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Philip Yancey Admits to 8-Year Affair, Retires From Public Ministry

Bestselling Christian author Philip Yancey has confessed to an eight-year extramarital affair and announced he is stepping away from writing, speaking and social media to focus on restoring his marriage.Yancey, 76, who had served as editor at large for Christianity Today for three decades, shared with the outlet that he “willfully engaged in a sinful affair with a married woman” and said his actions caused deep harm to his wife, the other family involved and readers who trusted him.“My conduct d