503 Quotes by Philip Yancey

We human beings instinctively regard the seen world as the "real" world and the unseen world as the "unreal" world, but the Bible calls for almost the opposite.

... the approach of admitting our errors, besides being most true to a gospel of grace, is also most effective at expressing who we are. Propaganda turns people off; humbly admitting mistakes disarms.

[Jesus] invoked a different kind of power: love, not coercion.

... 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.

The uncommitted share many of our core values, but if we do not live out those values in a compelling way, we will not awaken a thirst for their ultimate Source.

Jesus gave us a model for the work of the church at the Last Supper. While his disciples kept proposing more organization - Hey, let's elect officers, establish hierarchy, set standards of professionalism - Jesus quietly picked up a towel and basin of water and began to wash their feet.

The more we love, and the more unlikely people we love, the more we resemble God - who, after all, loves ornery creatures like us.

God formed an alliance based on the world as it is, full of flaws, whereas prayer calls God to account for the world as it should be.

The giants of the faith all had one thing in common: neither victory nor success, but passion.