Comments on: A Time to Weep

By: Beverly Gallagher

Beverly Gallagher — Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:25:01 +0000

Philip, I know there is a great chance that you will never see this comment, but I am strongly compelled to express to you the great impact that the Lord had on my life through your books. My dad was a huge fan of yours and owned so many of your books. Since he passed in 2018 I have inherited most of them. I am currently reading, What’s So Amazing About Grace. It literally has not only changed my views of grace but it has changed my life. Since 2018 I lost a granddaughter, my dad, my stepmom, my mother in law and finally my husband of 35 years in 2020. Those were devastating losses but the single most devastating event was when I found out, in the middle of our fight with my husband’s cancer diagnosis, that he, my husband, had been unfaithful to me. He passed before I could resolve the deepest pain I have ever known.
I have been reading this book very slowly and have had to put it down numerous times to let your words sink in. You are an intellectual for sure and I am a blond to the brain, but I trust your insights because you stay brutally honest about yourself and you come at every issue from every angle..and I REAALY APPRECIATE THAT!!
I know you’ve probably heard from a million people that say these things to you, but please know that our God is still using you in huge ways and impacting lives in earthquake shaking positive ways!! I’m no writer and my words fail me…but thank you for answering the call and being so transparent.
Beverly

By: Berwyn

Berwyn — Wed, 07 Apr 2021 16:29:30 +0000

I love your insight about the account of Lazarus — that Jesus wept with Mary and Martha in their moment of grief and did not deride them for a lack of faith. Recognizing that Jesus suffers with us / along side us is crucial.

By: Will

Will — Sun, 04 Apr 2021 10:32:56 +0000

Dear Philip,
In a few weeks I’ll be preaching in a small church (about 25 adults) in Taiwan, my home for the past 10 years. The topic is on prayer – specifically Matt 6:5-8. I reread your book on prayer and will be able to use part of it in my message. Your advice to ‘keep it honest, keep it simple, keep it up’ resonates with me.

Thank you too for sharing about your wife’s experiences as a hospice chaplain. This ministry, like yours, supports people going through dark times.

By: Veronica

Veronica — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 05:08:33 +0000

Thank you for reminding me/us that Jesus not only knows our suffering but has suffered also and so he can fully relate to what we have experienced/we will experience. His comfort is available but most of all his presence; when we cry out for help he listens and answers though at times not the way we want but he knows what is best for us. Whatever lies ahead (its expected to worsen) we who are in Christ have Hope HE is our HOPE.

By: Sandy Harmon

Sandy Harmon — Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:40:44 +0000

Thank you and God Bless…..

By: Chloe Constantinopoulou Koromia

Chloe Constantinopoulou Koromia — Tue, 30 Mar 2021 16:19:42 +0000

Thank you so much for the deep insights!

By: Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey — Mon, 29 Mar 2021 03:47:16 +0000

In reply to Jill. We bought it from an agency called Big Stock. The photo is in many places on the Internet, but so far we haven't located the name of the artist. Sorry.

By: Jill

Jill — Sun, 28 Mar 2021 21:24:11 +0000

Beautiful message. Beautiful sculpture of Christ. Who is the artist?

By: David Araujo

David Araujo — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:18:02 +0000

Thank you Philip, for your moving reminder of the sorrow that Jesus feels over the pain and suffering that we experience in our fallen world. I have wondered, however, if His tears are also in response to our unbelief. Could it be the Jesus weeps also because we do not believe that He is going to wipe away all of our tears?

By: Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey — Sat, 27 Mar 2021 00:43:31 +0000

In reply to David Pearson. An advantage? Oh, yes, a major boost to the disciples who had seen Jesus' miraculous powers. And yet...they still forsook him at the end, until his own resurrection. As I discuss in Disappointment with God, miracles rarely produce the certainty we yearn for.