Audiobooks by Philip Yancey

Undone: A Modern Rendering of John Donne's Devotions

"As the world entered the long night of 2020, Philip Yancey turned to John Donne's Devotions, a nearly 400-year-old manuscript, for guidance. In it, he found a trustworthy companion for living through a global pandemic--or any other crisis. As Yancey says, "Nothing had prepared me for Donne's raw account of confrontations with God." By faithfully and poetically rendering Donne's 17th century prose into 21st century vernacular, Yancey opens up this classic work to a new generation of readers. He presents these Job-like meditations on sickness and suffering, alongside his own reflections, in a series of 30 readings that examine the frailty of the human heart, the goodness and sovereignty of God, and the eternal hope of the Resurrection."

Philip Yancey (Author), Philip Yancey, Simon Vance (Narrator)

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What's So Amazing About Grace? Revised and Updated: The Key to Transforming a Broken World

"OVER TWO MILLION COPIES SOLD! It's the most powerful force in the universe, our only hope for love and forgiveness, and a foretaste of eternal life: amazing, radical, life-changing grace. Millions of lives have been changed by award-winning author Philip Yancey's startling exploration of grace at street level. Grace is the one thing the world can't duplicate, the healing force we need, and the key to transforming a broken world. In this revised and updated edition of his personal and provocative book, Yancey offers true portraits of grace's life-changing power. These stories, set in the midst of life's stark realities, evoke such questions as: - If grace is God's love for the undeserving, how do I get it? - How well are we dispensing grace to a world that knows far more of strife and unforgiveness than it does of mercy? - Can grace make a difference in the midst of such atrocities as the Nazi holocaust, and how can it withstand the brutality of hate? With powerful stories, rich theology, and practical suggestions, Yancey challenges us to become living answers to a world that desperately needs to know, What's So Amazing About Grace? Reflection questions are included in the audiobook companion PDF download."

Philip Yancey (Author), Henry O. Arnold, Philip D. Yancey (Narrator)

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The Bible Jesus Read: Audio Bible Studies: An Eight-Session Exploration of the Old Testament

"In The Bible Jesus Read, award-winning author Philip Yancey combines scholarship and insight to bring new light to old material and stimulate new thought and further study. He explores the sometimes shocking and cryptic writings of the Old Testament to help readers know God better. Yancey serves as guide and interpretive leader of each session and, in a series of in-depth interviews and explanations, he covers five crucial segments of the Old Testament: Job, Deuteronomy, Psalms, Ecclesiastes, and The Prophets. Yancey approaches each of these major segments from a different point of view and adds additional interpretive material, extending the reach of his best-selling book. He teams with the Emmy Award-winning production team responsible for video production of the What's So Amazing About Grace? The eight sessions include: - Is the Old Testament Worth the Effort? (10:30) - Understanding the Old Testament (12:30) - Job: Seeing in the Dark (13:00) - Deuteronomy: A Taste of Bittersweet (15:00) - Psalms: Spirituality in Every Key (13:00) - Ecclesiastes: The End of Wisdom (10:00) - The Prophets: God Talks Back (12:30) - Advance Echoes of a Final Answer (10:00) Coordinating study guide available separately. The Audio Bible Studies series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, this audio Bible study includes high-quality, live audio sessions from the author that cover important Bible-based topics. These sessions will reflect the ambiance of the unique recording locations, immersing the listener into the teaching. While not required for the audio experience, these studies are designed to partner with the coordinating study guide, sold separately."

Philip Yancey (Author), Philip D. Yancey (Narrator)

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The Jesus I Never Knew: Audio Bible Studies: Six Sessions on the Life of Christ

"Based on Philip Yancey's Gold Medallion Book of the Year on the life of Christ, The Jesus I Never Knew is a six-session audio Bible study in which Yancey uses film portraits of Jesus and contrasts them with the Jesus of the Bible. The Jesus I Never Knew gives you fresh, uncluttered perspectives on history's central figure-his radical claims, his challenging teachings, and his effect on others . . . including you. You'll come face-to-face with the most compelling, creative, challenging, fearless, unpredictable, and ultimately satisfying person anyone can know: Jesus Christ. Sessions include: - The Jesus We Thought We Knew (20:00) - The Teachings of Jesus (25:30) - The Revolutionary Grace of Jesus (16:30) - The Miracles of Jesus (18:30) - The Death of Jesus (19:00) - The Resurrection, Ascension and Ongoing Presence of Jesus (19:00) Coordinating study guide available separately. The Audio Bible Studies series provides a unique audio learning experience. Unlike a traditional audiobook's direct narration of a book's text, this audio Bible study includes high-quality, live audio sessions from the author that cover important Bible-based topics. These sessions will reflect the ambiance of the unique recording locations, immersing the listener into the teaching. While not required for the audio experience, these studies are designed to partner with the coordinating study guide, sold separately."

Philip Yancey (Author), Philip D. Yancey (Narrator)

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The Scandal of Forgiveness: Grace Put to the Test

"Discover the true depth of what forgiveness is, what it demands of you, and how it sets you free. Forgiveness offers an alternative to an endless cycle of resentment and revenge that we often see in this world, but it can be difficult to understand its true power without first understanding God's scandalous grace and forgiveness of us. In The Scandal of Forgiveness-an adaptation of the bestselling book What's So Amazing About Grace?-author Philip Yancey will take you on an exploration of forgiveness and its clear connection to the gospel. You'll learn how: - Forgiveness is more powerful than getting even. - The idea of forgiveness shatters the "eye for an eye" logic of the world. - To see and shed the illusions surrounding grace and forgiveness. - To accept the full impact of grace and what it means to be a grace-full Christian. The Scandal of Forgiveness reveals how you can adopt the forgiveness the world is searching for. You'll learn how to authentically forgive and grow closer in your relationship with God"

Philip Yancey (Author), Henry O. Arnold (Narrator)

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What's So Amazing About Grace? Updated Edition: Audio Bible Studies

"The future of Christianity depends on how we master the art of understanding and giving grace. At the end of the twentieth century, Philip Yancey wrote his classic bestseller What's So Amazing About Grace? as a testament to the power of God's grace and as a rallying cry to the Christian church to see the acting out of grace as its single most important contribution to the world. Now, in this audio Bible study, Yancey reexamines-with fresh material and new stories-the scandalous power of grace so that groups and individuals can reflect upon, share, and extend this amazing gift of Christ in new and transformative ways. In this study, you'll discover: - The extent of God's love and what it means for us. - Why the church seems to have lost the gift of grace-giving and why the world apart from the church can't offer it at all. - What it would look like for us to truly understand, receive, and give the gift that God gives so generously to us. Yancey offers compelling and true portraits of grace's life-changing power. He searches for its presence in his own life and in the church. He asks how Christians today can contend graciously with moral issues that threaten all they hold dear. And he challenges each of us to become living answers to a world that desperately wants to know, 'what's so amazing about grace?' The Audio Bible Study series provides a unique learning experience. Instead of sitting down to watch a video teaching for Bible study, listen to the same quality Bible study content on the go! Whether you listen on your commute, while walking outside, or over a lunch break, you can access high-quality audio Bible studies wherever you are. Get the most out of the teaching by diving into the accompanying study guide (sold separately) to walk through reflection questions and individual Bible study to go deeper."

Philip Yancey (Author), Philip D. Yancey (Narrator)

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Vanishing Grace: Bringing Good News to a Deeply Divided World

"Christians have proclaimed the good news about Jesus for centuries. But the good news isn't sounding so good these days, at least to some. More and more surveys show that people view Christians as bearers of bad news, judgment, and intolerance. In Vanishing Grace, bestselling author Philip Yancey acknowledges the problem and then explores how we can respond with both grace and truth. He offers a discerning look at what contributes to a hostility toward Christians, and identifies three groups--pilgrims, artists, and activists--who can show us a different way. With a reporter's eye and a compassionate heart, Yancey suggests practical ways in which we can live as salt and light within a society that is radically changing. What can we learn from those who shun church but consider themselves spiritual? Can the good news, once spoiled, ever sound good again? As Yancey writes, 'Like a sudden thaw in the middle of winter, grace happens at unexpected moments. It stops us short, catches the breath, disarms. . . . Yet not everyone has tasted of that amazing grace, and not everyone believes in it. In a time of division and discord, grace seems in vanishing supply. Why? And what can we do about it?' In the wake of recent events--Las Vegas, Charlottesville, Charleston, Ferguson, Islamic terrorism--people both inside and outside the church are thirsty for grace. Vanishing Grace calls us to see their thirst, and ours, in a hopeful new light as we listen, love, and offer a grace that is truly good news."

Philip Yancey (Author), Henry O. Arnold (Narrator)

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Where Is God When It Hurts?: Your Pain Is Real . . . When Will It End?

"Gold Medallion Book Award Winner. Over a million copies sold. An inspirational classic for more than thirty years,?Where Is God When It Hurts??honestly explores pain-from physical wounds to emotional and spiritual pain-and sheds new light on God's presence in our suffering. 'How can a loving God allow this to happen? God is either all-loving or all-powerful, but he can't be both.' You've heard that question, and perhaps you've even asked it yourself. When a loved one dies, we receive a terminal diagnosis, or natural disasters strike, people often wonder whether God is the?cause?of suffering and why he doesn't immediately take away the pain or fix the situation. As a result, we become angry at the once-beloved God who betrayed us. Bestselling author Philip Yancey uses examples from the Bible and from his own experiences to show us how we can learn to accept-without blame, anger, or fear-what we don't understand. Along the way, he answers questions such as: - Why is there such a thing as pain? - Is pain a message from God? - How should we respond to suffering? - How can we learn to cope with pain? Where Is God When It Hurts??speaks to everyone who thinks that suffering doesn't make sense. With compassion and clarity, Yancey brings us one step closer to finding an answer when our pain, or the pain of those we love, is real and we are left wondering,?where is God when it hurts? 'One of the most helpful treatments of the problem of evil that I've ever read. If I were looking around for something to give to individuals who are going through travail or difficulty, this is the book I'd recommend.' -Dr. Vernon Grounds, former Chancellor of Denver Seminar"

Philip Yancey (Author), Maurice England (Narrator)

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Church: Why Bother?

"Insights from Philip Yancey's personal pilgrimage away from and back to the church-what made him walk away, and what drew him back. Why are there so many more professing Christians than churchgoing Christians? Is it because something is wrong with the church? In his candid, thought-provoking manner, award-winning author Philip Yancey reveals the reasons behind his own journey back from skepticism to wholehearted participation in the church. This book: - Weighs the church's human failings against its compelling worth as the body of Christ. - Looks into what God may have in mind for His church. - Discusses how the church can reach beyond its walls and into the communities and lives around it to be more than just "Sunday worship." Yancey does not whitewash the church's faults. He sets them against the overwhelming balance of its strengths: its heart for God, its care for the hurting, its outreach to the lost, and its value as family and community. This book is for anyone who's ever wondered: Why bother with church?"

Philip Yancey (Author), Maurice England (Narrator)

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The Bible Jesus Read: Why the Old Testament Matters

"Philip Yancey has a way of confronting our most cherished--but misguided--notions about the Christian life. In The Bible Jesus Read, Yancey challenges the perception that the New Testament is more important than the Old, that the Hebrew Scriptures aren't worth the time they take to read and understand them. Writing as always with keen insight into the human condition and God's provision for it, Yancey debunks this theory once and for all. Yes, he agrees, the Old Testament can be baffling, boring, and even offensive to the modern reader. But as he personally discovered, the Old Testament is full of rewards for the one who embraces its riches. With his candid, signature style, Yancey unfolds his interactions with the Old Testament from the perspective of his own deeply personal journey. From Moses, the amazing prince of Egypt, to the psalmists' turbulent emotions and the prophets' oddball rantings, Yancey paints a picture of Israel's God--and ours--that fills in the blanks of a solely New Testament vision of the Almighty. As he reconnects for us the strong, sinuous chords that bind the Old and New Testaments, Yancey reclaims the Reformers' deep sense of unity between the two. Most important, he says, reading the Scriptures that Jesus so revered gives believers a profound new understanding of Christ, the Cornerstone of the new covenant. 'The more we comprehend the Old Testament,' Yancey writes, 'the more we comprehend Jesus.'"

Philip Yancey (Author), Maurice England (Narrator)

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Grace Notes: Daily Readings with Philip Yancey

"'There is no writer in the evangelical world that I admire and appreciate more.' - Billy Graham Philip Yancey's words--captured in his many bestselling books--have influenced the lives of millions of readers by strengthening their faith, building their hope, sparking their creativity, and challenging their comfort zones. If you're one of those readers, you know personally how his insights have affected your mind and heart. And if you're new to Yancey, you're in for a life-altering experience. These meditations--all drawn from the beloved and bestselling writings of the author--will take you through an entire year of Yancey's insight and imagination, covering a broad range of topics: - How to rediscover God through the wonders of nature, music, and romantic love - Why grace means you can't do anything to make God love you more or less - What happens when you cut through preconceptions to encounter the 'real' Jesus - How to renew your understanding and practice of prayer - Where you can see God in unexpected people and places - How to cope when life crashes in around you Every day, experience the best from a beloved author who, with freshness, clarity, and energy, has so brilliantly articulated God's wonderful but mysterious relationship with you."

Philip Yancey (Author), Maurice England (Narrator)

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Disappointment with God: Three Questions No One Asks Aloud

"Many of us experience times when life with God seems to fall short of our expectations-when we feel let down by God, hurt, or abandoned. This is something most people don't talk about-until now. In this classic work of Christian integrity and spiritual investigation, Philip Yancey gives us permission to look directly into our doubts and reckon with them. He uncovers the real and lasting hope that can be found in the midst of darkness and disillusion, exploring three questions that Christians wonder about but rarely feel permission to voice: - If God is so hungry for relationship with us, why does he seem so distant? - If God cares for us, why do bad things happen? - If God's promises are true, why do they feel so far off from personal experience? With his gift for articulating and answering some of the most honest, complex issues of faith, Philip Yancey points you beyond doubt and hardship to a stronger, wiser faith, a confidence in God's deep love, and a thirst to reach not just for what God gives, but for who God is. Included in the 25th anniversary edition is a study guide with questions about these perplexing crises of faith that the author confronts. Spanish edition also available."

Philip Yancey (Author), J. C. Howe, J. Charles (Narrator)

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Audiobooks by Philip Yancey

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