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Pain narrows vision. The most private of sensations, it forces us to think of ourselves and little else.

Philip Yancey

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Philip Yancey
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 4
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Atlanta
Georgia
Vision
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Pain
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Littles
Narrows
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Be still. In that focus, all else comes into focus. In that rift in my routine, the universe falls into alignment.
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...to see that God does answer, in great things as well as small, the prayers of those who put their trust in Him will strengthen the faith of multitudes.
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God loves people because of who God is, not because of who we are.
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One Harlem preacher likens us to the pink plastic spoons at Baskin Robbins: we give the world a foretaste of what lies ahead, the vision of the Biblical prophets. In a world gone astray we should be activity demonstrating here and now God's will for the planet.
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Grace is heartfelt, tinged with love, a spillover gift of the God who extended undeserved favor toward us.
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God already knows the naked truth about us, of course. Why not acknowledge it?
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The Gospels and the rest of the New Testament reflect the life of Jesus, what it means for us & what it means for the world.
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The self-sacrificing, servant aspect of the Christian life has many parallels to parenthood.
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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.
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As a writer, I play with words all day long. I toy with them, listen for their overtones, crack them open, and try to stuff my thoughts inside.
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... the core problem with Christians communicating faith: we do not always do so in love. That is an indispensable point to presenting faith in a grace-full way.
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As I read the Bible, it seems clear that God satisfies his eternal appetite by loving individual human beings. I imagine He views each halting step forward in my spiritual walk with the eagerness of a parent watching a child take the very first step.
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