Eileen Chan > Eileen's Quotes

“I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse.”
― Philip Yancey

“Christians get very angry toward other Christians who sin differently than they do.”
― Philip Yancey

“When I pray for another person, I am praying for God to open my eyes so that I can see that person as God does, and then enter into the stream of love that God already directs toward that person.”
― Philip Yancey

“We tend to think, 'Life should be fair because God is fair.' But God is not life. And if I confuse God with the physical reality of life- by expecting constant good health for example- then I set myself up for crashing disappointment.”
― Philip Yancey, Disappointment with God