A philosophy may explain difficult things, but has no power to change them. The gospel, the story of Jesus' life, promises change.
Philip YanceyMy mother believed he would be healed. She counted on God, and the worst thing happened. The impact of that error in theology, in thinking, impacted my life from the very beginning.
Philip YanceyIn no other arena is the church at greater risk of losing its calling than in the public square
Philip YanceyWhen suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do.
Philip YanceyAs Ecclesiastes tells it, a wholesale devotion to pleasure will, paradoxically, lead to a state of utter despair.
Philip YanceySociologists have a theory of the looking-glass self: You become what the most important person in your life (wife, father, boss, etc.) thinks you are. How would my life change if I truly believed the Bible's astounding words about God's love for me, if I looked in the mirror and saw what God sees?
Philip Yancey