Yancey
on contemplative prayer, quoting Meister Eckhart: "The quieter
the mind," wrote Meister Eckhart, "the more powerful, the worthier,
the deeper, the more telling and more perfect the prayer is."
(For
God's Sake, Christianity Today)
Yancey:
On Homosexuality
Philip
Yancey said he was surprised at what
he had gotten away with in the evangelical church. Aside from
interviewing with pro-gay "Christian" leaders, what
else is he getting away with these days?
"...this
serious flaw of not basing his concepts squarely upon the Scriptures
eventually leads Yancey astray."
—Pastor
Gary Gilley, Southern View Chapel
Just
what kind of grace does Philip Yancey preach?
"I've met wonderful, committed Christians
who attend MCC (Metropolitan
Community Churches - a denomination that affirms the homosexual
lifestyle) churches, and I wish that the larger church
had the benefit of their faith. And at the same time, I think
it's unhealthy to have an entire denomination formed around this
one particular issue--those people need exposure to and inclusion
in the wider Body of Christ."
Philip Yancey 2004
"When
it gets to particular matters of policy, like ordaining gay and
lesbian ministers, I'm confused ...."
P.Y.
2004
"Obviously,
if a church is saying you need to give up sexual orientation,
that church needs some education." P.Y.
2004
Another
Interview
On
gays leading the church?
"Well, I'm still shying away from the gay ordination question"
The
Interview
"I
myself have been surprised at what I can get away with. When
I sent off the manuscript of What's So Amazing About Grace? I
said to my wife, Janet, "That's probably the last book I'm going
to write for the evangelical market." It's got a whole chapter
on Mel White, who's now a gay activist, and it's got a whole chapter
on Bill Clinton, who's not the most favored president of evangelicals."
Sojourner Magazine
Sex, Lies and
Living on the Evangelical Edge
Yancey
on Unity
Between All Religions "Perhaps
our day calls for a new kind of ecumenical movement: not of
doctrine, nor even of religious unity, but one that builds on
what Jews, Christians, and Muslims hold in common....
Indeed, Jews, Christians, and Muslims have much in common." Philip
Yancey, Christianity Today 11/04
