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OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! It's the most powerful force in the
universe, our only hope for love and forgiveness, and a foretaste
of eternal life: amazing, radical, life-changing grace. Millions of
lives have been changed by award-winning author Philip Yancey's
startling exploration of grace at street level. Grace is the one
thing the world can't duplicate, the healing force we need, and the
key to transforming a broken world. In this revised and updated
edition of his personal and provocative book, Yancey offers true
portraits of grace's life-changing power. These stories, set in the
midst of life's stark realities, evoke such questions as: If grace
is God's love for the undeserving, how do I get it? How well are we
dispensing grace to a world that knows far more of strife and
unforgiveness than it does of mercy? Can grace make a difference in
the midst of such atrocities as the Nazi holocaust, and how can it
withstand the brutality of hate? Â With powerful stories,
rich theology, and practical suggestions, Yancey challenges us to
become living answers to a world that desperately needs to
know, What's So Amazing About Grace?
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Stephanie L. Derrick; Foreword by Mark A. Noll, Philip Yancey
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The future of Christianity depends on how we master the art of
understanding and giving grace. At the end of the twentieth
century, Philip Yancey wrote his classic bestseller What's So
Amazing About Grace? as a testament to the power of God's grace and
as a rallying cry to the Christian church to see the acting out of
grace as its single most important contribution to the world. Now,
in this 6-session, video-based participant's guide (DVD/video
streaming sold separately), Yancey reexamines-with fresh material
and new stories-the scandalous power of grace so that groups and
individuals can reflect upon, share, and extend this amazing gift
of Christ in new and transformative ways. In this study, you'll
discover: The extent of God's love and what it means for us. Why
the church seems to have lost the gift of grace-giving and why the
world apart from the church can't offer it at all. What it would
look like for us to truly understand, receive, and give the gift
that God gives so generously to us. Yancey offers compelling and
true portraits of grace's life-changing power. He searches for its
presence in his own life and in the church. He asks how Christians
today can contend graciously with moral issues that threaten all
they hold dear. And he challenges each of us to become living
answers to a world that desperately wants to know, "what's so
amazing about grace?"
When celebrating Christmas does not come easily, David Bannon
offers a book of reflection, beauty, and hope. Christmas is
difficult for many of us. While some are expressing joy, others are
re-living painful memories and reminders of loss. This book is a
journey of beauty and meditation for those for whom ordinary Advent
devotionals could never help. David Bannon writes from profound
personal experience. His reflections provide a way to commune with
Scripture and with God. These are paired with beautiful paintings
created by wounded artists, including Gauguin, Tissot, Caravaggio,
Tanner, Delacroix, Van Gogh, and Durer. In their wounds, and from
our own, we may once again encounter "God with us." Based on the
latest research in history and grief, Wounded in Spirit also
returns to where Christian art began. From mourning in Roman
catacombs to works of the masters, Bannon leads us to join the
world's great artists on their pilgrimages of brokenness. This is a
book of hope.
An inspirational classic for more than thirty years, Where Is God
When It Hurts? honestly explores pain--from physical wounds to
emotional and spiritual pain--and sheds new light on God's presence
in our suffering. "How can a loving God allow this to happen? God
is either all-loving or all-powerful, but he can't be both." You've
heard that question, and perhaps you've even asked it yourself.
When a loved one dies, we receive a terminal diagnosis, or natural
disasters strike, people often wonder whether God is the cause of
suffering and why he doesn't immediately take away the pain or fix
the situation. As a result, we become angry at the once-beloved God
who betrayed us. In this Gold Medallion Award-winning book,
bestselling author Philip Yancey uses examples from the Bible and
from his own experiences to show us how we can learn to
accept--without blame, anger, or fear--that which we don't
understand. Along the way, he answers questions such as: Why is
there such a thing as pain? Is pain a message from God? How should
we respond to suffering? How can we learn to cope with pain? With
over one million copies already sold, Where Is God When It Hurts?
speaks to everyone who thinks that suffering doesn't make sense.
With compassion and clarity, Yancey brings us one step closer to
finding an answer when our pain, or the pain of those we love, is
real and we are left wondering, where is God when it hurts? Praise
for Where Is God When It Hurts?: "One of the most helpful
treatments of the problem of evil that I've ever read. If I were
looking around for something to give to individuals who are going
through travail or difficulty, this is the book I'd recommend."
--Dr. Vernon Grounds, former Chancellor of Denver Seminary
Award-winning author Philip Yancey serves as guide and interpretive
leader of ten video study sessions. In a series of in-depth
interviews and explanations he covers five crucial segments of the
Old Testament: 1. Job: Seeing in the Dark 2. Deuteronomy: A Taste
of Bittersweet 3. Psalms: Spirituality in Every Key 4.
Ecclesiastes: The End of Wisdom 5. The Prophets: God Talks Back
Philip approaches each of these major segments from a different
point of view--from the paradoxes of Ecclesiastes to the poetry of
the Psalms--and adds additional interpretive material extending the
reach of his best-selling book. He teams again with the Emmy
Award-winning production team responsible for video production of
the "What's So Amazing About Grace?" Zondervan Groupware. Many
Christians tend to ignore the Old Testament or dismiss it as
impenetrable and obscure. Philip Yancey's combination of
scholarship and insight brings new light to old material and
stimulates new discussion, thought, and further study.
There is no writer in the evangelical world that I admire and
appreciate more. Billy Graham Philip Yancey helps reveal what two
thousand years of history covered up What happens when a respected
Christian journalist decides to put his preconceptions aside and
take a long look at the Jesus described in the Gospels? How does
the Jesus of the New Testament compare to the new, rediscovered
Jesus---or even the Jesus we think we know so well? Philip Yancey
offers a new and different perspective on the life of Christ and
his work---his teachings, his miracles, his death and
resurrection---and ultimately, who he was and why he came. From the
manger in Bethlehem to the cross in Jerusalem, Yancey presents a
complex character who generates questions as well as answers; a
disturbing and exhilarating Jesus who wants to radically transform
your life and stretch your faith. The Jesus I Never Knew uncovers a
Jesus who is brilliant, creative, challenging, fearless,
compassionate, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying. No one who
meets Jesus ever stays the same, says Yancey. Jesus has rocked my
own preconceptions and has made me ask hard questions about why
those of us who bear his name don t do a better job of following
him. "
Pain is not something that most of us would count as a blessing;
however, renowned surgeon Dr. Paul Brand and award-winning writer
Philip Yancey shed fresh light on the purpose of our pain. Wouldn't
it be nice to never experience pain or never have to take drugs to
deal with pain? Many people think so, but they're missing one key
piece of information: Pain is the body's built-in warning system
that something is wrong and needs to be fixed. Follow
world-renowned physician and surgeon Dr. Paul Brand around the
world as he shares his humble beginnings as the son of medical
missionaries in India to his medical training in London during the
Blitz to his groundbreaking medical research with leprosy patients
in the United States and India. His work with leprosy patients is
what convinced him that pain truly is one of God's great gifts to
us. In these pages he shares what he's learned about pain, its
purpose in our lives, the impact it has on our daily lives and
overall health, and how we can better respond to it. Perfect for
those in the medical field or those looking for a firsthand look
into the mystery of pain, this book will give you a new perspective
on the gift that none of us want and none of us can do without.
You'll never look at pain the same way again. Spanish edition also
available. Note: The book includes some frank descriptions of
medical procedures, illnesses, and diseases.
What on earth are we missing? Philip Yancey believes we are missing
the supernatural hidden in everyday life. In Rumors of Another
World, Yancey investigates the natural world and discovers the
supernatural hiding in plain view. He grapples with why God made
the world and what our role truly is, and seeks to answer the
question, "How do I live in the natural world while expressing the
values of the supernatural?" Philip writes, "I have come to
understand faith as the highest form of integrated encounter. Faith
puts together, assembles, re-orders, accepting the entire world as
God's handiwork. We live among clues, like rescuers sifting through
pieces of stained glass shattered by a bomb, and only with a
blueprint or some memory of original design can we begin to connect
the shards, to assemble them into a pattern that makes sense of our
world. "Nature and supernature are not two separate worlds, but
different expressions of the same reality. To encounter the world
as a whole, we need a more supernatural awareness of the natural
world." Yancey invites readers to join him on a journey of
discovery. He challenges us to tune into "rumors of another world,"
and connect the seen with the unseen. He promises that the
grace-filled result will be a life of beauty, purpose, freedom, and
faith.
In 1998, What s So Amazing About Grace? was chosen as the Gold
Medallion Book of the Year. Stamped with Philip Yancey s
journalistic gift for inquiry and personal passion for truth, this
provocative best-seller has challenged and inspired more than half
a million readers worldwide with a vision of the life Experience
the Impact of Grace It s one thing to talk about grace; it s
another to taste its power. What s So Amazing About Grace?
ZondervanGroupware takes you and your study group for interactive,
gut-level encounters with radical, life-changing grace. Through
candid video interviews, Philip Yancey integrates true-life faces
and experiences with 10 POWERFUL SESSIONS that will rock your
preconceptions, get you thinking and talking, and help you discover
together why grace is more amazing than you ve ever dreamed. This
Participant s Guide will help you not only gain a better
understanding of what grace is and why it is so precious, but also
integrate it into your life. Engaging questions, provocative Bible
studies, and lively discussions are just part of the package. You
ll also be challenged to look for grace where it counts the most:
in your own character and personal life. If you re ready to
discover grace as more than just a fluffy concept, buckle your seat
belt. You re about to take a journey to the radical heart and soul
of Christianity. The next life grace changes could be yours."
We speak of grace often. But do we understand it? More important,
do we truly believe in it . . . and do our lives proclaim it as
powerfully as our words? In What's So Amazing About Grace?,
award-winning author Philip Yancey explores grace at street level.
If grace is God's love for the undeserving, he asks, then what does
it look like in action? And if Christians are its sole dispensers,
then how are we doing at lavishing grace on a cruel and pain-filled
world? In fourteen sessions, this study guide will help you to
interact deeply with Yancey's most personal and provocative book
yet. If you're willing to leave your comfort zone to embrace a more
vigorous, passionate Christianity--read on. And prepare to grapple
with grace and "un-grace" on a personal level. You'll consider how
you can contend graciously with today's tough moral issues. And
you'll discover how you can become Christ's answer to a world that
desperately wants to know, What's So Amazing About Grace?
Bestselling author Philip Yancey tackles questions Christians often
wonder but seldom ask aloud. In his illuminating exploration, he
uncovers true, real, and lasting hope in the midst of your darkness
that will produce an even stronger faith than you had before. Do
you feel like you've been let down by God? Abandoned by the One who
was supposed to come to your rescue when you needed it most? You've
come to the right place. Philip Yancey has a gift for articulating
and answering some of the most honest, complex issues of faith. In
this 25th Anniversary edition of Disappointment with God, Yancey
poses three questions that Christians wonder but rarely feel
permission to voice: If God is so hungry for relationship with us,
why does he seem so distant? If God cares for us, why do bad things
happen? If God's promises are true, why do they feel so far off
from personal experience? With clarity, honesty, and biblical
assurance, this insightful and deeply personal book shows you the
light in the midst of darkness--the hope that God offers right in
the middle of life's disappointments. Yancey points you beyond the
cynicism that is often bred in hardship to a stronger, wiser faith,
a confidence in God's deep love, and a thirst to reach not just for
what God gives, but for who God is. Included in this anniversary
edition is a study guide with questions about these perplexing
crises of faith that the author confronts. Spanish edition also
available.
Philip Yancey has a way of confronting our most cherished but
misguided notions about faith. In The Bible Jesus Read, he
challenges the perception that the New Testament is all that
matters and the Old Testament isna??t worth taking the time to read
and understand. Yancey admits that, like many Christians, he
usually avoided the Old Testament. After all, why bother with
writings that can be so baffling, boring, even offensive to the
modern mind? But a surprising discovery awaited Yancey when he
began to explore how the Old Testament related to his life today.
Those seemingly irrelevant Hebrew Scriptures took on a startling
immediacy, portraying a passionate relationship between God and
people against the broad backdrop of human experience. Like nothing
else, the Old Testament depicts the cries, the complaints, the
deep, insistent questionings of the heart, the stuff of life we all
must contend with. With his candid, signature style, Yancey
interacts with the Old Testament from the perspective of his own
deeply personal journey. From Moses, the amazing prince of Egypt,
to the psalmistsa?? turbulent emotions and the prophetsa?? oddball
rantings, Yancey paints a picture of Israela??s God--and ours--that
fills in the blanks of a solely New Testament vision of the
Almighty. Probing some carefully selected Old Testament books--Job,
Deuteronomy, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and the Prophets--Yancey reveals
how the Old Testament deals in astonishing depth and detail with
the issues that trouble us most. The Old Testament in fact tackles
what the New Testament often only skirts. But that shouldna??t
surprise us. It is, after all, the Bible Jesus read. The Bible
Jesus Read will give you abundant new insights into the heart of
God the Father. And as you read with a fresh eye the prayers,
poems, songs, and bedtime stories that Jesus so revered, you will
gain a profound new understanding of Christ. "The more we
comprehend the Old Testament," Yancey writes, "the more we
comprehend Jesus."
Containing new material written just for this book and adaptations from his classic, What’s So Amazing About Grace, bestselling author Philip Yancey presents a one of a kind look at forgiveness: what it is . . . why it is so difficult . . why we have to choose this unnatural, scandalous act . . . and why we must approach God again and again, yielding to Him the residue of what we thought we had committed to him long ago.
We do so because the Gospel makes clear the connection: God forgives our debts as we forgive our debtors. The reverse is also true: Only by living in the stream of God’s forgiveness will we find the strength to respond with forgiveness toward others. We may speak of forgiveness often, even believing that we are a forgiving person, but do we understand the true depth of it and what it demands of us? Does our life proclaim it as powerfully as our words? We should have no illusions about forgiveness, for it may be the most demanding act in human relationships, the hardest thing we ever do. But for anyone who lives and loves imperfectly--in other words, for all of us--forgiveness offers an alternative to an endless cycle of resentment and revenge. It alone can set us free. Christians can and must reveal the forgiveness the world is searching for. A cease fire between human being starts with forgiveness--the beginning and ending of grace.
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