Philip Yancey

Think of the condescension involved: the incarnation, which sliced history into two parts had more animal than human witnesses. Think, too, of the risk. In the incarnation, God spanned the vast chasm of fear that had distanced him from his human creation. Reflections on the Incarnation and Freedom of God | Devotional What could be … Read more

Unlike most people, I do not feel much Dickensian nostalgia at Christmastime. The holiday fell just a few days after my father died early in my childhood, and all my memories of the season are darkened by the shadow of that sadness. The Transcendental Importance of Christmas | Devotional Unlike most people, I do not … Read more

In my spiritual journey as well as in my writing career I have long lingered in the margins, pondering unanswerable questions about the problem of pain, the conundrums of prayer, providence versus free will, and other such matters. Magnifying Glass of Faith | Daily Devotional by Philip Yancey Hebrews 11:1, ESV: Now faith is the … Read more

In the incarnation, God’s Son deliberately “handicapped” himself, exchanging omniscience for a brain that learned Aramaic phoneme by phoneme, omnipresence for two legs and an occasional donkey, omnipotence for arms strong enough to saw wood but too weak for self-defense. Rosetta Stone | Daily Devotional by Philip Yancey Step back for a moment and contemplate God’s … Read more