The deadening part of Bible study is when you think you've already got it all figured out.
Philip YanceyI have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will make sense only in reverse.
Philip YanceyThe Christian sees the world as a transitional home badly in need of rehab, and we are active agents in that project.
Philip YanceyOn a small scale, person-to-person, Jesus encountered the kinds of suffering common to all of us. And how did he respond? Avoiding philosophical theories and theological lessons, he reached out with healing and compassion. He forgave sin, healed the afflicted, cast out evil, and even overcame death.
Philip Yancey