In Depth:  Roland Morriss

Dear en,

I found the article ‘All Greek to me?’ in the July issue of en stimulating.

Dear Editor,

I thought the article by Greg Sheldon in the November en on ‘Resurrecting Belief’ was very good but I did take exception to his statement that we ‘possess an immortal soul’.

Dear Editor,

You can guarantee that the subject of Creation/Evolution will always provide you with plenty of material! Here is a small contribution which I believe highlights the fault line which unfortunately divides us.

Dear Editor,

I was one of those present in 1955 in the famous Henry Martyn Hall in Cambridge when one man stood up and shared his vision that, following the Cambridge Seven who went out nearly 70 years previously, we should pray for 70 of our generation to go and serve God overseas. (In the July issue of en, there is a review of a book telling of how this vision was realised.)

Dear Sir,

The Times of 29 February reported that a postgraduate student was expelled from a social work course because he stated in a Facebook post that the Bible condemns homosexual activity. The grounds were that he ‘caused offence’. I know that there is a right and a wrong way to make one’s views on any subject known, but I only hope that the Christian Legal Centre can make a strong case in his defence as they are supporting his appeal. It is not right that Christians should be discriminated against simply for saying what the Bible teaches.

Dear Sir,

I have just read ‘Reconstructing Evangelicalism’ in April’s en. It introduces a very important subject. The article starts by reminding us that ‘Evangelical religion’ was the moral cement of the 19th century. So the question is: ‘Why is that not true today? Why are evangelicals marginalised now?’

Dear Editor,

I agree with James Williams (‘Jesus on every page’, September en) that we should use all the Scriptures in our preaching. But if we only see OT characters as types of Jesus, I feel we are missing out on many important lessons that need to be learnt.