Sorry, I have not written on the immigration issue. I’d love to hear your thoughts, though.
Philip

I really enjoy reading your posts, and, as a Chicagoan, this one was very interesting. I’m in high school and my perspective on the ’11 blizzard was mostly “school closed for two days.” Your post made me think of the community hardships bring in a different light. As my twin always says, “there is something about those things that bring people together, whatever they may be, that I love.”

On a broader note, thank you for all that you write and do. As a sixteen year old, I often feel that books written for my age these days are so limited and secular. I find that your books help me to think, ask and seek in a way that few books do. Your books, and your simple, honest approach to difficult issues shake me from my limited perspective, show me a world that is so much more broken and so much more beautiful than I can imagine, and gently place me at the feet of a God more confusing and more compelling than anything I’ve imagined. I also like your books for the same reason you may get some angry mail–they are honest, not sugarcoated, and say things as they are. Yet you also say things about how they could be. I appreciate that. As the daughter of a theology professor, and a less conservative one, I often find that I am irritated by the faith that never questions. Your books help me find a balance between doubts and trust.

I also relate to you in a literary way–writing has been my way of asking questions for years, although more in poetry form than books. I find that there is something about the power and ambiguity of words and poetry that enable me to express myself like no other way. My dream is to write as a career.

As a sidenote, is there any way I can email you and get a response? I have always wanted to have a chance to talk to you about christianity.

BTW — the CAPTHCHA code bar in the comments field is easy to use. It shouldn’t hinder anyone from leaving a comment… and it certainly cuts down on SPAM.

It is also changeable by pressing the lower button if the letters and numbers aren’t easy enough to read.

We did not have that depth of snow here in central New Mexico, but the cold was a surprise to this California boy! We run a dog rescue, and I spent most of the days outside. While spending an hour kneeling in the snow to re-weld a broken log splitter rather interferes with contemplation on beauty…I will nonetheless treasure the memory of these still, quiet, white days.

On another issue, if I may…I’m facing a medical problem with ‘odds against’ something like Russian Roulette – with five chambers loaded. My faith, such as it was, was wrecked by attempts to attend two local churches. They were evangelical, I’m sorry to say.

I believe that there IS something beyond this life. And you, Mr. Yancey, are perhaps its best spokesman since C.S. Lewis. Your website has given me tremendous comfort in recent days. When the pain rises past the level that narcotics can handle, your words are there as an outstretched hand of comfort. Thank you for this.