Comments on: Movin’ Down the Road

By: RevLindsayGKing

RevLindsayGKing — Mon, 04 Jun 2012 03:27:36 +0000

HOW I AVOID MAKING G~0~D an idol in human form
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G~0~D as Being–all that is Good, Opportune and Desirable–is what makes sense, to me. Note that I make use of the zero 0 and the tilde [~] to make the point that G~0~D is NOT ‘a’ being, a thing, an idol–an anthropomorphic human-like and masculine being with dimensions.

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By: Garry Wickett

Garry Wickett — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 04:18:54 +0000

Greetings brother in Christ: I was reading from “Grace Notes” while sitting in front of the fire and watching the first returning hummingbird appear outside my cabin window located on one of Canada’s Gulf Islands north of Victoria. Like your window views mine also remind me of God’s handiwork. I came to “When God Wrote” on page 303 and thought you might be interested to read similar thought progressions my daughter has been posting five days a week since October. Her blog is bluestonecity.org if you would like to sample them. Blessings. Garry

Very nice! That must be a thrill, watching what your daughter has posted. Our hummingbirds (Colorado mountains) don’t arrive until May.
Philip

By: David Graham

David Graham — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 01:31:17 +0000

Philip,

I trust that by now you and Janet are all settled in and that your books are in the order you would like to have them for easy retrieval. Although we live in an age of expanding titles available as e-books, I suspect that you are like me in enjoying the physical pages of paper that constitute the traditional book. I am glad that you found a place big enough to house your not inconsiderable private library.

By the way, in reading through your responses, I found out that Eugene Peterson ran a 4:07 mile as a young man back in the 1950s – no mean accomplishment. That bit of information was a nice surprise.

Blessings on you and Janet in your new home. I envy you your snow and the opportunity to enjoy four seasons: something I’ve missed out on for the last decade…

David

By: Nea L

Nea L — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 11:30:01 +0000

Dear Philip,
As I sit here baking in a good ole Melbourne heat wave (40 degrees C yesterday), how I would love to be waking up tomorrow to see snow on my front lawn!
I still have fond memories of being present at your Melbourne talk last year, and meeting you both afterwards. Your book “Where is God when it hurts?” is being read again as I search for hope and insights following a recent medical diagnosis. Life can be tough but we are called by the Artist (as you so beautifully put it) to trust when life is toughest. This is a new lesson for me, one I attempt to achieve each day … but often fail!! Tomorrow is a new day, huh. My best wishes to you both. Nea.

By: Doug Amery

Doug Amery — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 02:40:41 +0000

To Laurel Roland, I ask, “How do you know with such certainty that God does not exist?” and “who, has hurt you so much that you no longer want to believe in Him?”
To Philip, congratulations on the move. What a privilege to live in such pristine beauty, I would desire to have a tenth of your blessing! Maybe, one day.
I always get such inspiration from your work. Sorry that I missed your visit to Brisbane.
Regards, Doug

By: Adam Riegert

Adam Riegert — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:11:10 +0000

I miss you guys. 🙂

By: Maria Joana parizotto

Maria Joana parizotto — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 18:24:58 +0000

Mr. Yancey!
I wrote to you, almost a year ago. And when i saw your answer, i was completely amazed!!! I could not believe it, it was an honor to have my favorite writer, writing actually, to me, only ME!
It really was a moment of happiness, those that comes and goes…
I have moved several times from different cities, and countries, alone, and with family, kids and dogs….
It’s tough….
It will require from you a willing to adjust, to something that you really don’t know what it’s.
It will not be about trading, it’s about learning…
But, you will leave behind some people, places, feelings that you love…
It’s about the capacity to see a new window, to see life differently, to smell new things….
It can be fun, but depending where you are going, it will be also challenging….
It will require from you an open mind, open to new perspectives, even if those perspectives are weird.
Open to love new people…
Open to be what you which someone would be to you…
You will have to tell what you already told a million times….
Explain why, for example, your daughter speaks 5 languages….
But, it may be fun….
Ahh, everything in life may be fun , if you decide to learn from it!
Mr. Yancey , even if for us you have nothing else to learn, you will learn… and it will be fun!!
Going back to how happy i was when i saw your answer, i was very happy and i really would like to have that feeling again:)

By: Fabiano de Souza Pereira

Fabiano de Souza Pereira — Tue, 13 Dec 2011 19:09:53 +0000

Good afternoon Philip

I’m brasilian and I am still learning your language. But I want to give congratulations for your job. I ‘m reading the “what good is God?”, and I think interesting.
I see about brasilian church the same thing that you.
Theory of Prosperity. In this land praying everything goes!
Excuse the mistakes. I am new to English.

By: Laurel Roland

Laurel Roland — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 18:36:37 +0000

Dear Mr. Yancey,
Today is 12/12/11. I just ate my lunch looking over your book Disappointment With God. I cried a little, something I don’t often do. I’m a 51 year nurse living in South Carolina, raised in Wisconsin a Christian home. I cried because I just looked you up on the internet and it appears that all these years since you’ve written the book, you haven’t been able to come to grips with the truth–that there really isn’t a God. I cried because I understand why you haven’t been able to face it, I cried because you are still leading people down a dead-end path because you think you’re bringing them comfort when in fact you’re leading them astray, I cried because you lead my parents astray, thus inspiring them to teach me that a personal God exists who cares about me which has totally skewed my world view for years when in fact I could have been happier than I’d ever thought possible with the truth–that we don’t really know why we’re here, but that it’s nature, an enormous cosmos that we’re exploring and that if there really was a God who existed and cared about us, he would never ever ever ever not reveal himself to us in a way we could understand because that just does not make sense. Have you read Dan Barker’s book? Do you know who Neil DeGrasse Tyson or Neil Shubin is? I BEG of you to open your mind to the possibility that, through no fault of your own, you have been mistaken. I BEG of you for the sake of our humanity. I BEG of you for yourself and your family to just LOOK at what you’re doing and saying. If you care about ANYONE, please explore the possibility that you might actually be causing harm instead of helping. PLEASE.

I appreciate your compassion, truly I do. And I understand your position perhaps better than you might think. I have indeed read Dan Barker, though not Tyson or Shubin. I’m sure you’re aware that others have looked at the same evidence as you and reached a different conclusion. Many of us believe that God has indeed revealed himself, through nature, the Bible, and Jesus. Of course we may be mistaken–as indeed you may be. I think back to the “wager” presented by Blaise Pascal. “The eternal silence of these infinite spaces frightens me,” he said. Nonetheless, he could not understand the attitude of glee with which skeptics proclaimed their disbelief in God and immortality. A brief life in a meaningless universe and then annihilation–can anyone truly welcome such a prospect? Is it not, rather, “a thing to say sadly, as the saddest thing in the world?” You experience disbelief as a kind of liberation. For many of us faith is a consolation. I have been privileged to know (and write about) many wonderful people who are motivated to selfless good–not harmed–by their beliefs. Someday we’ll all know for sure; until then we make choices. I respect your choice, and thank you for the work you’re doing in a state I once lived in.

By: Derrick Winter

Derrick Winter — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 13:45:38 +0000

Dear Mr Yancey

I have so enjoyed reading all your books. They have taught me an awful lot about our Lord Jesus Christ and also a lot about myself. I have not enjoyed any books as much as yours.

I am a little sad that I did not get to see you when you visited London and spoke at a church in the heart of London. Maybe I will get to see you in person if you visit again?

Thank you for the joyful hours you have given me while reading your books. I eagerly look forward to your next one.

God Bless you and your family.

Derrick Winter, London, England.