Dr.Paul Brand Archives | Philip Yancey

The Long View

July 2024June 2023 by Philip Yancey

Her own mother, my grandmother, was born in 1898 and lived 102 years. The year she turned 94, an election year, we had an extended conversation about politics. “Who was your favorite president?” I asked. She thought for a moment and declared, “Roosevelt.” “I can understand that,” I replied. “After all, he led us during … Read more

The Holy Disease

December 2019 by Philip Yancey

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

Body Mindfulness

June 2021August 2019 by Philip Yancey

This month IVP has released a new, revised version of my writings with Dr. Paul Brand, Fearfully and Wonderfully: The Marvel of Bearing God’s Image. Gratitude was the one quality that most impressed me about Paul Brand. For him, the universe was God’s own work of art, and the human body God’s masterpiece. He kept … Read more

Statistical Love

February 2019 by Philip Yancey

I recently listened to a speech by Peter Singer, the world’s most influential living philosopher, according to The New Yorker. Much of our compassion and charity is misguided, Singer argued. We should be focusing on how to do the most good for the most people. As an example, Singer mentioned the noble cause of providing … Read more

Pakistan’s Mother Teresa

October 2017October 2017 by Philip Yancey

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 influenced me more than any other person, and we spent most of a decade collaborating on writing projects. Last week I came across this memory from his … Read more