When I write, I try to represent the ordinary person in the pew, which means that, ironically, I'm qualified to write about prayer by being unqualified! Philip Yancey ironicallymeanordinary Change image and share on social
For me, prayer is not so much me setting out a shopping list of requests for God to consider as it is a way of 'keeping company with God.' Philip Yancey companygodkeep Change image and share on social
Christian faith is... basically about love and being loved and reconciliation. These things are so important, they're foundational and they can transform individuals, families. Philip Yancey basicallychristianfaith Change image and share on social
We're in a celebrity culture, and when I turn on the news today I hear about Lindsay Lohan, Tiger Woods and Paris Hilton and the Kardashian sisters and 'Dancing with the Stars,' one thing after another, Kate Gosselin's new body. Philip Yancey bodycelebrityculture share on social
I wrote a book on grace, and grace is a free gift, but to receive the gift you have to have your hands open. And a lot of people don't have their hands open, there's something they're grasping because there's a lot of things to grasp in a prosperous country. Philip Yancey bookcountryfree share on social
People instinctively know the difference between something done with a profit motive and something done with a love motive. Philip Yancey differenceinstinctivelylove Change image and share on social
What I see in the Bible, especially in the book of Psalms, which is a book of gratitude for the created world, is a recognition that all good things on Earth are God's, every good gift is from above. They are good if we recognize where they came from and if we treat them the way the Designer intended them to be treated. Philip Yancey biblebookcreate share on social
People who think they are free eventually end up slaves to their own desires, and those who give their freedom away to the only One you can trust with that freedom eventually get it back. Philip Yancey backdesireend Change image and share on social