Mother Archives | Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/tag/mother/ Best-Selling Christian Author Fri, 05 Jul 2024 15:18:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://philipyancey.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-pyfavicon-32x32.png Mother Archives | Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/tag/mother/ 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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