Who is Philip Yancey?
For Yancey, reading offered a window to a different world. So, he devoured books that opened his mind, challenged his upbringing, and went against what he had been taught. A sense of betrayal engulfed him.
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A Refugee Haven
Posted on Mon, Jul 15 2019 in Blog, Travel | 19 CommentsI am flying into Beirut, Lebanon, for a conference, and from the air the city looks to deserve its reputation as “the Paris of the Middle East.” Upscale… read on
Why I Believe
Posted on Sat, Jun 22 2019 in Blog | 21 CommentsEarly in his pilgrimage, the literary monk Thomas Merton wrote, “Very soon we get to the point where we simply say, ‘I believe’ or ‘I refuse to believe.’” … read on
The Second Mountain
Posted on Tue, May 14 2019 in Blog | 38 CommentsHave I ever experienced a day more “head-twisting” than last Thursday in Denver? It began with a gathering at Denver’s snazzy Convention Center. I had agreed to host… read on
Easter at Columbine
Posted on Thu, Apr 25 2019 in Blog | 17 CommentsI spent Easter weekend participating in events commemorating the 20th anniversary of the shootings at Columbine High School, which sits twenty miles from my home. Tension filled the… read on
What Makes Friday Good?
Posted on Mon, Mar 25 2019 in Blog | 23 CommentsAlong with most Christians, I have been reflecting on the death of Jesus this Lenten season. How odd, it seems, that we now call the darkest day of… read on
Statistical Love
Posted on Mon, Feb 25 2019 in Blog | 53 CommentsI recently listened to a speech by Peter Singer, the world’s most influential living philosopher, according to The New Yorker. Much of our compassion and charity is misguided,… read on
Aging Grace-fully
Posted on Tue, Jan 22 2019 in Blog | 57 CommentsMy grandmother, born in Atlanta in 1899, was a classic Southern woman of the era, with the singular ambition of rearing a family. She had no checking account,… read on
Melancholy Angels
Posted on Sat, Dec 22 2018 in Blog | 33 CommentsIn my years of writing, I’ve not paid much attention to angels. I’ve never knowingly encountered one — knowingly, I say, for how could I tell for certain?… read on
Emerging from the Dark
Posted on Thu, Nov 15 2018 in Blog, Travel | 30 CommentsDuring Soviet days the authorities arrested and imprisoned my father, a pastor. He was sentenced to be executed, but Russia was constructing something above the Arctic Circle, so… read on
Farewell, Eugene
Posted on Thu, Oct 25 2018 in Blog | 77 CommentsThis week I lost a friend, and the world lost one of God’s favorites: Eugene Peterson. Other blogs and websites are reporting on his achievements as a pastor,… read on
About Philip Yancey
For Yancey, reading offered a window to a different world. So, he devoured books that opened his mind, challenged his upbringing, and went against what he had been taught. A sense of betrayal engulfed him.