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Divided We Stand

LAC — Thu, 29 Aug 2024 07:05:27 +0000

Twenty years ago, at a time when U.S. forces were bogged down in Iraq, I attended a gathering that mirrored the sharp divisions in our country. The organizers had invited a diverse mix of people—Democrats and Republicans, liberals and conservatives, politicians and celebrities, athletes and bureaucrats, Christians and atheists—to spend a few days in small ... Read more

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Now More Than Ever

Philip Yancey — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 03:14:35 +0000

I wrote What’s So Amazing About Grace? more than twenty-five years ago, at the close of the twentieth century. I feared that some parts of the church were growing so shrill and divisive that bystanders no longer heard the gospel as good news. In fact, I submitted the book to my publisher with the proposed ... Read more

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Election Year Musings

Philip Yancey — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 08:03:09 +0000

Last year I granted an interview to the Church of Ireland Gazette, a magazine that was trying to interpret US politics for its Irish readers. In view of the coming election, I have revisited that interview, editing the discussion for American readers. The world seems to be becoming increasingly polarized and divided. We are living ... Read more

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