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What's So Amazing About Grace?, feat. Philip Yancey [S07-010]

Sep 21, 2023

Philip Yancey, renowned theologian and author, discusses the relevance of his book 'What's So Amazing About Grace?' 25 years after its publication. He invites listeners to question their understanding and extension of grace. The podcast explores topics such as personality development, crisis in churches, embracing the bottom, stadium prayers, and the value of suffering, growth, and grace.

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The power of grace in a graceless age and the role of Christians in demonstrating grace to others.

The importance of embodying grace in our interactions with others, as demonstrated by the band U2's gesture of humility.

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The Power of Grace and Understanding Personality

In this podcast episode, the guest Philip Yancy discusses the power of grace and the importance of understanding personality. He shares his personal journey of discovering the Enneagram and how it has impacted his perspective on self-awareness and relationships. Yancy highlights the need for grace in a graceless age and the role of Christians in demonstrating grace to others. He also explores the connection between suffering and grace, emphasizing that life is not a problem to be solved but a work to be made. Through his own experiences with Parkinson's, Yancy expresses a sense of trust and chronic hope in the face of challenges.

Introduction

2min

Enneagram Five and Personality Development

20min

Crisis in Churches and the Need for Intensive Counseling

4min

Embracing the Bottom

15min

Reminiscing about a Unique Friend and Stadium Prayers

2min

Exploring Suffering, Growth, and Grace

5min

Philip Yancey is an award-winning author, renowned theologian, and influential speaker who has written 13 Gold Medallion award-winning books and won two ECPA Book of the Year awards for What’s So Amazing About Grace? And The Jesus I Never Knew.

Today, I had the wonderful opportunity to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the bestselling book, What’s So Amazing About Grace? with author Philip Yancey. The question is just as relevant now as it was when the book was first published. It still holds true that the most important things in life are love, forgiveness and grace. Regardless of your religious or spiritual beliefs, Philip invites us to question how we understand grace and how we extend it to ourselves and others.

Learn more about Philip Yancey and his works at:

www.philipyancey.com

www.facebook.com/philipyancey

www.instagram.com/philipyanceyofficial/

www.twitter.com/philipyancey

What’s So Amazing About Grace?