by Susan Barnes | 23 Apr 2018 | Quoting Other Writers
Yancey writes: “Soldiers standing guard outside Jesus’ tomb were the only eye witnesses of the greatest miracle in history. … But here is an astounding fact: later that afternoon the soldiers who had seen proof to the resurrection with their own eyes...
by Susan Barnes | 4 Oct 2017 | Book Reviews
In, Vanishing Grace, Philip Yancey raises a lot of questions, but doesn’t always give satisfactory answers. This may not be a deficiency on his part, but rather a reflection on human nature. It’s difficult to understand why Christians are not more gracious. Some of...
by Susan Barnes | 9 Jul 2009 | Book Reviews
I first read, The Bible Jesus read (Zondervan, 1999) by Philip Yancey some years ago and I remember really enjoying Yancey’s thoughts on the book of Job. This time through, however, I found Yancey’s thoughts on Ecclesiastes and the prophets to be the highlight. Yancey...
by Susan Barnes | 31 Oct 2006 | Book Reviews
Surprisingly perhaps, considering Philip Yancey popularity and the fact that I am an avid reader, I haven’t read a lot of Yancey’s books. I often find him hard to relate to because he has a very different Christian background to me. However recently I read...