It is a gripping, often harrowing account of the failed faith healing that led to his fathers death from polio at age 24, his grief-stricken mothers turn to a harsh and judging form of faith, his older brothers dangerous rebellion and how books became a lifeline to a kid just trying to make sense of it all. He told Berkley that many of his assignments were "drama in real life; articles, where people have been involved in tragedy, and as a Christian I was puzzled by this problem of pain. Finding God in Unexpected Places, Moorings (Nashville, TN), 1995, revised edition, WaterBrook Press (Colorado Springs, CO), 2005. He can be reached at haynescolumn@gmail.com. Where is God when it hurts? I didnt know this part of the story until I was about 18 years old. Our friends, Jonathan 83 and Beverly Hancock 84, Ken and Lee Phillips 77, and Scott 73 and Jill Bolinder 74 (who drove over here from Grand Rapids just for this evening). You have to spend a lot of time around jerks and I decided early on I did not want to spend a lot of time around jerks. Instead, he sought out people he could learn from, like writer Annie Dillard, theologian Frederich Buechner, former surgeon general C. Everett Koop and the Christian physician Dr. Paul Brand, with whom Yancey co-authored several books. ", "By focusing on the journeys and discoveries of his spiritual mentors," Wayne A. Holst declared in the Christian Century: "Yancey traces his growth from his early reactive years to his more self-confident mid-life. Haynes: 'Where the Light Fell' delves into Yancey's faith journey He remembered how he felt that Jesus was a long haired, handsome, reassuring Mr. Rogers. That changed everything for me. I would just wander around in the woods and just marvel at the beauty of what is going on. That's probably one of the main reasons why I'm a writer today: because there are millions of people in a [closed] world like [the one in which I was raised]. When Life Hurts: Understanding God's Place in Your Pain, Multnomah (Sisters, OR), 1999. When we do, we usually mess it up. Philip Yanceys Message of Grace A Guided Tour of the Bible: Six Months of Daily Readings, Zondervan (Grand Rapids, MI), 1990. They dont keep anything. I love how you write. He said 80 percent of our kids are in the church in high school, go to college and leave. He knew every bird, every butterfly, every plant.

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