Philip Yancey
Philip Yancey
Philip Yanceyis an American Christian author. Fourteen million copies of his books have been sold worldwide, making him one of the best-selling evangelical Christian authors. Two of his books have won the ECPA's Christian Book of the Year Award: The Jesus I Never Knew in 1996, What's So Amazing About Grace? in 1998. He is published by Zondervan Publishing and Hachette...
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CountryUnited States of America
complaining reason tempted
When I am tempted to complain about God's lack of presence, I remind myself that God has much more reason to complain about my lack of presence.
humility church world
We in the church have humility and contrition to offer the world, not a formula for success. Almost alone in our success-oriented society, we admit that we have failed, are failing, and always will fail.
humility people grace
Whatever makes us feel superior to other people, whatever tempts us to convey a sense of superiority, that is the gravity of our sinful nature, not grace.
genius world bears
For me, the world of nature bears spectacular witness to the imaginative genius of our Creator.
squares risk church
In no other arena is the church at greater risk of losing its calling than in the public square
conservative sometimes feels
Sometimes I feel like the most liberal person among conservatives, and sometimes like the most conservative among liberals.
messengers messages peril
Indeed we are all in peril if the flawed messenger invalidates the message.
humility grace prerequisites
... learning humility is a prerequisite for grace.
mistake errors people
... the approach of admitting our errors, besides being most true to a gospel of grace, is also most effective at expressing who we are. Propaganda turns people off; humbly admitting mistakes disarms.
salt littles bits
Be salt, and a little bit of salt keeps the whole society from going rancid.
kingdoms revolution violent
Whatever else it is, the kingdom of God is decidedly not a call to violent revolution.
why-not naked acknowledge
God already knows the naked truth about us, of course. Why not acknowledge it?
nice people theologian
O God, make the bad people good, and the good people nice
top-down goodness grows
Goodness cannot be imposed externally, from the top down; it must grow internally, from the bottom up.