compassion Archives | Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/tag/compassion/ Best-Selling Christian Author Mon, 22 Jul 2024 07:38:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://philipyancey.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-pyfavicon-32x32.png compassion Archives | Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/tag/compassion/ 32 32 The Eyes of Love https://philipyancey.com/the-eyes-of-love/ https://philipyancey.com/the-eyes-of-love/#comments Mon, 22 Jul 2024 07:38:23 +0000 https://philipyancey.com/?p=11324 Our guest blogpost this month is adapted from an essay by Dr. W. Thomas Boyce, acclaimed author of The Orchid and the Dandelion: Why Sensitive Children Face Challenges and How All Can Thrive. In this excerpt, Dr. Boyce reflects on one of his patients, a seven-year-old afflicted with a terminal disorder called mucolipidosis. The disease, ... Read more

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]]> https://philipyancey.com/the-eyes-of-love/feed/ 25 Hole in the Wall https://philipyancey.com/hole-in-the-wall/ https://philipyancey.com/hole-in-the-wall/#comments Thu, 25 Jan 2024 02:35:07 +0000 https://philipyancey.com/?p=10297 For perspective, I turned to a friend of mine, Ken Kemp, for an eyewitness account of one temporary settlement near San Diego. As politicians debate the issues, we dare not forget the human factor, and the good people who step up when government fails. The following is an edited portion of Ken’s blog post. Last ... Read more

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]]> https://philipyancey.com/hole-in-the-wall/feed/ 39 The Holy Disease https://philipyancey.com/the-holy-disease/ https://philipyancey.com/the-holy-disease/#comments Mon, 09 Dec 2019 05:51:34 +0000 https://philipyancey.com/?p=7528 I’ve been speaking to various groups about my recently released book with Dr. Paul Brand, Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God’s Image. An orthopedic surgeon by training, Dr. Brand served as a medical missionary in India, where he became a specialist in the disease leprosy.  Wherever I go, I find that people have ... Read more

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]]> https://philipyancey.com/the-holy-disease/feed/ 22 Election Reflections: Bridging the Gap https://philipyancey.com/election-reflections-bridging-gap/ https://philipyancey.com/election-reflections-bridging-gap/#comments Sat, 07 Jan 2017 09:23:56 +0000 https://philipyancey.com/?p=5780 In its Person of the Year cover story, Time magazine gave Donald Trump the title “President of the Divided States of America.”  With good reason.  A glance at the electoral map shows solid blue on the west and northeast coasts and, in between, a huge swath of red extending across all but five states.  Although ... Read more

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