“What greater gift could Christians give to the world than the forming of a culture that upholds grace and forgiveness?” — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Grace is heartfelt, tinged with love, a spillover gift of the God who extended undeserved favor toward us. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
The proof of spiritual maturity is not how pure you are but awareness of your impurity. That very awareness opens the door… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
If my activism, however well-motivated, drives out love, then I have misunderstood Jesus’ gospel. I am stuck with law, not the gospel… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Grace comes free of charge to people who do not deserve it and I am one of those people... Now I am… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Politics draws lines between people; in contrast, Jesus' love cuts across those lines and dispenses grace. That does not mean, of course,… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Grace does not depend on what we have done for God but rather what God has done for us. Ask people what… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“On a trip to Russia I bought one of those Matryoshka “nested dolls” that break apart at the waist to reveal smaller… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
John Wesley taught that the gospel of Christ involved more than saving souls. It should have an impact on all of society,… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I wrote a book on grace, and grace is a free gift, but to receive the gift you have to have your… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Christians fail to communicate to others because we ignore basic principles in relationship. When we make condescending judgments or proclaim lofty words… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“God reproduces and lives out His image in millions of ordinary people like us. It is a supreme mystery. We are called to bear… — Philip Yancey Copy Share
Curiously, the righteous Pharisees had little historical impact, save for a brief time in a remote corner of the Roman Empire. But Jesus' disciples… — Philip Yancey Copy Share
Jesus never met a disease he could not cure, a birth defect he could not reverse, a demon he could not exorcise. But he… — Philip Yancey Copy Share
People instinctively know the difference between something done with a profit motive and something done with a love motive. — Philip Yancey Copy Share
In a nutshell, the Bible from Genesis 3 to Revelation 22 tells the story of a God reckless with desire to get his family back. — Philip Yancey Copy Share
“I have marveled at, and sometimes openly questioned, the self-restraint God has shown throughout history, allowing the Genghis Khans and the Hitlers and the… — Philip Yancey Copy Share
C. S. Lewis observed that almost all crimes of Christian history have come about when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which always runs… — Philip Yancey Copy Share
Having spent time around "sinners" and also around purported saints, I have a hunch why Jesus spent so much time with the former group:… — Philip Yancey Copy Share
We preach sermons, write books on apologetics, conduct city-wide evangelistic campaigns. For those alienated from the church, that approach no longer has the same… — Philip Yancey Copy Share
I begin with confession not in order to feel miserable, rather to call to mind a reality I often ignore. When I acknowledge where… — Philip Yancey Copy Share
Jesus reserved his hardest words for the hidden sins of hypocrisy, pride, greed and legalism. — Philip Yancey Copy Share
“What greater gift could Christians give to the world than the forming of a culture that upholds grace and forgiveness?” — Philip Yancey Copy Share
“For us who are Christians, the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ is proof positive that love is stronger than hate, that life is… — Philip Yancey Copy Share
