Confession
Philip Yancey is a Christian evangelical writer that I have admired for many years. I learned more about life, the church, and the giving of self to the cause of Christ through him. But then I read about his confession of an eight-year affair. I am disappointed to say the least, yet not surprised by the total depravity we all have within us. Like Ravi Zacharias years ago, who dropped from the evangelical scene because of his sin, Philip Yancey has now taken himself out of his ministry of writing and speaking, yet due to an encounter with God, he confessed his sin. Written below is a portion of what Jim Denison wrote in his daily devotional (8/ 26): “I have followed Yancey’s work for years and consider him one of the most thoughtful and authentic writers in the evangelical world. It was therefore devastating to learn yesterday that he engaged in an affair with a married woman for eight years and is now retiring from writing and speaking. In an emailed statement to Christi...