Sometimes I feel like the most liberal person among conservatives, and sometimes like the most conservative among liberals.
Philip YanceyAt the heart of the gospel is a God who deliberately surrenders to the wild, irresistable power of love.
Philip YanceyIn no other arena is the church at greater risk of losing its calling than in the public square
Philip YanceyThe world is not against you, but the world is a place where bad things happen. It's just true. Airlines crash, people do evil things. A lot of bad things happen and it causes pain.
Philip YanceyIf we insist on visible proofs from God, we may well prepare the way for a permanent state of disappointment. True faith does not so much attempt to manipulate God to do our will as it does to position us to do his will. As I searched through the Bible for models of great faith, I was struck by how few saints experienced anything like Job's dramatic encounter with God. The rest responded to the hiddenness not by demanding that he show himself, but by going ahead and believing him though he stayed hidden.
Philip Yancey