Rumors of Another World
What on Earth Are We Missing?

Very profound reading. I put Yancey up there with Donald Miller (actually, he surpasses him because Miller, while deep, struggles to have a point sometimes). And Yancey is one of the few Christian thinkers I've read that understands what sin does in the life of a believer. Many would foolishly have......more

Each one of Philip Yancey's books that I have read have made a personal impact upon me. It is as if the author knows how to get into my head and challenge me from the inside out. I had never even heard of this book before finding it on the store shelf, but I am glad I made the jump to purchase it. I......more

It's hard to blurb this one in several sentences, but I could have wonderful discussions about the contents of this book, specifically the first section.......more

لقد خُدعت بشكل ما بالحكم بأن العالم الطبيعي غير روحي وبأن الله ضد المتعة فنحن لا نري الله علي افضل حال بنفس الطريقة التي نري بها كسوفاً شمسياً : لا بالتحديق في الشمس الذي يسبب العمي بل من خلال شئ تسلط عليه الشمس اعطيت ظهري للنور ووجهي نحو الاشياء التي اشرق عليها النور يرثو اغسطينوس في الاعترافات قائ......more

Classic Yance, Not quite what's so amazing but still super readable and interesting. Written for those on the 'borderlands of belief', talking about how certain areas of life bring us to question the reductionist premise that the concrete material world (whatever that means) is all there is. This lis......more