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Everything Happens with Kate Bowler

Philip Yancey: The Scandal of Grace

Everything Happens with Kate Bowler

Kate Bowler

Society & Culture, Religion & Spirituality, Health & Fitness

4.8 • 5.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 October 2021

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Summary

Philip Yancey is well-known for his bestselling books like What's So Amazing About Grace and Disappointment with God. But behind all of that spiritual wisdom was a family secret: his sick father left the hospital against the doctor's advice, trusting in God to heal him. He wasn’t healed. Out of this experience, Philip has wrestled with deep questions of faith, doubt, and suffering.  In today's conversation, Philip and I discuss:  What it was like growing up in Christian fundamentalism  Being wounded by the church The cost of unforgiveness The mystery and hunger of grace This conversation forced me to wonder about how grace works. Perhaps grace, as Philip would say, is a scandal. Because it forces us to think about a love that is unearned, undeserved, and unmerited. All we know sometimes, is that WE need it.  So, blessed are we who live here. In this mystery—this scandal—of grace. CW: polio, abuse *** Find me on Instagram or Facebook or Twitter. Be sure to subscribe to my weekly email for bits of wisdom, prayers, free downloads, and more. No Cure for Being Human (And Other Truths I Need to Hear) is now available wherever books are sold. Order your copy today. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0

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0:05.3

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0:10.0

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0:16.4

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0:20.8

After all, the holidays are a notoriously tough time between managing family dynamics,

0:25.8

racing from thing to thing, and braving the cold and dark weather, it's normal to feel down.

0:30.8

Having someone to talk to about how you're feeling and what you can do about it is truly a gift.

0:35.7

When you're armed with more information about what you're experiencing,

0:38.8

struggles can feel a little easier to manage. BetterHelp is much more affordable than in-person therapy,

0:44.0

and you can do it from the comfort of your home on a schedule that works for you.

0:47.7

So this holiday season give yourself a gift of better mental health,

0:51.3

a gift that really does keep on giving. Visit BetterHelp.com to see if therapy is for you.

0:56.8

That's better, h-e-l-p-dot-com.

1:00.9

There's that sick feeling you get when something should have happened.

1:04.8

When someone should have stepped in, when someone left you hanging in a time of deep need,

1:10.1

a person you love, a community, a church, a pastor, a doctor, a friend, maybe God, you've been let down.

1:18.5

It can be very easy to wonder what was the point? Was I wrong to have trusted this person or in this place?

1:26.3

Is there anything of value here to keep? Even if most of what it should have been is in ashes now.

1:33.8

I'm Kate Boehler, and this is Everything Happens.

1:38.4

And I'm here to let you off the hook for having to live your best life now when things don't feel good, better, best.

1:46.0

Best. Thanks a lot to all of us, Dean.

1:49.0

When I was growing up, there was a Christian author that people turned to to talk about their disappointment.

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