Thinking Quotes by Philip Yancey

12 Thinking quotes by Philip Yancey

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Philip Yancey’s 12 reflections offer a calm, contemplative look at how we process belief and doubt. His gentle tone makes each line feel like a quiet moment of introspection.

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What you and I think about Jesus and how we respond to Him will determine our destiny for all eternity.

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Pain narrows vision. The most private of sensations, it forces us to think of ourselves and little else.

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The deadening part of Bible study is when you think you've already got it all figured out.

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I think God isn't interested in intervening every time some little bad thing happens. God is interested in getting the message of…

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People who think they are free eventually end up slaves to their own desires, and those who give their freedom away to…

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Sociologists have a theory of the looking-glass self: You become what the most important person in your life (wife, father, boss, etc.)…

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We tend to think, 'Life should be fair because God is fair.' But God is not life. And if I confuse God…

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My mother believed he would be healed. She counted on God, and the worst thing happened. The impact of that error in…

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Having spent time around "sinners" and also around purported saints, I have a hunch why Jesus spent so much time with the…

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“I fell in love. It felt exactly like a fall, a head-over-heels tumble into a state of unbearable lightness. The earth tilted…

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If I just think of the churches in my little town here because I've been to every one of them, there are…

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Forgiveness is the only way to break the cycle of blame-and pain-in a relationship...It does not settle all questions of blame and…

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“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…

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