She not so much. Your courage in confronting difficult subjects, and, when necessary, standing against Christian populism, encouraged me during the difficult task of researching and then writing and publishing a book (something Id not done before). A great experience! His books have sold more than fifteen million copies in English and have been translated into forty languages, making him one of the best-selling contemporary Christian authors. Korean young girls were dragged by Japanese soldiers, and they were terrible. The way you write about his thoughts gets rid of that linguistic barrier. Your publisher wants niche marketing to increase sales, but you have the stature to defy that impulse. I hope you find in it something that gives a new perspective. Grace, still the best and last word, transcends all our feeble attempts, and my new spiritual faith seems to have transcended my christian faith the best way to put it for me. I was nineteen years old at the time. 10yrs ago, 3 adopted children , one an addict but we all love each other whatever, even though we sometimes despair!!! God begin revealing things to me about my life and the choices I had made over the years. Mr. Yancey: Thank you for all the writing you have done and your willingness to share your own struggles and doubts with those of us who read your books. I certainly dont think our Bible College is at all like what you presented in your book. I have heard of you, as both of my parents view you as one of their favorite authors. These things are not true, and Paul had no right to say them. ' I never said that, as you seem to think; indeed, my point was the same as yours, that I couldnt say such a thing. Dear Sirs, God bless you , For first books, I would recommend The Jesus I Never Knew and Whats So Amazing About Grace. He spoke to a number of us seminary presidents last January. If I received only this response after writing that book, it would have been worthwhile. So I keep searching. Philip has done a very good job of maintaining his personal and professional life. Im 68, a year shy of three times your age, and to hear that somehow my words leap across time and even generationswell, thats a great gift that you gave me. Why deny Science? As a Mother now, I am very cognizant of trying to avoid my children growing up with that image of Jesus and the gospel that I grew up with. It has been life-enriching. We are a fellowship of Christian men who are struggling with lust, in one form or another. This year, our Medical Doctor told us that we have an almost nil chance because of my past chronically health problems that never seem to end. I know that God will honor your charity work. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. and how to overcome the identity and economic problems that lead them there. I told all this because I want to ask you: How to react? I tried Amazon. Ive wanted to talk to my local vicars to discuss my situation, but they never seem to find the time. The Commissioners Affirmation U taught me that. Sorry! We peppered you with questions to help us gain some type of understanding as to why Jacob was born with such a devastating prognosis. Lets be clear here. Those of us of the Christian faith believe that God has entered into human suffering through the incarnation and the crucifixion; he has entered into, rather than stood apart from, human pain and human agony. We meet a few years ago at a CS Lewis conference. What has this taught me? Do not touch my things! He said this over and over again. There is no standalone study guide, but the current edition has study and discussion questions included in the back. I really think youre a great writer. After 51 years of no contact with each other, his mother and brother now have spoken on the phone twice. It was an enlightening and refreshing experience to read this book. Philip, did I misstep? If you dont agree with liberals, then we experience unceasing attacks meant for Trump, but received by those who voted him in. + Whats So Amazing About Grace? Capt. Follow my devotional: Disappointed with god My husband has been unemployed for 16 months. Thank you for having such courage to write such a book and I want to know how you did it. She attended the Alpha Course voluntarily a good few years ago and was confirmed in the Church of England, but was put-off when she tried to get involved especially as secretary with the Church Parish Council. Waiting on God? As a faehtr of two young children, I was moved by the message. She was often judgmental and unsympathetic. And frankly, obscene. There is the scene at the cross where Jesus prays for forgiveness for the people who crucified himwho clearly had not asked. More secure. Anyway, I was wondering if in the future you would write something about mental illness. At one point I was literally on my face before the Lord in tears, thanking Him for His amazing love (chapter 13 for one) and there were chapters where my feeble brain struggled to keep up (chapter 27). Well said. He began to gain back his life and ministry, in the midst of an uncomfortable and unpleasant life. And your work has helped me through it. She is open about her partisanship, but I the spirit she expresses should apply when either side wins an election: Weve had 36 hours now to absorb the surprising results of our presidential election. There must be a God, not just because Creation rings with Him, but also because in all of these deep and lonely breakings He has continued to help me praise Him again. He refused to give such inmates Kosher diets. Thank you for your honest books, where is God when it hurts changed my total perception about suffering and I thank God I got that book at that crucial point of my life. I have written two books that might be of interest to you: 1) Subversive Meals, an analysis of the Lords Supper under Roman domination, and 2) Heaven on Earth: Experiencing the Kingdom of God in the Here and Now, which picks up where Dallas Willard left off. I was in the process of apologizing for the misunderstanding, when a nearby female dog handler jumped off a counter and started shouting at me You breached security!. In this case, she would then have been married off to someone else, without whom she would have been a completely unprotected, economically destitute woman. This is illogical. Anti-Semitism in the Chaplaincy Office I just wanted to say that your book, Reaching for the Invisible God, has brought me much-needed hope during an unprecedented and unexpected period of doubt in my life. At least, I hope we are. You writing always seems to point the reader to this image of God in us. My request is this, of all the aspects of grace your book covers and the hundreds of illustrations it contains, can you suggest a couple sections of the book that you might focus on if you were speaking to a group of men about grace? Please dont think God is ignoring you. Strangely, I find no record of an Italian translation. Standing up to Paul had further ramifications. Which was really sad as my mother was in the Salvation Army and if the war had not happened had been accepted into the Officers training in London. You can check both out on Amazon. Peace, I spoke to all four wardens at the Institution about it, as well as CSC Commissioner Don Head. You and I enjoy similar authors. Thank you again And keep writing about grace and the Jesus we need to know and follow. Yet, that could not keep Matthew with us. Ed Stetzer, (quoted from http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2013/04/07/my-take-how-churches-can-respond-to-mental-illness/ ), Christianity Today magazine recommends these books: http://www.christianitytoday.com/ct/2013/january-february/my-top-5-books-on-mental-illness.html. I would read a chapter every couple days and think about what I had read. Let humanity directly seek the Maker, shun all pious blackguards He threw me up against the wall, shouted at me to get out, and pushed me forcefully out of the door and back into the hallway. Sorry! I therefore request my immediate reinstatement at the Edmonton Institution. He is married to Janet. (God bless you in tagalog-Philippines). The NIV Student Bible simplifies the complexities of Scripture and helps students navigate and understand God's truth. Please note that its adapted from the book A Skeptics Guide to Faith. Philip, Mr. Yancey, While the customer support person was helping me he asked several questions about the book. After boarding in Denver to return to Charleston SC via Charlotte, I settled down for the flight, started on my orange juice and began reading your book. It whetted my appetite for moving to Colorado and hiking the mountains here. God bless you. Sometime after my dismissal, a large box arrived by regular mail at my apartment in Morinville. Sorry, Bill, but that story rings no bells for me. Hello. Why? It whole heartedly does make a difference! Just one sentence. What do you do when you desperately need miracles from a God who doesnt even seem to be giving responses???? So, at the end of the day, blaming GOD (who wants to be loved but does not partake in a two-way conversation) seems plausable. Sincerely. Having heard so many of these southern condemnatory sermons about hell in my childhoodeven though I had grown out of that way of looking at the world, that way of looking at GodI had always expected that the fears would come surging back: Am I going to make it? (Matthew 3:4), I wouldnt doubt it. Keep up the honest and transparent dialogue in the church. I just wanted to thank you for your honest look at a lot of questions that most Christians seem afraid to ask. My writings have now prompted me to start the journey of writing a book (an art form that I know nothing about!) Hello Mr. Yancey, Can you tell me if A Skeptics Guide to Faith is identical to Rumors of Another Worldor have you edited and updated it in some way? Are the contents the same? Jesus never left my side and you helped me see and understand that. This week is special. I represent the online ministry http://www.befreeinChrist.com. I couldnt finish the Gracia Divina Vs. Condena Humana but this afternoon my dad found the english versin Whats so Amazing About Grace and that tile immediately got my attention, I forgot I had it as a gift from a Pastor I meet in North Carolina, making a long story short I started reading tonight and what a much difference feeling. I feel called to speak to those living in the borderlands of faith., To contact Philip, $ 3.99 - $ 18.14. Both are evidence of a spirit of fear! I understand why the have influenced so much in your life. This is just to thank you for your conscientious and deep-seated effort to share the faith and love that will not let us go. God keep you publishing and writing and safe in the palm of His hands. He was raised up in nearby suburbs. Believe or dont, but I dont see why we need to argue about what it says.. + The Jesus I Never Knew Any suggestion would be appreciated. I just sent the book to a former high school student of mine now in college (I send her one a year) because, as I wrote her, it can help her see and experience how richly diverse Christians & Christianity are, helping us avoid (as the Japanese proverb puts it) being a frog in a well that does not know the ocean (and in some cases helping us survive wounds from those wells). Now youre getting me excited. I didnt feel like a giant. Felipe. They can only read Urdu language. We drink too much; smoke too much; spend too recklessly; laugh too little; drive too fast, get too angry quickly; stay up too late; get up too tired; read too seldom; watch TV too much and pray too seldom. My movements were monitored and restriced to a few feet. (Friedensreich Hundertwasser, Austrian visual artist/painter, 1928-2000) In Baptist-like circles, everyone wants to focus on end times garbage, or how they were blessed for donating to Jerusalems military. A BIG THANK YOU Sir for contributing to the Body of Christ, indeed it is a great starter for seminary students like me. I have read Whats So Amazing About Grace? several times on the other hand. Let me know if you have insight or resources on any of this. I am trying to put across (without causing stress to your followers) about how this book is, well, to be blunt not touching my heart strings. Do you know the source of this belief? I cant unsee a call to justice in the scriptures that I was blind to once. I attended college, postgraduate studies that did not result in any jobs in the area. I, too, grew up in Dekalb county GA though ten or so years later than you. As was my practice, I asked the V and C guard if I could go in and visit her. I need a sign that cannot be explained away. And I need your precious advice to tell me which book should I read first I know they are all good books but I want to make the best benifet of them by some arrangement. Additionally, in the Artscroll Edition of the Talmud, Yoma Vol. Why does your book not acknowledge that kind of pain? It seems like God created us to sit back and watch us suffer. , You are my encourager of the month, Jee Kim. In the 4th chapter of Genesis it says:Tubalcain was an instructor of every artificer in brass and iron. From archaeologists in the Levant, the Bronze age ended 1500 B.C. In general I agree with his approach, though it does raise some major questions, such as: What about when the sun burns out in a few billion years and planet Earth becomes unlivablehow does that square with eternity. She even complained to Threshold Ministries that I was trying to destroy her job. It was in the early 80s when I read an advertisement in Christianity Today where you asked for information about the Children Of God cult. All the best! She has many Christ like qualities, humble, modest, caring, forgiving, and has a heart for the disadvantaged. Anyway, the new city on earth wont need the sun (Rev 21:23) since God will provide the light. I dont think Im ready to write about it in more detail yet. The good news is I finally got around to reading and finishing the book and I have become a huge fan. I have been encouraged to practice my faith like I would practice an instrument, and in all things to trust a God who revealed himself as Jesus Christ. I wish I could be as forgiving as Him At least I have tasted societys hatred too, so I know a little bit of how He felt. Where the Light Fell, Yanceys newly released memoir, is raw, honest, beautifully written, and at times searing. Ramazan also joined Paul in making fun of the Prairie Regions chaplain, a woman licensed by the Church of the Nazarene, and he joined Paul in his hatred for Bridges of Canada, calling Bridges Manager Brian Harder a cowboy. I went on to tell Brad about my desire to run different programs that the prisoners had asked for, and how Paul shut them down every time. When I failed to be accepted by a graduate school I had applied to, she said, God knew it would make you proud, so you didnt get in. Later, when I left the rural church I had served for a dozen years in west Texas to go to a suburban church in Ohio, she accused me of abandoning those good people for a big city church; again, because I was proud. 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