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Christian Author Philip Yancey, married for more than five decades, admitted to a years-long affair, telling Christianity Today in a statement that he had “disqualified” himself from ministry.
Yancey did not mince words or try to defend this case – he admitted sinfulness his behavior and the destructive consequences of his actions.
“To my great shame, I confess that for eight years I intentionally entered into a sinful relationship with a married woman. My behavior was contrary to everything I believe about marriage. It was also completely contrary to my faith and my scriptures and caused deep pain to her husband and both of our families. I will not share further details out of respect for the other family,” he said in his statement, according to the report. exit.
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Philip Yancey at Waterstone Community Church on April 18, 2019 in Littleton, Colorado. (Joe Amon/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
“I confessed my sin to God and my wife and committed myself to a vocational counseling and accountability program. I have failed morally and spiritually and mourn the devastation I have caused. I recognize that my actions will disappoint readers who have previously trusted my writings. The worst thing is that my sin brought dishonor to God. I am full of remorse and remorse and have nothing to stand on except God’s mercy and grace,” he noted, according to the outlet.
“I am now focused on rebuilding trust and rebuilding my 55-year marriage. Having disqualified myself from participating in Christian service, I am retiring from writing, speaking, and social media. Instead, I need to spend my remaining years living the words I've already written. I pray for God’s grace and forgiveness—and yours—and for healing in the lives of those I have hurt,” Yancey wrote in an emailed statement, according to Christianity Today.
He also provided the publication with a statement from his wife.
An inmate at the Denver County Jail reads Philip Yancey's Where Is God When It Hurts? (Carl Gehring/The Denver Post via Getty Images)
In a statement, Janet Yancey said that in the face of this “trauma and devastation” she has no plans to break her “marriage vow” and asked people to pray for her and her husband.
“I, Janet Yancey, speak from a place of trauma and devastation that only people who have experienced betrayal can understand. However, 55 and a half years ago I made a sacred and binding vow of marriage, and I will not break that promise. I accept and understand that God, through Jesus, has paid and forgiven the sins of the world, including Philip's sins. May God also give me the grace to forgive despite my unfathomable trauma. Please pray for us,” she said in a statement, according to the statement. socket.
Christian cross against the sky. (Godong/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
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In a 2023 article about the diagnosis Parkinson's diseaseYancey wrote: “I have a highly competent wife of 52 years who takes my health and well-being as a personal challenge.”
“Sixteen years ago, as I lay strapped to my back with a broken neck after a car accident, Janet drove through a snowstorm to pick me up. She was already mentally remodeling our house in case she needed to prepare for life with a quadriplegic. She shows the same selfless, fierce devotion now, even as she faces a potentially difficult caregiving role,” he wrote in the magazine. piece.
