Philip Yancey's Blog, page 10

Jesus’ Unanswered Prayers

Do you ever find yourself repeating the same requests over and over and wonder, “Is anyone really listening?” I take some consolation in remembering that Jesus, too, had... read on

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Hope Amid the Gloom

To startled shepherds an angel announced, “Do not be afraid.  I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people.”  I must admit, as... read on

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Thanks, Giving

For a Thanksgiving blog, I happily yield to my wife who, as a social worker in Chicago, learned a lasting lesson about gratitude and giving. When the alarm... read on

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Pakistan’s Mother Teresa

I have been working on an update and revision of two books I wrote with Dr. Paul Brand, a world-renowned leprosy expert who died in 2003.  Dr. Brand... read on

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The World Before Us

I spent ten days this month in Alaska, at a writing conference sponsored by the author Leslie Leyland Fields. From a small private island just off the large... read on

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A Tale of Two Families

In the process of writing a memoir, I have been reflecting on the families of two sisters.  The first, Joyce, ruled with the iron hand of legalism.  Her... read on

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Reading Wars

I am going through a personal crisis.  I used to love reading.  I am writing this blog in my office, surrounded by 27 tall bookcases laden with some... read on

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Fatherless

I never thought it strange, not having a father.  I was barely a year old when my father died, so I didn’t miss him.  How could I?  I... read on

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A View from Abroad

If you feel discouraged about the church in the U.S.—or the state of the nation itself, for that matter—I recommend traveling abroad.  I just returned from two countries... read on

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Now You See Him…

Have you ever wondered what Jesus was doing between the first Easter Sunday and his ascension six weeks later?  The New Testament records ten appearances, half of them... read on

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