Philip Yancey

Philip Yancey is editor at large of Christianity Today and cochair of the editorial board for Books and Culture. Yancey's most recent book is What Good Is God?: In Search of a Faith That Matters. His other books include Prayer (2006), Rumors of Another World (2003), Reaching for the Invisible God (2000), The Bible Jesus Read (1999), What's So Amazing About Grace? (1998), The Jesus I Never Knew (1995), Where is God When It Hurts (1990), and many others. His Christianity Today column ran from 1985 to 2009.

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Philip Yancey's Healing Pen
The Healing Pen
Philip Yancey writes to save his past—and others' futures.
Unwrapping Jesus
Unwrapping Jesus
My top ten surprises.
  • Waiting for the Light in Hitler’s Prison
    Waiting for the Light in Hitler’s Prison
    A reminder of God’s faithfulness amid great darkness from Hanns Lilje, a Christian leader imprisoned in Nazi Germany.
  • Parkinson’s—The Gift I Didn’t Want
    Parkinson’s—The Gift I Didn’t Want
    I’ve spent years writing about pain and suffering. Now I’ll spend years learning how to live with physical disability.
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  • Frederick Buechner, the Reverend of Oz
    Frederick Buechner, the Reverend of Oz
    At 70, Frederick Buechner looks back on his ministry in letters. (From 1997)
  • In a Mad Mad World, God Welcomes Our Merrymaking
    In a Mad Mad World, God Welcomes Our Merrymaking
    Christmas calls us to be like children and bring our joy to Jesus, even in the midst of upheaval.
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  • Philip Yancey Survived the Bible Belt
    The Russell Moore ShowEpisode 4|56min
    Philip Yancey Survived the Bible Belt
    Russell Moore and his guest discuss their upbringing and toxic churches.
  • Philip Yancey: God Can Love ‘A Cynical Sneak Like Me’
    Philip Yancey: God Can Love ‘A Cynical Sneak Like Me’
    An excerpt from the best-selling author’s memoir, “Where the Light Fell.”
  • Philip Yancey, as Few Could Have Imagined Him
    Philip Yancey, as Few Could Have Imagined Him
    The writer’s new memoir sheds light on an upbringing steeped in bigotry and a lifetime of “useful” pain.
  • Philip Yancey: My Benediction to the Beloved Storyteller, Walter Wangerin Jr.
    Philip Yancey: My Benediction to the Beloved Storyteller, Walter Wangerin Jr.
    A tribute to the late author of “The Book of the Dun Cow,” “Jesus: A Novel,” and “Water, Come Down!”
  • Philip Yancey: We’re Still Living in Fear, Still Need Amazing Grace
    Philip Yancey: We’re Still Living in Fear, Still Need Amazing Grace
    During a time of political divisions, the popular author urges fellow believers to “remember why we are here.”
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  • Melancholy Angels
    Melancholy Angels
    God’s messengers can be both bombastic and surprisingly subdued.