C. S. Lewis observed that almost all crimes of Christian history have come about when religion is confused with politics. Politics, which… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will only make sense in reverse. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
As Ecclesiastes tells it, a wholesale devotion to pleasure will, paradoxically, lead to a state of utter despair. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“Faith means believing in advance what will only make sense in reverse.” — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“Somehow, that “faith” was what God valued, and it soon became clear that faith was the best way for humans to express… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Christian faith is... basically about love and being loved and reconciliation. These things are so important, they're foundational and they can transform… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“I see the confusion of politics and religion as one of the greatest barriers to grace.” — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
Doubt always coexists with faith, for in the presence of certainty who would need faith at all? — 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
Across time and generations, books carry the thoughts and feelings, the essence, of the human spirit. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“Where there is no longer any opportunity for doubt, there is no opportunity for faith either.” — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“I can worry myself into a state of spiritual ennui over questions like "What good does it do to pray if God… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“And yet when I wish to explore how faith works, I usually sneak in by the back door of doubt, for I… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I say this with care, but I wonder if a fierce, insistent desire for a miracle - even a physical healing -… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I am learning that mature faith, which encompasses both simple faith and fidelity, works the opposite of paranoia. It reassembles all the… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
...to see that God does answer, in great things as well as small, the prayers of those who put their trust in… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
“Faith in God offers no insurance against tragedy. Nor does it offer insurance against feelings of doubt and betrayal. If anything, being… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
The point of the Book of Job is not suffering: where is God When It hurts? The prologue (chapters 1-2) dealt with… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
No one ever converted to Christianity because they lost the argument. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
The Cross of Christ may have overcome evil, but it did not overcome unfairness. For that, Easter is required. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
It's too bad prayer comes bundled in a package of 'spiritual disciplines.' Really, we should see prayer as a spiritual privilege. We… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
... the core problem with Christians communicating faith: we do not always do so in love. That is an indispensable point to… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
I have learned that faith means trusting in advance what will make sense only in reverse. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
When he lived on earth, [Jesus] surrounded himself with ordinary people who misunderstood him, failed to exercise much spiritual power, and sometimes… — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
If your church conveys that spirit of condescension or judgment, it's likely not a place where grace is on tap. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
People instinctively know the difference between something done with a profit motive and something done with a love motive. — Philip Yancey Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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