Nativity Archives | Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/tag/nativity/ Best-Selling Christian Author Sun, 21 Dec 2025 16:00:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://philipyancey.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/cropped-pyfavicon-32x32.png Nativity Archives | Philip Yancey https://philipyancey.com/tag/nativity/ 32 32 The Universe and My Aquarium https://philipyancey.com/universe-aquarium/ https://philipyancey.com/universe-aquarium/#comments Sun, 21 Dec 2025 14:16:00 +0000 https://philipyancey.com/?p=4680 Some forty years ago, when I lived in downtown Chicago, I wrote this reflection on my aquarium.  It became a kind of parable with special significance in the Christmas season.  A shorter version made its way into one of my books; here is the original. When I look out my downtown window I see a ... Read more

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]]> https://philipyancey.com/universe-aquarium/feed/ 31 God’s Masterpiece https://philipyancey.com/gods-masterpiece/ https://philipyancey.com/gods-masterpiece/#comments Mon, 23 Dec 2024 11:12:03 +0000 https://philipyancey.com/?p=11656 More than two centuries before the Reformation, a theological debate broke out pitting the premier theologian Thomas Aquinas against an upstart Franciscan priest from Britain, John Duns Scotus. The heart of the debate circled around the question, “Would the event we celebrate at Christmas have occurred if humanity had not disobeyed God?” Like most theologians, ... Read more

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