History Archives | Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/tag/history/ Best-Selling Christian Author Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:16:48 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://philipyancey.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-pyfavicon-32x32.png History Archives | Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/tag/history/ 32 32 The Long View https://philipyancey.com/the-long-view/ https://philipyancey.com/the-long-view/#comments Mon, 26 Jun 2023 11:25:46 +0000 https://philipyancey.com/?p=9926 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

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]]> https://philipyancey.com/the-long-view/feed/ 36 Disturbing the Universe https://philipyancey.com/disturbing-the-universe/ https://philipyancey.com/disturbing-the-universe/#comments Fri, 25 Dec 2020 07:38:12 +0000 https://philipyancey.com/?p=8202 Unlike most people, I do not feel much Dickensian nostalgia at Christmastime. The holiday fell just a few days after my father died early in my childhood, and all my memories of the season are darkened by the shadow of that sadness. For this reason, perhaps, I am rarely stirred by the sight of manger scenes ... Read more

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