I try to see God as my Father but as a mother I cannot understand why (if God is to be seen as our Heavenly Father) he would allow his children to suffer. Lately I have been reading John Stotts book Through the Bible Through the Year and was finding it quite helpful. Im so glad that you have made a promise not to take your life. As for Genesis, I recommend that you find books by John Walton. I shared with him one area that a lot of evangelicals dont hold, that he said they did. Its so nice to see someone brave enough to be real. If a students skirt didnt touch the floor, she was sent to her dorm to change and told never to wear such a short skirt again. Last year, on So Paulos Gay Parade, we had a scandalous protest from the LGBT community. Our prayers are that people who ask him the meaning of his name, will read your books, feel understood and rediscover their faith. I am constantly baffled by opinions I hear Christians say and by the state of the church vis--vis a suffering world. Those Serbs who had so much hatred of my people had ethnic cleansing of Croats, Roma and Jews. There are few Christian books that I have read that uncovered my own personal and emotional responses like this one. I am looking forward to reading more of your books in the future. It is difficult not to have the impression its re-emergence in our lives was divinely orchestrated. President emeritus, Washington Bible College/Capital Bible Seminary, I thank you for the spirit of your letter, Dr. Heater. Phil goes on to quote Isaiahs take on a child who would be called Wonderful counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace, [who] would someday restore justice to the Earth. This, of course, begs the question, When Phil? Ive so appreciated your writing over the years and finally decided to say so. Whats So Amazing About Grace? by Philip Yancey. Oh how I love my God. And CSC head Chaplain Chris Carr said nothing. In other words, the DVD player was brought in illegally. I appreciate the suggestion for the blog. What it did for me, I have been convinced it would do for others, especially non-believers. It would be great to receive some of your books to add to our library. I attended college, postgraduate studies that did not result in any jobs in the area. I wonder if God is still really there. Again, thank you. Thank you for asking and bringing up the questions that are rarely spoken about, and helping me understand that my occasional doubt is necessary for deeper reaches and experiences with God. But he did give us a very clear picture of how God views people who are going through hard times, and also what we should do.. The fact that I was sexually abused as a teenager and still struggle with same-sex attraction was used as a weapon against me, even though I have honored my vows to God and the church by being celibate for 42 years. Thank you for the encouragementand keep reading! But, a significant part of me has been lost and I feel guilty about leaving the church that gave so much to me and my family. I can live with that because I trust in the One who understands and knows all things. You asked at the end Why doesnt God do what we want Him to? and Why dont we act the way God wants us to? I also warned my Bishop that the Anglican priest of my own church was molesting young boys. Shame on me for referring to another book, but I addressed this very problem in Reaching for the Invisible God. Its a great question, one I spent a year exploring. Thank you. I also told my friend Monty, as well as a few others in Corrections Alberta and the Alberta government about the situation. 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. Much later, in May 2017, I met the V and C guard again in Morinville. This week my Dad went home. The kind where the flight attendants are attached to the roof of the plane. Growing up in an evangelical home centered on ministry service Ive come away with gratefulness for being introduced to Jesus at a young age and yet as an adult woman, have needed to untangle many threads of what beliefs were founded on Jesus and what were from cultural Christianity. If nothing else could you please pray I could be more of worth to my family and God would help with my depression and chronic pain. 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). Philip's photo Thank you for having the heart of Christ. Im still trying to work this out and would love to have your thoughts on this complicated topic. No need to respond I primarily wanted to say that your books have helped and I wanted to thank you for that. Shortly after the mass killing at Virginia Tech in 2007, in which an undergraduate student murdered more than 30 people, a campus pastor called Yancey. You are putting into actual practice what I write about. It seems to me thats kind of a fatal flaw of our movement. Its impossible to read your books, though, and not sense some of the underlying pain that you feel about your early years. I do love reading but it is hard to open a book and forget about checking my social media, even though I am not active user. I want to know simple answer, if you can, are you more of Progressive Christian? I have read Where was God when it Hurts ? Philip. (Jam. Thank you for encouraging me. We visited each other in our homes in Canada and the United States, and in 1995, with the assistance CSC, the three of us organized a COPE conference in Edmonton for 300 people from across Canada. However, I wrote about it in a book published with the movies release, a chapter later adapted in The Bible Jesus Read. The book covers much of his life, going into great detail about his childhood and growing-up years, his conversion to genuine, grace-filled faith as a young man, and some of his experiences since. There will come a vote at sometime I expect. I was feeling particularly ashamed today and navigating it in prayer. Its one thing to write these words, and quite another to live them out. So far, I have not had luck with that pursuit. My first permanent duty station was in Frankfurt, Germany and at that time I joined an Anglican Church. 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? Several times the Epistles urge us to bring God pleasure. Any other ideas? While our life-paths did not run parallel, they sometimes veered close enough we might have offered each other a knowing lookthough my look would have included a touch of pity for you; as a Pentecostal, I had been taught your spiritual experience was deficient. Tragedy and death were so often on her mind that she couldnt stop talking about what had happened to neighbors or in nearby towns, telling us in detail even when her two young and obviously unnerved grandchildren were visiting. ), but then there are equally strange things in the Protestant tradition! There is NO CHANCE the equations and results are incorrect. It has shifted the question What is the most graceful action/reaction from somewhere in the cluttered dusty back of my mind to the forefront. What God did not give me was not needed. Over a few months I got to know them ,things did not seem right ,they were controlling and closed,ridged in their beliefs . I have been struggling mightily with the New Testament worldview of demons as opposed to our modern worldview. Hi Philip, You have encouraged me, and shown me that its not wrong to ask these questions, to wonder about faith, to grasp with the issues that many seem to ignore. that settles it. The Hiding Place ~ Corrie Ten Boom But he did meet skeptics he could not convince and sinners he could not convert. Dear Mr. Yancey. After my conversation with Brian, Paul proceeded to tell me that the wardens had no confidence in me, that the prison management had no confidence in me, that the chaplaincy staff had no confidence in me and that the evaluation team had no confidence in me. I think part of his issue was gimme prayers rather than be with me prayers. It rarely, or ambiguously, answers the backward-looking question Why? Instead, it raises the very different, forward-looking question, To what end? We are not put on earth merely to satisfy our desires, to pursue life, liberty, and happiness. The shouting brought other people into this small space, and everything was in an uproar. Thanks for doing such a great job of exploring your own faith, beliefs and actions and for honestly and openly sharing your explorations. I would encourage you to explore that avenue. We will most likely never meet in this lifetime, but someday in glory we will have to sit and chat and laugh at the goodness of the Lord and rejoice at the wonderful lessons He allowed us to learn, and I will thank you in person for putting pen to paper and making sense of my recent hurts and woes. She was in the service of churches and pastors for most of her life and expected her sons to follow in her steps. Thank you so much. In this episode of Henri Nouwen, Now & Then, we're joined by one of the best-selling contemporary Christian writers - Philip Yancey. Thats it. Change is most certainly on the docket for the next few years. I saw your comment and just wanted to say a few words of encouragement. Most atheist point out that we dont take our epileptic child to an exorcist these days but rather to a neurologist. Im still working on it (being more graceful). Through his various sources of income, he has been able to accumulate a good fortune but prefers to lead a modest lifestyle. The Bible Jesus Read looks at selected books from the Hebrew Bible (what Christians call the Old Testament), so it would probably be the closest. Barry Rose, the chaplain that I had come to replace. Thank-you very much. I drove out into the Countryside and in a farmers field took 200 pills , a passing farmer found me unconscious in a coma and called for help, I remained in a coma in hospital , I did not want to die . Upon my arrival at the CSC head office, Monty pulled me aside and said, Richard, we have to compromise our religious beliefs here to get in the door. It was shocking for me to hear this from a Pentecostal pastor. Should I just believe? Despite being a Christian for many years and praying about this for a long time I still struggled. Im so glad you filled me in. ONE: What is the difference between the Participants Guide and the Study Guide. Can you please recommend a book about forgiveness? I began to study seriously. To examine and live in the presence of God, in countless ways that I never would have considered. Can you recommend reading that will help with right relationships with others? Prayer Bible Study Participant's Guide - Philip Yancey 2013-06-05 In this six-session study, award-winning author Philip Yancey probes the very heartbeatthe most fundamental, challenging, perplexing, and deeply rewarding aspectof our relationship with God: prayer. I ran into Youth With a Mission again in 1979 while working for Barry Mc Guire and Rev Jean Darnell and a Team touring the UK. The spiritual insights I learned are amazing. I am just finishing reading your book Vanishing Grace. Philip. Thank you for your ministry. Keep up the good work. A year later, in 1989, I was appointed by the Alberta Solicitor General to the position of Senior Provincial Chaplain for Alberta Correctional Services. The problem is finding the right fire! And how intimately? This couple had the support of Prison Fellowship Canada, Malachi Dads, the volunteer coordinator and AWI Brad Sass, and I had known the couple personally for 20 years. Though written for an election that now seems eons in the past, I am finding it perhaps even more relevant today. 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