The borderlanders are people who are kind of caught in the middle. They think there must be another world out there. There probably is a God, but they are either turned off by the church or wounded by the church or wary of the church for whatever reason. Philip Yancey borderlanderscatchchurch share on social
One of the greatest things about writing as a profession is that the words of Tolstoy, Chesterton and Dostoyevsky have lived for a hundred years and are just as powerful today. Their words have changed me just as much as the people I actually met. Philip Yancey changechestertondostoyevsky share on social
Muslims have great reverence in their prayers but not much intimacy. Philip Yancey greatintimacymuslim Change image and share on social
I think guilt is directional. You should get rid of it, but the way to get rid of it is not to get rid of the guilt feelings. It is to get rid of the wrong that you did that caused the guilt feelings. Philip Yancey causedirectionalfeeling 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
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
As a nonparent, I stand in awe of parents. Philip Yancey awenonparentparent Change image and share on social
Most of the great books on prayer are written by 'experts' - monks, missionaries, mystics, saints. I've read scores of them, and mainly they make me feel guilty. Philip Yancey bookexpertfeel Change image and share on social
When suffering happens, it forces us to confront life in a different way than we normally do. Philip Yancey confrontforcelife 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