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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Recent Posts

Are You Happy?

Posted on Mon, Aug 27 2018 in Blog | 37 Comments

Each year the UN rates the happiest places in the world, based on such factors as freedom, generosity, lack of corruption, healthy life expectancy, and social support. Scandinavian… read on

On the Road Again

Posted on Thu, Jul 19 2018 in Blog, Travel | 28 Comments

I travel to other countries about four times a year, usually at the invitation of an international publisher of my books. This year, for example, I’ve flown to… read on

A Father Is Born

Posted on Sun, Jun 17 2018 in Blog, Writing | 7 Comments

I have long looked to Frederick Buechner, who turns 92 next month, as a mentor.  I included him in Soul Survivor as one of the key people who… read on

Unexpected Guest

Posted on Thu, Apr 26 2018 in Blog | 51 Comments

Sitting on the platform as a visiting speaker, I feel as if I have entered a time warp from the late 1950s. I look out on a church… read on

Sounds of Silence in Japan

Posted on Fri, Mar 30 2018 in Blog | 21 Comments

Different sounds accompany great disasters. An earthquake begins with the rumble of heaving earth and the crack of fissured faults, followed by the cacophony of books falling off… read on

The Persistence of Peggy

Posted on Sat, Feb 24 2018 in Blog | 28 Comments

Winter Olympics events get major coverage in Colorado, for my state sends more athletes to the games than any other.  I left for Japan halfway through this year’s… read on

Jesus’ Unanswered Prayers

Posted on Sun, Jan 21 2018 in Blog | 43 Comments

Do you ever find yourself repeating the same requests over and over and wonder, “Is anyone really listening?” I take some consolation in remembering that Jesus, too, had… read on

Hope Amid the Gloom

Posted on Sun, Dec 24 2017 in Blog | 41 Comments

To startled shepherds an angel announced, “Do not be afraid.  I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.”  I must admit, as… read on

Thanks, Giving

Posted on Wed, Nov 22 2017 in Blog | 51 Comments

For a Thanksgiving blog, I happily yield to my wife who, as a social worker in Chicago, learned a lasting lesson about gratitude and giving. When the alarm… read on

Pakistan’s Mother Teresa

Posted on Thu, Oct 19 2017 in Blog | 43 Comments

I have been working on an update and revision of two books I wrote with Dr. Paul Brand, a world-renowned leprosy expert who died in 2003.  Dr. Brand… read on

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