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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 Father Is Born
Posted on Sun, Jun 17 2018 in Blog, Writing | 6 CommentsI 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 | 47 CommentsSitting 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 | 19 CommentsDifferent 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 CommentsWinter 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 CommentsDo 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 CommentsTo 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 | 50 CommentsFor 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 | 42 CommentsI 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
The World Before Us
Posted on Thu, Sep 21 2017 in Blog | 51 CommentsI spent ten days this month in Alaska, at a writing conference sponsored by the author Leslie Leyland Fields. From a small private island just off the large… read on
A Tale of Two Families
Posted on Sat, Aug 19 2017 in Blog | 83 CommentsIn the process of writing a memoir, I have been reflecting on the families of two sisters. The first, Joyce, ruled with the iron hand of legalism. Her… 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.