An encouraging collection of observations on christian living. ( )

This is a series of articles Philip Yancey wrote, to answer some interesting questions about the Christian life. Where did racial hatred come from? What's the value of fiction? Do gorillas have mid-life crisis?

It's not the most in-depth or moving of his books; each chapter is just three or four pages long, looking at one particular question in the style of an article. But there are some good anecdotes, some thought-provoking comments, and the usual excellent writing style I've come to expect from Yancey.

Recommended.

Longer review here: https://suesbookreviews.blogspot.com/2021/04/i-was-just-wondering-by-philip-yanc... ( )

Yancy writes in an easy to read manner. This book begins to address some interesting questions eg Why is sex fun? which is a comment that if the prescence of pain and suffering can be difficult for Christians to think about then similarly the atheist has to deal with the 'problem' of pleasure. ( )

If you read this book looking for answers, you'll be disappointed. What Philip Yancey does instead is raise a series of questions about life, faith, the church and God, which prompt deep thinking and questioning from his readers. Worthwhile. ( )