I cant recommend it highly enough. He said that an investigation by Bridges of Canada was going on, that my life was in danger and that my position as chaplain had been suspended. We are about to begin the study on Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference? What chapters in the book relate to the study sessions? It is fascinating to explore as I continue to write. Ive just revised and updated two of those books with Dr. Jenny, a strict Roman Catholic, complied with whatever Chaplain Paul requested, even when it violated Canadian and international religious rights and freedoms. Your book Soul Survivor gave me fresh & richer insights into 8 or so of the people who had also touched my life (Im now 68) as well as introductions to others of mere acquaintance. I could not ever have voted for Donald Trump. In contrast when you hear Sec Clinton talk about her faithit barely gets mentioned.her work for women and children world-wide.her daughter Chelsea has written a good book for teens about service and groups that help othersMr trump is full of himself and wealth and WINNING.at any cost! Im reading Disappointment with God again and just wrote a devotional to In the Upper Room speaking from my experience. This is the first Philip Yancey book most of us have read so we are excited to explore this new author and his writings, and hopefully gain some clarification on this topic. So, what did he do? Thank you. The most important thing Ive learned is that God is on the side of the suffering person, Yancey told me. I like that content, Thanks for sharing about Philip Yancey. After my 4 children went to heaven I devoured your books. Leaving the denomination that was instrumental in facilitating unspeakable blessings to me and my family feels like I betrayed God Himself. Enjoyed your Grace book. [31], With no one in my own government showing any interest in the rights of the Jewish prisoners, I also wrote to the office of the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu. This was a time in my life where I really had no idea what true disappointment with God might feel like. I cant deny it. As I write this, I am just about to finish reading Soul Survivor again. We would be interested in knowing if you would consider being a retreat speaker sometime in late fall of 2017 for a Saturday retreat and Sunday morning for our church service. And you should be known by your unity. I told the Warden that I would buy my own couch; I planned to buy a futon couch from IKEA with private funds I had for my ministry. Thank you for taking your time writing this book and share your journey I could tell that you put considerable work and time into it. In late 2015, around the same time as my interview with the Summerside RCMP regarding Gord Dominey, Dr. Beckner from Bridges of Canada called me to ask if I was interested in a prison chaplains job at the Stony Mountain Institution in Winnipeg. But then I heard the story above from a man who has suffered needlessly due to prejudice: Let the people around you know that you are serious about institutional corruption and the protection of whistleblowers. This is his call to be vindicated! I will be purchasing a few more of your books as I only have 3 or 4, but know that you are in my prayers daily as I read a portion of your books. Years ago, early in my faith walk, I read the books you wrote with Dr. Philip. Living in Africa & Japan as well as the US and working with & reading about many different kinds of Christians as a pastor, missionary & bookaholic has helped me so much, and your book will help my younger friend broaden her horizons a bit more quickly. After the debriefing, everyone except me went for lunch. Thank you for taking the time to tell your story. I reported this incident to AWI Brad Sass. Please note that its adapted from the book A Skeptics Guide to Faith. Philip, Mr. Yancey, Our Lord was the greatest advocate for grace and reason, but standing in the temple among the money changers, even he knew when to go for the whip. Thank you for the suggestion. Im very grateful for your books. I have 2 questions. Im sorry for what youre going through. Yet so often the church seems more interested in cleaning up society, you know, returning America to its pristine 1950s. If that was what I was meant to learn, it was all worth it! For years Luther thought he could bring reform to the church from within; in many ways, the reforms he felt strongly about did occur. Your book has been convicting but freeing. Finally someone who was honest. Rather than simply shrug my shoulders, however, I decided to study the topic in depth and that is when I came across your experiences and writings. His family was shocked I said that. Westman was never charged. They admit it has taken many years for them to think of God as loving, and even now that concept seems more intellectual than experiential. Youve more than made up for that tongue-tied meeting, Heidi. This ongoing pandemic has combined with unrelated health and economic setbacks to really take a severe toll on my family. I quote a passage near the end from Whats so Amazing About Grace where you quote C.S. Philip. Thank you for having such courage to write such a book and I want to know how you did it. I described my own challenges in Reaching for the Invisible God.. And even in our sleep pain that can not forget falls upon the heart, and in our own despair, against our will, comes wisdom to us by the wakeful grace of God.. I explained that the depression had resulted from bullying by my own licensor, Threshold Ministries, as well as my own Anglican bishops, Alberta government officials and the Edmonton police. Is he able, but not willing? I go back to that beautiful discourse in John Chapters 13 to 17, which is Jesus last time with his disciples. Your books make me feel as if we have spent a day in conversation on deeply held beliefs we both share. (Didnt mean to go on and onjust so happy to meet another real Christian Democrat. Some reacted mercifully with peaceful speech while others were hateful with a condemner speech. I love reading your observations of how God is working in different parts of the world. I am in the early stages of a memoir-like writing project which will engage the topic of faith in the midst of trial. only did first chapter, who is Gabe Lyons in the first video session, You should Google him. Mdecins Sans Frontires is a godless organization. Keep quiet. Nevertheless, Monty, Frank and I had an ongoing close relationship, both personally and professionally. We first met at a YFC Directors certification course in 1972 in Rockford, IL. I keep coming back to the word fear. In the evangelical movement where I grew up, it was the fear of hell, for sure. I am working with some guys to plan a Mens Retreat for the last weekend of September. One of my regular practices was to send sympathy cards to prisoners who had experienced a death in their immediate family while I was their chaplain. We dealt with this story in church yesterday and I feel I have to defend the Samaritan woman at the well. And then fear of electing a Catholic president and John Kennedy and fear of the Left Behind series, fear of homosexuals, fear of secular humanism, fear of communism. And a person is currently working on a study guide for this new book. The gospel, the story of Jesus life, promises change.. Have you written anything on this view you could direct me to? Was this question not asked at any time before the Sandy Hook shootings? You are not wanted here.I was devastated. Been reading almost all of your books. You inspire me to keep reaching, keep searching, and keep writing. The God he was raised to believe in was harsh, judgmental, angry, and unforgiving. My Dismissal This created a big disconnect for me, and I have spent years assuming that the disconnect was a sign of my own unbelief. (When they hit the teenage years, that is a different story, of course!) We have lost the ability to create metaphors for life. From Gods timeless perspective, our end is known, Yes, Augustine wrote some remarkable reflections on timelessnesslong before modern cosmology gave a theoretical basis to what he intuited theologically. The other day I watched a video where you talked to young students about one of your books Rumors from another world (I do not know if the translation will be correct), and I want to read more of your books as soon as I can buy more. If you are interested in reading it, you can download a free electronic copy here: https://thefaithjourneyprocess.org/. Everything was in chaos. Keep writing HONESTLY, because you build bridges to others who are struggling to figure out what the heck the Christian life is all about. Thank You, Pleasure. The contents had not changed. Mr Yancey, I want to thank you for giving me hope in a tough life. She is currently more open to the Lord. On Tuesday, January 29th, 2017, I attended a training session led by Deputy Warden Belinda Cameron and a guard from the Edmonton Prison for Women. Are Christians truly called to do that, or are there circumstances where this doesnt apply? Your words have been a gift. I want to thank you for writing this book and for your ministry of writing. It provides extra background and may be helpful for you, but isnt tied in directly to the video group study. By the way, I have read all your books, I think. For the first month or so I had a running commentary on Pauls hatred for evangelical Protestants in general and Barry in particular. English is not my native language. In the last chapter, you mention Revelation 5 which prompted me to listen again to Chris Tomlins glorious song Is He Worthy?. One time Paul also deliberately scheduled his own services to interfere with my own, after a mutually agreeable schedule had already been agreed upon in writing [25] [26]. Philip Yancey's books have sold more than 5 million copies internationally. I think you are a money-loving hypocrite. My wife and I often use your books as gifts when we talk to people in need of encouragement or a different bigger picture offered than the one we find in tacky church messages or half-hearted encouragement by fellow Christians. Gods blessings to you! Sorry! Thanks, Have a problem? My question is: what tradition or expression of the church do you worship in? It is rampant. I love the fact that you included many of your own thoughts but included so many references to others. It appears to me that nothing, from Elizabeth Fritzl to Stalin to the 2004 Tsunami, will force a real discussion. If we had a breakthrough, we celebrate. It is also well edited and has a professional literary aura about it. I do not know what the future holds and I do worry about the next generation. I look forward to reading more of what you have to say and teach. As Im now old and retired, Im wishing I could find something more to do, maybe reaching out as Dr. He builds on a wide Christian base, and Im sure he knows that. His remission status came several times in a year and it served as deduction for his sentenced. That was a form of ungrace that I encountered in adolescence and childhood. They called her horrible names. Philip is a resident of Colorado, USA, we shall upload pictures of his house as soon as we have them. There is not a one-to-one correspondence between the group study and the book. I can think of better ways to spend a quarter million dollars a year in rent. In extreme anguish I drove east, not knowing where to go. Hi Philip, I would like to thank you for your books. I fell in love and was married before I entered medical school to a young woman who was reared in a very fundamental baptist church. From the time of my Confirmation at 15 until age 64, I kept only a vague and unlearned concept of God. The Lord uses your books mightily (without you even knowing it, I suspect). I especially appreciate your concern for Richard. We love your books and DVDs and use your Grace Notes each morning to start our day. 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. Ive been wanting to write to you for a long time. A lot of Christians grew up learning that if you quoted a Bible verse, that was enough. Saying his goal is to remain grateful, Yancey acknowledges he's "had a rich, full, and wonderful life with more pleasure and fulfillment than I ever dreamed or deserved.". If you can recommend any specific readings on this passage and how it applies to our daily lives, I would appreciate that as well. Of course, I said. I have just discovered Philip Yancey and am blown away by what I have read. We learn about Yanceys mother, impoverished and psychologically broken, having never come to terms with the death of her husband, inflicting wounds on her children even as she was an active member of her church who taught Sunday-school classes. My eyes were opened to the suffering of those all around. So I start to read Where is God when it Hurts? Philip Yancey I n my memoir, Where the Light Fell, I tell the saga of my older brother, in whose shadow I grew up. Nevertheless, he insisted that I go to Edmonton, saying that the need was greater there than in Winnipeg. Please let me know if you would like copies for review. Thank you again. It was a simple misunderstanding on my part. I want to refer you to a book titled Outrageous Courage by Kris & Jason Vallotton. When I first read Disappointment With God, I hid the cover of it when I was reading on the subway or in public, scared people would get the wrong idea about me. I wanted to comment some text of the latest I have been reading (not finished yet), the Soul adventure. I am an attorney and father of 6- just wondering.In Christ,Peter. Your books have been so valuable to our family; especially my husband who has read some over again. Over a few months I got to know them ,things did not seem right ,they were controlling and closed,ridged in their beliefs . The natural world is controlled by the Word through mathematics to the natural laws. I made a mistake and I am willing to listen and apologize to the V and C personnel, but not to everyone else. This morning time, he says, helps him align himself with God for the day. Phil quotes a couple New Atheists and says, Is that what youve experienced? I asked those who had gathered in Newtown. During my convalescence, both my doctor and psychologist told me that that I was not mentally ill but that there had just been too much loss in my life to cope with. Christobel Lines, a chaplain with Threshold Ministries at the EYOC, told me about Gords illicit activities, and then Gord himself then told me about them while we were having lunch at a McDonalds in Fort Saskatchewan. Regardless of your preferred candidate, the polling data had predicted a very different outcome than what we all saw happening before our eyes. I was becoming uncomfortable around them and the things they said. Youre a servant, youre not the leaders. I know thousands of Southern Baptists and none fits the Elmer Gantry or Mitchners preacher in Hawaii in the slightest. Thank you. They deal with these science/faith issues so much better than I could, with far more expertise. Now back to the sunset. Soul Survivor: How Thirteen Unlikely Mentors Helped My Faith Survive the Church. It makes for such a refreshing change to hear common sense spoken, rather than political diatribe. I did report this to Bridges manager Brian and to AWI Brad. At one point Yanceys mother, enraged at Marshalls plan to transfer to Wheaton, which she considered an apostate institution, tells him she will pray every day for the rest of your life that God breaks you. Very recently, a popular christian leader and singer posted on her instagram what she called a #HolyIndignation. Old school, youd find out about books through your bookstore. We get to confess, knowing we will be loved and forgiven. There are so many great references to other famous writers, many of whom were Christians who have struggled in their faith. Finally someone who didnt know. Thank you again for the willingness to have the discussion. AWI Brad Sass was shocked by the news of my dismissal, and said that it would not have happened if he was at Edmonton Institution. Philip, Philip:I went to see you at Walnut Hill Comm. Of course, there were good qualities too. Thank you so much Philip for sharing your story. Thank you for telling me some of this story, which deeply moves me. Most atheist point out that we dont take our epileptic child to an exorcist these days but rather to a neurologist. I found affinity regarding your assessment of the fundamental beliefs and churches. No doubt in my mind. I was having a hard time with questions about divorce and boundaries and autism and dementia and refugees, to name a few. It was just thoughts like we all have attraction thoughts towards other people male or female from time to time. All her shouting brought in Acting AWI Matt James and a Unit Manager, as well as others. . The reason is that you cite Switzerland and Iceland as the (supposed) leaders in world happiness (as a function of the ranking composition probably all due to wealth, health and public infrastructure), but you not perceiving the facial expressions and tone of the voice of those people as particularly happy when you speak there. Thats why, in desperation, Im contacting you. I support free legal services for the poor and disenfranchised, and generally campaign for Democrats. These days I am much calmer. I was so let down by not being made a real hetrosexual man, I did not understand why I had to suffer with this terrible sin of SSA. Foreign rights are handled by the publishers, and no Italian publishers have contracted for it, sorry. There you agree, that Christians have been killing a lot of other humans. Clearly, the highest loyalty we should have is not to our own country or our own religion or our hometown or even to ourselves. I read Black Like Me and was somewhat like the black community. God is still redeeming the world and asking us to participate. philip yancey 1949 1996 ecpa the jesus i never knew 1998 what s so amazing about grace , the audio for this article is in two parts in c s lewis prince caspian a child named lucy encounters aslan the christ figure of the narnia stories after not seeing him for a long while aslan youre bigger she says that is because youre older little one answered They also do not believe the Talmud is the word of God. The shocking part was that the cancer was carsinoma, a fast-growing cancer cell ever amongst other type of cancer. I asked Yancey, now 72, what he had learned in the years since his accident, what he would tell the Philip Yancey from 15 years ago. Just sharing my gratitude for all your writing. My goal was to make prayer less of a chore,or an obligation, and evidently for you at least I accomplished the opposite. I LOVE what you wrote! Brian told me that he could fire me at any time he wanted to, that it was up to him if I kept my job. There were several parts that stood out to me that I could relate to. Thank you for all you do. Mr. Yancey, I should have written this years ago when I first read The Jesus I Never Knew! em situaes extremas, quando estamos a ponto de sair do eixo, que mais necessitamos ler e ouvir o que pessoas como Philip Yancey tm a dizer. I am a 38 year old video game developer. Herbert Spencer and others created Social Darwinism and caused a huge amount of suffering. Evan McMullin is a sane alternative and the only conservative in the race. They actually have morality police patrolling with clubs to punish the disobedient. Read your book Disappointed with GOD. May God use your renewed spirit to help others on the same path. You say that you stood up to government and church officials, but now you no longer stand up to anyone who bullies you. They thanked me for my courage and spoke about sexual abuse in their own lives. He and his wife, Janet, still enjoy hiking and mountain climbing. We each grew up in a conservative church. I started with Where Is God When It Hurts? and I just read Christians and Politics, Uneasy Partners. Yanceys faith started to break apart late in high school, when he realized the church had lied to him about race. I also said nothing when I saw Paul and Ramazan later breaching security on numerous other occasions. I make a simple mistake and you are all over me.. I was able to let go of the shame Ive always faintly clung to for the fact that I always felt like that person who went to the retreat and didnt get the experience Id hoped for, the person who closed my eyes during listening prayer times and was not blessed with a profound image, the one who yearned and longed and prayed for a tangible sense of Gods presence and overwhelming love and, more often than not, didnt get it. The first author who came to my mind is you. To this date I have still not received the results of this investigation. She commented on some good discussions we had had over the phone. I attended CIU from 99-03 and first saw your book The Jesus I never knew on the nightstand in the alumni center when my parents came up for a visit one weekend. Philip. I was able to bring them all together and see how the good, the bad, and the ugly all came together and are part of who I am now. Thank you, Philip, for the honesty I see written into your books, not only regarding your faith journey, but your journey as a writer. But he did meet skeptics he could not convince and sinners he could not convert. It is also an answer to, not my, but my husbands prayer that same day I found your book, that God would give me what I needed. Most people,Christians, that is, would rather have Trump because he is not part of the establishment Republicans. 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