Episode 614: Philip Yancey on The Grace Crisis, His Time in the White House With Bill Clinton, Roe v. Wade, and Why He Thought Publishing What’s So Amazing About Grace Would Get Him Canceled
Philip Yancey talks about the grace crisis facing modern Christianity, his two hours in the White House with Bill Clinton, Roe v. Wade, and why he thought initially publishing What’s So Amazing About Grace might get him canceled.
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