However, there is a cost to produce them for our website. We need both. That's probably one of the main reasons why I'm a writer today: because there are millions of people in a [closed] world like [the one in which I was raised]. Finally, Janet, who took a chance on a wounded redneck from a trailer park. Christians are producing lots of thoughtful and creative books, blogs, movies, songs, articles and podcasts. The cookie is set by GDPR cookie consent to record the user consent for the cookies in the category "Functional". "With common sense and a poetic sensibility, Yancey poses fruitful questions and offers real insights.". But Godand prayer, Yancey concludedis much more complicated than that. Everybody there has all the answers; theyre smiling all the time. This cookie is set by GDPR Cookie Consent plugin. You never even knew your dad. Literature for me opened the cage door that let me fly out." Discovering God: A Devotional Journey Through the Bible, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1993. Everyone knew Yushchenko had won; he had an 11 percent lead in the exit polling. All my other books, those 25 books, all of them are really my way of sorting out What is the truth here? We simply contend that the family, a very small social unit, is a good place to confront those flaws. He saw himself as the wounded victim and Jesus leaning down to help him only to have Yancey reject the Savior. Thats how I felt. Its my lifeblood. That was a period when my faith healed. Disappointment with God: Three Questions Nobody Asks Aloud, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1989. WebAfter receiving his high school diploma, Philip enrolled at a college in South Carolina. Zadok Online,http://www.zadok.org.au/ (July 9, 2007), Gordon Preece and Paul Mitchell, "Treasure Hunting with Philip Yancey," author interview. But he didnt say to the oppressed, Workers, throw off your chains. No, he said, Blessed are the poor. By Lillian Kwon, Christian Post Reporter. But I felt that longing, that desire to thank someone. I couldnt look at the sun directly. Its almost like someone else incarnated the real image of God that I didnt know existed. WebBorn November 4, 1949, in Atlanta, GA; son of Marshall Watts and Mildred (a teacher) Yancey; married Janet Norwood (a social work director), June 2, 1970. Thank you, Wheaton, for fulfilling that in my life. Ive experienced that in my own life. Want New Visitors at Church This Month? (With Tim Stafford) Unhappy Secrets of the Christian Life, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1979. 2023 . Transcript Transcribed by Otter.Ai Mark Turman I wasnt even seeking, and God reached down in an act of great grace and mercy and said, I can work with you.. But I didnt know how to do that, and then the vision came. Thanks also to Dr. Paul Brand LL.D. I have written three different books with him, so I spent ten years with him. But then I discovered that a lot of those things I was taught were wrong. There all idea driven books. It takes a long time to overcome something like that. "This was something I wanted for myself. Ariass mother, Miriam, is Puerto Rican and his father, Tony, is Colombian. God deals with us in different ways. Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series. As a writer, I play with words all day long. In an interview, Yancey discusses his new memoir Where the Light Fell, published by Convergent Books, an imprint of Random House Group. Its a story book; its the story of my life, especially the early life. So disappointment with God, I think, saved my faith. What I said was Here we are supposed to care for these people like the Good Samaritan cared for this tramp lying in a ditch covered with blood. As I said that, that vison flipped in my mind and I looked at the figure leaning down and it wasnt the Good Samaritan; it was Jesus. Joe would pray and then Chris would pray, and whoever else was there on the team would pray. Marshall Yancey died, and his wife made another vow which Philip and his older brother, another Marshall, came to regard as a curse. Why would God allow it? New to PW? I emerged from that with this image of God as a scowling monster in the sky just waiting to find somebody might be having a good time so He could crush them. He did his PhD dissertation on deconstruction/de-conversion. The Jesus I Never Knew, Walker and Co. (New York, NY), 1996. (With Tim Stafford) Student Bible: New International Version, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 2002. Nature, and classical music; my brother was an amazingly gifted musician. At heart, paradoxically, liberals want everyone to be alike, sharing common values and beliefs. She became a social worker and hospice chaplain. 00:00 00:00 Staying Married You wouldnt listen to anything they have to say. Then I would make up stories about conversations that I had - embellished. I think shes right. 72 receives the 2020 Alumnus of the Year for Distinguished Service to Society award from Dr. Beverly Liefeld Hancock 84, President of the Wheaton College Alumni Association Board of Directors. Refer to each styles convention regarding the best way to format page numbers and retrieval dates. They leave the faith so they deconstruct. Education: Columbia Bible College, Columbia, B.A., 1970; Wheaton College, Wheaton, M.A., 1972; University of Chicago, M.A., 1990. This Fiesta event was one for the books! (With Tim Stafford) The Student Bible, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1988, published as The Student Bible: New International Version, 1996, revised edition published as The Student Bible: Updated New American Standard, 1999. What would you say? Columbia International University Wheaton College, IllinoisThe University of Chicago Philip Yancey/Education. Furthermore, he also earned graduate degrees from Wheaton College Graduate School Bestselling author Philip Yancey, author of Where the Light Fell, recounts his unexpected path from strict fundamentalism to a life of compassion and grace. This Fiesta event was one for the books! Anyone can form a club; it takes grace, shared vision, and hard work to form a community. Today's Christian Woman, September, 2003, Corrie Cutrer, review of Rumors of Another World, p. 98; January, 2007, Lisa Ann Cockrel, review of Prayer, p. 10. Church is the one place I visit that brings together generations: infants still held at their mothers' breasts, children who squirm and giggle at all the wrong times, responsible adults who know how to act appropriately at all times, and senior citizens who drift asleep if the preacher drones on too long. My image of God was stained. That was it. When we are suffering, God is right beside us. Then I decided I didnt want to spend my life doing that because I had to hang around jerks all daythe jerks I was writing about. 1996. To share this article with your friends, use any of the social share buttons on our site, or simply copy the link below. Dave: What would you say to the person that has that vision of GodI had it, too, like you; I got that from my church or wherever; Im not blaming them but I had that visionhow do you change that. It is safe to say that I have learned more about grace, forgiveness, diversity--and, yes, original sin--from my family than from all the theology books I have read. ", Yancey was raised in Georgia, in an atmosphere of strict Christian fundamentalism, where "anything you could think of that was fun was wrong." Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church, Doubleday (New York, NY), 2001. Therefore, its best to use Encyclopedia.com citations as a starting point before checking the style against your school or publications requirements and the most-recent information available at these sites: http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html. I think in the book I mentioned it. Both boys were relieved to escape from home to a Bible college, but Marshall later lost his faith, and Philip seriously questioned his. Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, When We Hurt: Prayer, Preparation & Hope For Life's Pain (2006), Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference (2006). The name Yancey is a boys name of Native American origin meaning yankee. Born 1948, in England; married Virginia Bell (a writer); children: three. They dont keep anything. I learned to trust books more than people., He also learned how to write. We need those who shake us, make us wonderWhat is that sign of contradiction? NOTE: If you had a previous PW subscription, click here to reactivate your immediate access. I spent ten years writing his thoughts. Dave: Yes, I would say my conversion was similar in terms of I saw a different view of God through a different person. And evading those pigeonholes, he said, has freed his writing. In my case, I had experienced a lot of un-grace. (1997). No one has impressed me more than Dr. (Yes, 11 o'clock Sunday morning remains the most segregated hour in America.) He just was fully alive. Brand and I. I gave words to his faith, for hed never written much. That softening process, when you are in love theres nothing like it. "In this book, we see why [Yancey] is so effective" as a mediator or bridge between conservative and liberal Christians, John Congram stated in the Presbyterian Record. WebA sometimes reluctant Christian who has spent his entire adult life recovering from the toxic fundamentalist church of his childhood, Yancey walked away from religion in These are the cream of the crop; these are the giants. "Their lives had meaning because of their service and their connection with God," Yancey told a Publishers Weekly interviewer. If youve benefited from the broadcast transcripts, would you consider donating today to help defray the costs? Ultimately, he couldnt survive without the machine to help him breathe. [Laughter]. Such jeremiads miss the point of family, which is not a perfect institution by any means, but simply a place that accepts its members on one basis only: dna. Brand believed because he lived it out. I dont care if I go to hell. Those guys are experts, he said. Why dont you change it to something like How I Overcame Disappoint with God., I said, Those kind of people dont need a book. Using examples from the Bible and from his own experiences, Yancey looks at painphysical, emotional, and spiritualand helps us understand why we suffer. If Philip Yancey could give his 10-year-old self some advice, it would be this: You are in an unusual, airtight cocoon, he said of the Southern fundamentalist Christian church he was raised in. Life and career. "Yancey considers honestly the predicaments of human existence," declared a Publishers Weekly reviewer. I guess I would just say to people, This is who I was. He earned graduate degrees in Communications Columbia International University Dave: You think about that; they would be canceled. It really does. She became a well-regarded Bible teacher among fundamentalist Baptist Christians in the Atlanta area, but at home she railed at Marshall and Philip when they fell short of her religious and other expectations. Dave: You dont even know; youve got so many books out there. Yancey has written over 30 books, including A Companion in Crisis and his long-awaited memoir, Where the Light Fell. Mostly that word has a political connotation. Campus Life, Wheaton, IL, editor, 1971-77, publisher, 1978-79; freelance writer, 1980. Quarterly-Christian Legal Society, winter, 1990, Thomas L. Shaffer, review of Disappointment with God. I love how you write. I went toI signed up for what I thought was the coolest Christian service and that was university work. Why are we here? They both decided This is no life for us. WebPhilip Yancey is well-known for his bestselling books like What's So Amazing About Grace and Disappointment with God. You have a different, more lasting reward. He too seemed more impressed by pain redeemed than pain removed. You have to find a way to survive and break through.. You may have seen a week or so ago, the very brave Russian TV editor, who in the middle of a broadcast on the great victories in Ukraine appeared with a sign that said, Stop the war, stop the war on live TV. This was one of the reasons he had lost his faith at one point of time. We need not an either-or faith; we need a both-and faith. "When some of us attempt to be a bridge, we often end up making both sides angry. A lot of people work hard in the truth department. Where is God when it hurts Philip Yancey summary? "Prayer," explained a Publishers Weekly reviewer, "is a window into knowing the mind of God, whose kingdom is entrusted to all of us frail, selfish people on earth. This is how he describes that school: The University of Chicago, founded by Baptists, is a place where atheist professors teach Jewish students how to read St. Thomas Aquinas. I have a degree from the University of Chicago, and I remember riding the elevated train down there to a pretty sketchy neighborhood. In the process we also found a church. Wrong about the image of God I went away with. Ann: Sometimes people can be antagonistic. A fancy TV western name that didnt catch on like fellow cowboys Luke and Josh, but definitely has a certain amount of charm. There would be faculty meetings and Should we kick Philip out of the school this week or next week? Its part of Wheatons heritage. There was a Russian-backed candidate running against a very brave man Victor Yushchenko. I was obnoxious, and it was a defensive shell against what I had experienced from the church so far. (With Paul Brand) Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1980. I eventually came around to that. Youll help more families hear conversations just like that one that you heard today; conversations that point to the hope found in Jesus Christ. You have a great scientific thinking mind. I liked the classical music and could make a little bit of it. Dave: In my mind that is so fascinating. We hope you will join us. When I tasted that first gulp of what Gods grace was, that God wasnt this monster in the sky, God was a passionate, loving divine presence who wanted me to feel no longer fatherless, who wanted to adopt me, it changed everything. Ive had the privilege as an author just to tell it like it is. When we do, we usually mess it up. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. All I knew was that his advice to a couple hundred eager writers in an expansive meeting room was inspiring. The Bible Jesus Read, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1999. You do that when you grow up in a church environment. In 50 years as a journalist, Ive learned one thing: Life is unfair. And Wheaton, we need you in these divisive times. Church, Why Bother? I was with Walter Kim, of Korean descent, whos head of the National Association of Evangelicals. Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 2006. Some carry on feuds that go back generations. He did this in part by learning from the examples of others, some of them church figures, some of them outside the churchsome of them even outside Christianity itself. You start there., After Wheaton, Yancey wanted to be an investigative reporter. Pain redeemed, not pain removed. Dr. The Chosen TV series. After high school, he attended a Bible college in South Carolina, which imposed 66 pages of rules on students, including forbidding bowling, billiards, dancing, Hello, Mr. Yancey. Ann: Because we have someone with us today that we have been a fan of for a long time. Ive never had a board I had to report to. I was not. WebSuddenly, my heart seemed swollen, too large for my chest.. Go to www.haynescolumn.blogspot.com for other recent columns. They dont struggle. Nobody would ever talk about struggle. Its an irony to be honored for distinguished service to society because I sit in my basement office and type on a keyboard all day. Both of those ideas start with a pretty small idea of God." Where did Philip Yancey go to high school? But I had never really metabolized those early times. I learned that truth, that some people claim to speak to God, worked out in all sorts of ways in the church I went to. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. It really did. Web11 | February | 2022 In this episode of Henri Nouwen, Now & Then, were joined by one of the best-selling contemporary Christian writers Philip Yancey. ", Over time, Yancey writes in Soul Survivor, he was able to dispense with the hatred and racism while keeping the faith. Our digital archives are a work in progress. , I was the tramp and God was trying to help me. He had revealed some of his background in 2001s Soul Survivor: How My Faith Survived the Church. In that book, Yancey described growing up in a fundamentalist church, how it caused him to doubt God and his eventual embrace of a more loving and grace-filled faith. 2 Where is God when it hurts Philip Yancey summary? Not until I finished did I realize Aha! I had been scorched. You gain your life by giving it away and ironically, in the very process of doing so, you gain it. They included major world figures such as Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Mohandas Gandhi, poet and novelist G.K. Chesterton, seventeenth-century Protestant mystic and writer John Donne, modern novelist Annie Dillard, and former surgeon general C. Everett Koop. Its a both-and faith. Most of his life, he had struggled to move past a mechanical half-faith that he didnt trust. Every single time Ive had a book signing, no matter the country, therell be a line of 100-200, and sometimes more, people. He spent most of his early life in a bubble, attending a Bible college that in hindsight seems like "an island fortress against the outside world, one with its own private culture." First, there is the portrayal of his mother, now 97, who pulled his father out of a polio ward only to watch him die nine days later. "I've written pretty openly about my unhealthy church background," Yancey told Sojourners interviewer Jim Wallis. Several of my family members have served stints in prison. For some forty years I can pick a topic and just, like The Jesus I Never Knew, Whats Amazing about Grace?, why did I write those books? She would leave us with neighbors and then spent all day right beside the iron lung. He couldnt move his arms, legs. Frankly I feel blessed because Ive been able to make my living at deconstructing. Rollman, review of Pain, p. 1612. Marshall Yancey and his wife, Mildred, had vowed to become missionaries in Africa, but Marshalls polio and confinement to an iron lung ended that plan. Reaching for the Invisible God: What Can We Expect to Find?, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 2000. https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/educational-magazines/yancey-philip-d-1949-philip-david-yancey, "Yancey, Philip D. 1949- (Philip David Yancey) I resist the trend toward megachurches, preferring smaller places out of the spotlight. Isnt it interesting, God always uses a person? Philip D. Yancey's books are "fast becoming classics of the evangelical literature," according to Publishers Weekly contributor Miriam Berkley, in an interview with Yancey. Using many of the same techniques Jesus employed in his own ministry, Yancey tackles tough theological questions in a style that general readers can easily understand. I mentioned the racism of that church. This organization has connected more than 130k people to churches. Writing for Zondervan, he scaled the Christian bestseller list with Where is God When It Hurts? (1977), Disappointment With God (1988), The Jesus I Never Knew (1995) and Whats So Amazing About Grace? An intelligent, sophisticated tramp by choice., Yancey says, however, that his conversion came during that dorm room prayer meeting. These were our role models. 2023 www.amarillo.com. Take us back about your parents. 72 as its 2020 Alumnus of the Year for Distinguished Service to Society, after postponing But books allowed me to discover do I believe this or do I not? Early in my career, I wanted to be an investigative reporter. (With Paul Brand) In His Image, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1984. To the oppressors, he called out greedy landlords and corrupt politicians and religious hypocrites. Philip Yancey began as an Editor and then Publisher for Campus Life magazine. A native of Atlanta, Georgia, Philip Yancey earned graduate degrees in Communications and English from Wheaton College Graduate School and the University of Chicago. This Fiesta event was one for the books! I never fully understood why until I came across this paradoxical observation in G. K. Chesterton's "Heretics": "The man who lives in a small community lives in a much larger world.The reason is obvious. I want to reach people who are in the middle of it because Im in the middle of it. [Laugher]. Religion: Protestant. Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. Yet, after a short while I get bored with people like me. Editor at large, Christianity Today. He uses anecdotes from the modern world and from his own spiritual search to highlight the issues facing Christians today, such as how to find a relationship with God in an increasingly hectic and secular world. It is also spelled Yancy, as in the 1950s series Yancy Derringer. (Contributor) Destiny and Deliverance (companion volume to film The Prince of Egypt), Thomas Nelson (Nashville, TN), 1998. Philip Yancey, quote from What's So Amazing About Grace? I found a clipping from the Atlanta Journal and Constitution, and it told that story. Twenty years ago, Republicans, Democrats, evangelicals, gay activists, and African leaders joined forces to combat AIDS. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. I saw that; it was in my visual screen. OfficeCampus Life/Christianity Today, 465 Gundersen Dr., Carol Stream, IL 60188. Dave: You just explained it: What do I keep? She says, This explains why Philip ends up where he did and why hes obsessed I think thats the word she uses with topics like suffering, pain and grace. Those are the two themes I keep circling around. Marshall, musically gifted, wins a scholarship to Wheaton College. It just rattled me: Where did that come from; where did that come from?. But first, Philip has written a book called Where the Light Fell. Brand was offered Head of Orthopedic Surgery at Stanford University and at Oxford University. Within the Cite this article tool, pick a style to see how all available information looks when formatted according to that style. Because the Jesus I now know is very different from the Jesus I was taught as a kid. (Ill wait for your permission to call you Philip.) Such a tiny group just may teach the principles of true community needed in larger groups. Yancey is somehow able to keep both sides together and talking." To find out more about PWs site license subscription options, please email Mike Popalardo at: [email protected]. I was just about at the age where they thought, Okay, now we can leave, and then one day my father woke up and he couldnt move. God surely wouldnt choose for somebody to die compared to going to be a missionary in Africa at the age of 23. So they removed him, against all medical advice, from the iron lung. A Guided Tour of the Bible: Six Months of Daily Readings, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1990. Four of his books have sold over one million copies. 2019Encyclopedia.com | All rights reserved. Other uncategorized cookies are those that are being analyzed and have not been classified into a category as yet. It was somewhat like putting together a jigsaw puzzle with all the pieces of my life but I didnt know how they fit together. He holds graduate BARTH, KARL After graduating from a fundamentalist bible college, Yancey went on to Wheaton College, the so-called Harvard of evangelicalism. At 21, he landed a job at PWxyz, LLC. Im glad you quoted [the sportswriter] Red Smith, Dr. Ryken: Its easy to write a column; you just open up a vein and let the blood flow. And I did that in the memoir, Where the Light Fell, that the Alumni Association has graciously provided for everyone here. Mine was specifically Southern fundamentalistangry, legalistic, and racist. I dont fit in Christianity; I dont fit in the church. I spent about 20 years under lawextreme law. Ive learned that some peopleI guess Ill put it this waynot everyone who claims to speak for God actually does so. He taught me the truth of the statement by Jesus recorded more often in the Bible than any othersix times. Theyre lying through their teeth. Theres a different story, a different One to follow. . Any parent could tell you that making just one child more like he or she "ought to be" is a dicey proposition at best. Barth, Karl Therefore, be sure to refer to those guidelines when editing your bibliography or works cited list. Amen. The cookie is used to store the user consent for the cookies in the category "Analytics". They believed in faith that he would be healed, but thats really Gods prerogative; not ours. Analytical cookies are used to understand how visitors interact with the website. Grace is amazing. Shelby: Tomorrow, Dave and Ann are joined again by Philip Yancey where he shares about how the obstacles he faces in childhood created defensive walls in his normal life and in his marriage. They wouldnt allow people of color to enter the church much less join it. Call:1-800 -278-2991 (outside US/Canada, call +1-847-513-6135) 8:00 am - 4:30 pm, Monday-Friday (Central). Wheaton, keep pumping out culture shakers and also culture shapers. Cite this article Pick a style below, and copy the text for your bibliography. Copyright 2023 FamilyLife. Despite his renunciation of strict fundamentalism, Yancey remained religiously active and, after college, he began writing for the Christian magazine Campus Life. I had seen some of the worst that the church has to offer. He remarked to Berkley: "You cannot imagine, unless you've been in a background like that, how narrow it is." Learn more at philipyancey.com. Its not a typical, fairytale happy Christian memoir. In recent years, Yancey has been criticized as condoning or even promoting a number of unorthodox beliefs and practices, including open theism, mysticism, and even homosexuality [1]. I was one year old when my little familys life changed forever. He has racked up 13 Gold Medallion Awards from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and twice won its Christian Book of the Year award. 71. Come to the Maidan Independence Square tonight in protest. Deaf people started the Orange Revolution in Ukraine in 2004! Making people more like they "ought to be" is the great liberal experiment of our century. I came across Disappoint with God early in my Christian faithI didnt come to Christ until my junior year in collegeand I had never read a Christian author who had the guts to ask hard questions, doubts, questions, struggles. Philip: Right, I would sit out in the patio and read books like Why I am Not a Christian by Bertrand Russell instead of Andrew Murray and people like that. However, you may visit "Cookie Settings" to provide a controlled consent. I didnt have one of those experiences., They are right. and The Jesus I Never Knew. Some of us are stewards of pleasure and success. They turned people down at the door. (With Paul Brand) In the Likeness of God: The Dr. Paul Brand Tribute Edition of Fearfully and Wonderfully Made and in His Image, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 2004. The church had mocked Martin Luther Kingthe pastor called him Martin Lucifer Coon from the pulpit. Nor is he an academic, like the authors N.T. "The common defence of the family," he writes, "is that, amid the stress and fickleness of life it is peaceful, pleasant, and at one. If theres a mom or dad listening or son or daughter right now, its like, Thats sort of how I see God. My portfolio at the time consisted of cutting out with scissors, pastings from a college newspaper. Philip: Im so glad to hear that, Dave, because I had a debate with the publisher on that title. Philip is on the way into the light. I just closed the prayer quickly and went away. Eleven Golden Medallion Awards, Evangelical Christian Publishers Association, including awards, 1978, for Where Is God When It Hurts?, 1980, for Fearfully and Wonderfully Made, 1985, for In His Image, 1989, for The Student Bible, 1990, for Disappointment with God: Questions Nobody Asks Aloud, 1996, for The Jesus I Never Knew, and 1998, for What's So Amazing about Grace? First at Campus Life and then when it merged with Christianity Today. Theyre lying through their teeth. He went on to earn graduate degrees in communications and English from Wheaton College Graduate School and the University of Chicago . While living in the Chicago, Illinois suburbs, in 1971 Yancey joined the staff of Campus Life magazinea publication directed towards high school and college studentswhere he served as editor for eight years. WebYancey starts the book off by his childhood knowledge about Jesus. After high school, he attended a Bible college in South Carolina, which imposed 66 pages of rules on students, including forbidding bowling, billiards, dancing, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 1998. All rights reserved. When Life Hurts: Understanding God's Place in Your Pain, Multnomah (Sisters, OR), 1999. That changed everything for me. God met me at a time when I was cynical and hardened and resistant at a Bible college - a place I didnt want to be. All rights reserved. How Yancey, now 71, overcame his strict Christian Fundamentalist upbringing to become a best-selling Christian author is the subject of Where the Light Fell (Penguin Random House, Oct.), his 25th book and his first memoir. Teach us how to be the church that Karl Barth called the sign of contradiction that shows a different way to thrive while opposing the false messages of our secular culture. Plenty of smiles and head nods in the audience indicated approval of a Christian writer breaking into a mainstream magazine, and Yancey implied that You, too, can do this.. I actually did that in the vision I had just seen. Evangelicals havent done that very well, historically. As the early theologian Augustine wrote, I couldnt look at the sun directly, but I could look at where the light fell..
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