get to thank you in person properly this time! We read them together, and then discuss I also grew up just a generation or so from Primitive Baptist much like your fundamentalist upbringing. The message of Gods grace still amazes me, and I pray that my life reveals His grace to others the way you have shared it with me. God bless you , For first books, I would recommend The Jesus I Never Knew and Whats So Amazing About Grace. I have even been able to get involved in a church without throwing up every Sunday (really a freaking miracle). The last sentence of his memoir returns to the theme: Grace is a gift, one I cannot stop writing about until my story ends.. We are just about the same age, which I was amazed to see. Because he stood out as a fountain of Living Water to people who grew up in a rule-oriented spiritual environment. 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. I realize you werent trying to give a definitive treatise on the gospel there, but it did raise interesting questions for me. Mdecins Sans Frontires helps those who suffer I am distressed that someone as dangerous as Spilsby can continue to keep his position of authority in a Government of Canada institution. (RNS) When he first moved to the Rocky Mountains in the early 1990s, bestselling author and speaker Philip Yancey set a goal of climbing all the 58 peaks in Colorado that are over 14,000 feet tall. . Philip. Delving into church history that led to the reformation has made me feel desperately sad at how christians through the ages have allowed politics, power play, and fear, divide what Christ united. More faithful. Follow my devotional: Disappointed with god Philip is an American national born 4th November 1949, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. For me, a prostitute is no longer a filthy thing, but a broken little girl forced to grow up the hard way. He was raised up in nearby suburbs. My husband is a pastor and has been wonderfully supportive, but as a pastors wife it is difficult to find a safe space to express these questions and doubts. I write this for two reasons, I guess. 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. 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. Your note moves me deeply. I was washed with comfort. My upcoming book is titled Caesar and the Sacraments.. This logic is infuriating. While reading Whats So Amazing About Grace? God impressed on me to teach and write about forgiveness. and its still the thickest book Ive ever read in my life. I am currently reading What is So Amazing About Grace and often find myself going back to Scripture as I read, knowing that is where the truth is! [12]. When I asked him about the missing couch, he laughed and said, I am sitting on it. Many more conservative believers have long maintained that such things were not possible. I have lived by its precepts all my life (57 years), including my own period of questioning the beliefs of my parents. The discord in the chaplaincy office was wearing me down. Buy The Bible Jesus Read Participant's Guide by Philip Yancey, 9780310241850 from Ryefield Books. After my 4 children went to heaven I devoured your books. A new video curriculum of the book has just been released, with updated stories and a series of talks from Yancey. Pete Wehner: Are Trumps critics demonically possessed? I couldnt finish the Gracia Divina Vs. Condena Humana but this afternoon my dad found the english versin Whats so Amazing About Grace and that tile immediately got my attention, I forgot I had it as a gift from a Pastor I meet in North Carolina, making a long story short I started reading tonight and what a much difference feeling. I am rereading Soul Survivor for the 3rd time. I needed to get away from this dog handler and others shouting at me, when they did not know the facts. Keep reaching! That was 4 years ago and today I still struggle with my flesh but I know He truly loves me! I reported this incident to AWI Brad Sass. The windows were blown out; skis, boots, luggage, and a laptop computer were strewn over the snow. We both knew then, and still know, that God brought us together, and it was not a coincidence., The pastor led me to Heartland Baptist Bible College, where I enrolled in the Practical Bible Training extension program. This was an unacceptable comment to make in a prison setting because it could raise tensions between Jewish and non-Jewish inmates. . Volunteer Greg Northill witnessed this behavior by the guards a number of times. The Bible Jesus Read is highlighted today on eBookDaily.com: http://ebookdaily.com/bargain-kindle-books/2016-11-18/B0035XOQPO. Namely, who is God and what is grace. I didnt really feel it or taste it growing up, he told me. I did sign up for the Launch Team, I hope that I can help in that. Missionary Martin Burnham was held captive by terrorists for 376 days until he was killed in a . 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. It has been a great help to me to bringing to realisation my thoughts around what my attitude to many of the issues confronting Christians today should be; the answer is to be graceful of course. And this is where we find ourselves struggling. Its always hard to pin down an original source. How sad that the church that bears Jesus name turns so many away from him because of our behavior. 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. As a gay Christian, how should I read you concerning same sex relationships? He is the son of Mildred and Marshall Yancey. I applied for welfare, and again was refused. And to breed proud fools strutting about with their devout vanity, LET us bell the cat, name the evil to expose its ideological tactics Good luck! They are geniuses! I know about being haunted by doubts and even guilt from the past. I have a favor to askand Ill suggest in advance if its too muchI completely understand. May God continue to bless your work, your ministry and your family! I decided to apply to the Church Army Training College . A healthy body, the orthopedic specialist and leprosy surgeon Paul Brand once told Yancey, is a body that feels the pain of the weakest part.. But then came a completely unexpected and unsought conversion experience that I tell in detail [in the book]. As for ambivalence about meeting Jesus, try making a list of all the people Jesus encounters in the Gospels: the more unworthy, outcast, moral failure someone was, the more tenderly Jesus treated them. Im just reading your book Whats So Amazing About Grace? If you read 3-4 chapters before each session, youll cover the relevant content. I recently picked up a copy of one of your books entitled, Grace Notes. Similar to your relationship with Dr. Paul Brand, I am significantly younger than Bob. Turn the other cheek. ? In short, Im a true fan of your work and I hope you continue to write. Philip Yancey: The word evangelical means, simply, good news. I can only hope your words are as ministering to them as they are to me. Yancey gives humorous as well as pathetic accounts of his early life, including living as trailer trash and getting in trouble in schoolsmost often because of his renegade brilliance. The Regioal Chaplain for Correctional Servies Canada John Tonks held a contract over my head for a whole year for me to sign, he kept promising to bring it and have me sign it for a 5 year contract with CSC but he never did bring it,it was a very cruel game he was playing. He was raised up in nearby suburbs. Philip. YWAM shamed me for being SSA, abused me and gave me an image of God as someone who hated me for not making me into a Hetosexual and an image of myself of shame. Ive wanted to talk to my local vicars to discuss my situation, but they never seem to find the time. Philip. Evil spirits are definitely present, existing somehow independently of the natural world. TY.JOHN. Jenny, a strict Roman Catholic, complied with whatever Chaplain Paul requested, even when it violated Canadian and international religious rights and freedoms. I wrote the study guide for Carl Medearis book Speaking of Jesus and attended the Simply Jesus event a couple of years ago. People ask me who my favorite authors are and I always reply C. S. Lewis and Philip Yancey. You warm my heart. This year is the tenth anniversary of my accident, and your prayers have been answeredin reverse! So sorry, and all the best with your book! I didnt know their stories. You will see me more because there are questions I really want to ask you and I understand quite frankly that this is an emotional appeal, Mr. Yancey, but if these circumstances dont warrant it, Im not really sure what does. The Poisonwood Bible has been highly touted, but I found it to be a very cynical and distorted book. The weekend retreat will have three teaching sessions, each taught by different guys, maybe with sub-themes: Grace from God, Grace between Christians and Grace to the World. What it has done however is to help me understand my host culture and community much better, the specific inheritances of what it means to be White that is never openly discussed, and those Westernised like myself absorb without awareness. Im thrilled to know them. 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. I have been so troubled by my Christian friends who have lashed out judgmentally at, well, at all Democrats! I too look around and say where has all the Grace gone? (But, we prayed for Him to forgive us!). Theres either evidence or there is not. I must admit, it took several health issues to break me, and in my brokenness, I found meaning, and I found Jesus. She not so much. Everything was spelled out in black and white. Your essay Rumors Of Another World always serves as a reminder to me about the brevity of life. Lewis, aside from perhaps The Screwtape Letters which I enjoyed and was insightful, I couldnt seem to get through his superbly high language, especially his non fiction works. My wife and I tried to visit Pakistan last fall and our visas were denied by the government! So many storms have hit since then, and I have learned how simple and how fragile my first faith really was. Im from Brazil, first I want to apologize for my English. Shine, In America, Sandakan 8, Stroszek, Scenes from a Marriage, Shy People, Amadeus, Apostle, Adu, As It Is In Heaven, East-West, God Grew Tired of Us, Greenfingers, To End All Wars, Hiding and Seeking, The Quartet, The Story of Luke, Mother and Child. We always have and we always will.. Cant wait to see what More than 30 years of committed faith coupled with countless hours invested in scripture, bible group study, supporting books and prayer have still led to a frustrating distance from a God who professes unconditional love and acceptance. I am Munir Masih from Pakistan. (Matthew 3:4), I wouldnt doubt it. But then I heard the story above from a man who has suffered needlessly due to prejudice: Let the people around you know that you are serious about institutional corruption and the protection of whistleblowers. This is his call to be vindicated! For instance, what I learned from a book like To Kill a Mockingbird or Black Like Me contradicted the racism I encountered in church. Please let me know if there is anything specific that I can pray for you. I would like to know which of your books I should read next. Philip and his caring spouse Janet are both proud parents of four adorable and blessed children. I want to thank you for the frankness and honesty with which you write. + Whats So Amazing About Grace? The assaults I experienced in the Institution were not only verbal. We first met at a YFC Directors certification course in 1972 in Rockford, IL. When I arrived there I was not welcome ,she had not told them I simply had had some thoughts , she tared and feathered me . and that is what I know. 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. It was not until about 26 years later that I heard about Gord Domineys sexual abuses again. My partnership with Dr. Paul Brand was transformative for me. I became the western representative of COPE, while Monty was its eastern representative. Old school, youd find out about books through your bookstore. While I stood in line to pay the bill, I observed a gentleman in a very worn and dirty signature suit. Ps. Finally someone who didnt know. I wanted to comment some text of the latest I have been reading (not finished yet), the Soul adventure. The first time I almost lost my faith, the second time I got it back, and this time Im just enjoying it as well as the scribbled notes in the margins from my previous 2 sojourns. I have corresponded with her staff on numerous happy occasions over the years [18] [19], so I turned to her for support. Thank you. Ken, as a person whom was so broken I contemplated taking my own life due to life circumstances and choices I had made. I would cry out but my pain has robbed me of the energy. SO.. [jdb], Thank you for your books, your deep and honest writing and willingness to tackle the tough questions. As an Anglican priest and a Canadian citizen with German and British roots, I have a deep respect and admiration for Queen Elizabeth II. I dont minimize the question you raise; Ive spent much of my career raising it myself. He asked me who had told me all the lies about me not being wanted and capable in my position. Last year, on So Paulos Gay Parade, we had a scandalous protest from the LGBT community. I wanted to share a few of those excerpts. From your reader: Ana Paula Nascimento [4] When he was one year old, his father, stricken with polio, died after church members suggested he go off life support in faith that God would heal him. Have to play the scales before you can dazzle them with a concerto. I hope you know this history. I have already bought some extra copies of your book to share with others. But I probably would add this phrase a lot: But I may be wrong. Again, thank you. All rights reserved. Philip, Years ago I had the opportunity to reald The Jesus I never Knew (English version), I still have that book with me ; then I got in my hands Gracia Divina Vs. Condena Humana the title in spanish never attracted me, I start reading it because it was a Philip Yancey book and The Jesus I never Knew really touched me. I found affinity regarding your assessment of the fundamental beliefs and churches. That caught holdand when it does catch hold, it changes not just people but all of society.. He was saying, I want this one. Otherwise, Ive mostly read the novels by Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, Ralph Allison and the liketheyve certainly shaped my sensibility, if not my faith. Id love to hear any you would recommend. Usually I pick up a book and try to finish it in about a week or two. Hi Dr. Yancey. I may have read it somewhere too, but I didnt write it. And now it appears it would be best if we moved into a rental. May you continue to experience joy in serving. I know he would be (is?) Please respond to khaldoun.sweis@gmail.com, Im not sure how to respond. Actually, I really wanted to say, YOUR BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE! but somehow that didnt seem appropriate. It would make such an awesome gift for children and friends whose interactions with the church have left a bad taste in their mouth. Spilsby claimed that it was my couch, but it was the old urine- and sweat-soaked couch from behind the gym. Traditionally, the fact that she was drawing water at noon, the hottest time of the day, is seen as a sign that shes viewed as a bit of an outcast by the women of the community, though thats rather presumptive. P.S. My first permanent duty station was in Frankfurt, Germany and at that time I joined an Anglican Church. I had watched the very funny film, What About Bob? 2 or 3 times before settling on the one kernel I should take away on my spiritual journey: When Bob (Bill Murray) is interviewed by a reporter, he says, I treat people as if they were telephones. Paul wanted to take two weeks off during the holiday season, and he told me that he did not want me to take any services during his absence. Jesus tells me to love others, to seek out the marginal, to not be a respecter of persons, and to seek His will because this is not our home and we have to make a difference while we can. Thank you for writing it has helped me immensely!! I still Go to it from time to time. If we had a breakthrough, we celebrate. Fantasy writing is a great medium to explore what may or could have been carried through to the modern era in terms of devotion. However, most of the election discussions have instead fostered hatred, discord, jealousy, fits of rage, dissension, factions and envy (Galatians 5: 20-21). I got the book through an app and started reading it. Only the fit survive. (I was raised in the evangelical tradition and figured out early on how the system works and how to work it too.) This evaluation confirmed that I was of sound mental health and that I had a keen sense of morality and a right versus wrong. Is God purposefully steering the asteroid to miss us like He could have done on 9/11? For what its worth, its a short book (160 pgs total) and I its designed to be an easy read. Thanks brother We were discussing the content in class, and one of the students brought up the chapter about temptation and Jesus in the desert, where you speculate perhaps the devil did not know Jesus was the Son of God and was tempting Him to see if He was. Did God put your book in front of me and push me towards it? Am I an anomaly and a monster because of this? Is Peterson something similar? In 2009, Christopher Lance Neal was sentenced to 11 years imprisonment on charges that included sexual offenses involving minors, both boys and girls. No retirement in my sights! Man, were those prophets angry! Dr. 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. He would think that the house was on fire, or some other serious thing, and drag his wife out of her bed in panic. I have really enjoyed the perspectives you offer. 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. Those three things. She treated me so badly like a a piece of rubbish totally disgusted with me, and all I had had was SSA thoughts . Philip. Id listen to others talk about hearing from God so easily and felt two layers of shame one from my own doubts (is my faith not real?) I do not remember now for which publication. And feel free to share with any who may benefit from seeing the film. I also warned my Bishop that the Anglican priest of my own church was molesting young boys. Ive read explanations from Christian apologist but I just dont find them very convincing. The second is the reference to a spirit of deafness and muteness. Even days after that final judgement, I was not able to focus on my work life seemed too heavy to face. Of this angry bully in the sky whos just trying to smash people who seem to be having a good time. I love this letter. May God bless you and keep you. Do I have it right and is that your original saying? One day I hope to do a book on writing, and then Ill try to figure out an answer to your question. I made a mistake and I am willing to listen and apologize to the V and C personnel, but not to everyone else. Your father left you a legacy, and you are embracing it. There are services out there that offer just what youre asking. Several different years. And yet, my desire to help others comes directly from the Bible. In the waiting room, he remembers doctors being busy with children who were coughing or those who had scraped their knees. I kept hoping that by the last chapter you would say that Richard finally made peace with God and is walking with him (I didnt make the connection with your dedication at the front of the book). The Doctors in Quebec told me there had been too much loss in my life for me to handle ,from being thrown out of the church Army onwards, and it was time to take care of me ,after 20 years as a prison chaplain and 13 as a palliative care chaplain. I thought, At last something will change for the better. I also follow you on facebook and am appreciative of your thoughtful, measured commentary, constantly pointing your readers to the grace of God. At first, I was scared at nights in my home, but then I reminded myself that my life was in G-ds hands, and that I could trust Him. High expectations slam against the reality of personal weaknesses and unwelcome surprises. He once said to me, There is something I do not understand, Richard. Miracle during her surgery the doctor could not find the cancer spread as per their prediction. The Psychologist he had forced me to go to told me to get away from him and his group or they would destroy me . While the political part of me seeks revenge, (Let the markets crash! Is he neither able nor willing? If thats not what you have done, then you are truly genius!! Can you suggest anything to help me feel Im worthy of the sacrifice madeI am simultaneously eager and scared to meet Jesus again. 2. I said no and left . There are a couple of clarifications, though. I have followed your ministry over the years. 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! And Perhaps until that fine day, He sees most of us as being just temporarily out of order. I have been a fan of your writing for almost 20 years and appreciate your voice being in modern-day discussions about grace, love, etc. My family and I plan to visit the USA in June 2023. The prisoners asked me to run other programs, but Paul always said no. I did not I could not imagine anyone holding a grudge and hatred for 18 years, I had very high respect for the Bishops, and leaders of the Church ,too high it seems and it did not enter my head that some could be as ugly as non Christians or worse. 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. When I was 17, I read your book Prayer: Does it make any difference? in Korean. Ive been to your great country three times, and wish it were more. Pray that we may find a way forward for all of us together. Smith was out to get me. One concentrated effort Ive made in the past year has been the regular practice of sending notes of appreciation to strangers writers, artists, varied creators whose work has moved me in some way, beamed some light into my day. I was reborn in Spirit through your book. I have seen an outpouring of grief, compassion, and generosity not blind, pitiless indifference.Ive seen demonstrated a deep belief that the people who died mattered, that something of inestimable worth was snuffed out on December 14. How dare he say that non-believers, and in his case, non-Christians do not pour out compassion and generosity? Id encourage you to check it out. Philips two books won the ECPAs Christian Book of the Year Award: The Jesus I Never Knew in 1996, and Whats So Amazing About Grace? I came out of Hinduism and have been in Christian ministry for over forty years in South Africa. My mind senses and processes things that I am somehow able to determine did not originate from me, if that makes sense. So I started Malachi Dads and Christianity Explored right after the new year. Brenda Charrier. Over a few months I got to know them ,things did not seem right ,they were controlling and closed,ridged in their beliefs . When I complained about the lack of a contract to the director of Threshold Ministries, he fired me. Richard was actually a pseudonym for a real person, and we have been in contact over the years. 1:27) Why the difference? Yesterday morning we gathered as a staff to have time of lament. Maybe Im thick-headed, and thats okay, but I see so much pain here, and suffering, and helplessness and hopelessness, God, and thats okay God, I will keep doing my best, but oh God I just need you to show me something., A couple days later I was killing time in a used bookstore, for the air conditioning as much as anything else. And the One from whose hand we have equally received will not allow me to stand close while my heart is far away. Philip, Can I please humbly request prayer for healing for my lovely God given wife who has cancer. However, in Chapter 12, page 159 you write The secret to keeping company with God will likely not be found in a new set of tapes, another book, a different preacher, a weekend seminar. I agree. Our guest speaker was John Haddad who often shared excerpts of your book, Reaching for the Invisible God. He also shared that you were gracious enough to provide each family with a copy of the book. I dont go back and read my books that I wrote, say, when I was 47, Yancey said. 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. Recently I got rid of a number of books that Id owned for some years. I explained to Mr. Rasmus that I had written to the Commissioner directly because of advice I had received from Chaplain Paul Vanderham. We wrote more in a book called The Gift of Pain. 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