Comments on: My Untold Story

By: Mary Helen

Mary Helen — Sat, 04 Mar 2023 23:10:53 +0000

Dear Mr Yancy ,
I have just finished Where the Light Falls. Thank you for your honesty and transparency.
The first of your books I read was where is God When It Hurts which was instrumental for me coming to accept my mom’s death at 47, leaving 8 children to struggle with this loss. I have since given a copy to others who are facing difficulty with life’s sadness and loss.
Now in the senior years of my life, I have become a caregiver to my sweet husband who has PD. Your words, experiences, teaching, insights have provided me with encouragement and
an example as I seek to share love and
serve our Lord. Thank you

By: Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 01:40:06 +0000

In reply to Deborah J. Thomas.

Growing up, kids have an amazing ability to think their life is normal. A term like “abuse” would never have occurred to me.

As for a photo, I probably shouldn’t infringe on her privacy. I did post a photo of her on my Facebook blog back in May, 2014.

Philip

By: Deborah J. Thomas

Deborah J. Thomas — Tue, 05 Jul 2022 16:09:41 +0000

Dear Mr. Yancey,
Every book I have read has been uplifting, but this last one Where The Light Fell was a shocker. I am astonished that you and your brother did not run away from home or find a relative to take you in. This was spiritual abuse yet I am almost 3/4 through the book and you have not mentioned that term. How extremely sad your mum had no understanding of the truth. May we see a photo of her? I found one of your dad and your grandmum Carrie but not Mildred. I would like to meet her.
Love, Deborah

By: Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 15:36:35 +0000

In reply to Sandra Orth. I'm sure it will...eventually

By: Sandra Orth

Sandra Orth — Mon, 24 Jan 2022 13:33:11 +0000

I have sent a letter to you via your publisher. It is in regards to how your memoir affected me and brought back memories. I hope it gets to you.

By: Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 19:58:34 +0000

In reply to Sebastian Ghica. See p 233, toward the bottom--and also the book's epigraph from Tolstoy.

By: Sebastian Ghica

Sebastian Ghica — Sun, 31 Oct 2021 04:48:48 +0000

Hi Philip,
Just finished you book Where the Light Fell and wanted to thank you for it.
Once again I am amazed by His Grace. For you, for your destiny and for all human beings. Just a short question because I am puzzeled about the title. What is the meaning of the title?

By: Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:07:44 +0000

In reply to Douglas W Fearing. That is a helpful perspective, and a healthy way to approach our prayers for healing. I should note, though, that they were praying for miraculous physical healing, and went against doctors' advice by removing him from the iron lung. Other patients who had been showing signs of improvement did survive the state he was in through medical help. I would not recommend ending medical treatment while praying for someone's healing. After all, good medicine very often does lead to physical healing.

By: Douglas W Fearing

Douglas W Fearing — Wed, 20 Oct 2021 11:35:47 +0000

Dear Mr. Yancy
I was listening to the Ed Stezer program last Saturday, something I rarely do because my Saturdays are generally full, and you were his guest. I was caught by the story of your father and his death and for whatever reason it resonated with me. Your assumption was that the people praying for your father made a theological error and it was not God’s will for your father to be removed from that iron lung. It reminded me of the movie “I Still Believe”, the Jeremy and Mellissa Camp Story, and in it, Melissa got cancer, got completely healed through payer just long enough to get married and have a beautiful honeymoon and then relapsed. Again, they prayed for healing and then there was that moment in the movie where Melissa, sleeping in Jeremy’s arms in a hospital bed, wakes up and proclaims, “I’m healed!”, only to die shortly after. But she was healed, healed for all eternity in perfect peace.
What if your father and those praying for him were right, what if God, in His mercy, did intend to heal your father and He used obedient servants to do His will? What if the only aspect of this story that is wrong is our perspective on what “healed” means. You said yourself he was living “a miserable existence” and wasn’t getting good care. What if there was no theological error at all but just simple obedience, since by moving him he regained some comfort and peace until God healed him for all eternity. What if being in that iron lung was what was not God’s will and just prolonging his misery? That, to me, is grace. “Yes, we are of good courage, and we would rather be away from the body and at home with the Lord.” 2 Corinthians 5:8. Just saying, God Bless

By: Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey — Sun, 17 Oct 2021 02:24:10 +0000

In reply to David Benson. You sound like a modern day Joseph. I'm glad you too survived, and it moves me to hear I was "with" you at such a time.