Author Archives: Philip Yancey

Last week I had arthroscopic surgery on my left knee to repair two tears in the meniscus, a pad of cartilage-like material that separates the upper leg bones from the lower ones and absorbs some of the force as you walk … Continue reading →

I’ve been reading memoirs lately, and I finally got around to Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, which had a most unexpected run atop the New York Times best-sellers list a couple of years ago. Rhoda Janzen, its author, created a … Continue reading →

An advancing hurricane you can prepare for, by nailing plywood over windows, fastening shutters or, if necessary, evacuating.  A tornado may strike with little warning, though the darkened skies provide an omen.  A tsunami can roll in on a bright, … Continue reading →

In a globalized world “no country is an island,” to paraphrase John Donne.  A colorful map produced by the U.S. government agency NOAA shows that energy waves from the earthquake that devastated parts of Japan on March 11, 2011 reached … Continue reading →

Phone calls, advertisements, and visits from candidates have heated up in my state, Colorado, and I’m sure we’ll get a steady barrage from now until November. Here are some further thoughts about Christians engaging the broader culture through politics. 3) … Continue reading →

I’m so sick of hearing about this year’s election that I decided to write some of my own thoughts on the subject.  I’ve just finished reading two excellent books that caution Christians about trusting too much in politics: A Public Faith, by Miroslav … Continue reading →

For a number of years a friend of mine named Craig Detweiler has been taking his communications students from Biola University and Pepperdine University to the Sundance festival of independent films.  One year the festival featured a sold-out showing of … Continue reading →

You haven’t seen a new posting from me for a while and for a good reason. We have moved, and I’ve spent the last few weeks first packing then unpacking boxes, and in between times negotiating over help lines to … Continue reading →

In September I spoke eight times in Australia and twice in New Zealand, sharing a platform with the actors from the U.K. with whom we’ve toured previously.  The only kangaroo we saw in Australia outside of a petting zoo was … Continue reading →