ABOUT PHILIP YANCEY
Philip Yancey is an American author who explores the most basic questions and deepest mysteries of faith, guiding millions of readers with him.
For Yancey, reading offered a window to a different world. So, he devoured books that opened his mind, challenged his upbringing, and went against what he had been taught. A sense of betrayal engulfed him. “I felt I had been lied to. For instance, what I learned from a book like To Kill a Mockingbird or Black Like Me contradicted the racism I encountered in church. I went through a period of reacting against everything I was taught, and even discarding my faith. I began my journey back mainly by encountering a world very different than I had been taught, an expansive world of beauty and goodness. Along the way I realized that God had been misrepresented to me. Cautiously, warily, I returned, circling around the faith to see if it might be true.”
Philip Yancey is one of the most influential authors I’ve had the privilege of not only meeting, but also calling a mentor and dear friend.
In a very real and vulnerable blog, Philip Yancey shares his journey of being -DISLABELED!
“In 2023, while skiing in Colorado, I gave clear instructions for my legs to turn downhill, and they disobeyed. Instead, I slammed into a tree, breaking my boot and ski and badly bruising my left calf muscle. Strange. My brain had given orders, and the legs simply ignored them.
Over the next few months, other symptoms appeared. My walking gait and posture changed. My handwriting, already small, grew even tinier and sloppier. Some nights I had mild hallucinations during sleep. I made many more mistakes while typing on a computer keyboard. My miserable golf game became even worse. I mentioned one possibility to my primary care physician, who replied, “You’re in great shape, Philip. You can’t have Parkinson’s Disease.” (Always get a second opinion.)
Philip’s writing has a way of challenging perspectives, offering hope, and inspiring deeper faith. I invite you to experience his wisdom for yourself—click the link below and be inspired by his work, and tell him Vahen sent you!
