Your Views

Dear Editor,

Toby Pitchers argues persuasively for apologetics, and yet I have my doubts because of an important glitch. When Peter writes ‘Always be prepared to give an answer for the hope in you’, it is not at all intended as a rational argument, but as an explanation for suffering for doing what is right.

Dear Editor,

Donald John MacLean, the President-elect of Westminster Seminary UK, gives an excellent summary of most of the main Biblical covenants in his article in the January 2025 edition of en.

Dear Editor,

The scandals over the past few years which have rocked the church are grievous, and ones which should cause us to reflect deeply and lament.

Dear Editor,

Donald John MacLean’s article in the January issue of en missed mentioning who the New Covenant as prophesied by Ezekiel and Jeremiah was inaugurated with, and I was left wondering why?

Dear Editor,

Having written about creation care myself and doing my best to bring the need for creation care to a largely materialistic Christian Church, I was confused by the article ‘Is creation care a gospel issue?’ by John Samuel and Richard Buggs in the January edition of en.

Dear Editor,

Paul Blackham’s article on Transparency (January en) is timely and thoughtful, but opens a juicy can of worms.

Dear Editor,

We shouldn’t let the failings of those high up in the Church of England affect our view of all Christian denominations.

Dear Editor,

There is a well-trodden and modish political trend which imagines that one can separate the religious content of Christianity from what poses as an ethical and cultural framework of values labelled ‘Christian’.

Dear Editor,

Having great respect for Julia Cameron, I tried not to read her too quickly before I commented (‘Evangelical History’, en December 2024) I also knew Timothy Dudley-Smith – he was one of my bishops when I was a curate. In the 1970s and afterward, I read the CPAS magazine Together, and used the Falcon publications and the Good News Bible. So I hope I don’t need Bob Dylan’s warning: ‘Don’t criticise what you don’t understand’.

Dear Editor,

Please forgive a note to clarify some potentially damaging confusion in recommending churches for people moving abroad.

Dear Editor,

I fully accept that all sides of an opinion have the right to be heard, but I myself am very dismayed by the way Timothy Reynolds (in his letter in the November issue of en) slighted Donald Trump.

Dear Editor,

Many students have started university, and the importance of identifying as a Christian on campus by joining a Universities and Colleges Christian Fellowship, or similar ministry, cannot be exaggerated.

Dear Editor,

I read Roger Curl’s letter (en November 2024) with genuine bemusement. My thanks to him for his kind opening words. I wouldn’t normally respond to a view expressed simply because it is different from my own, but I feel I must here. Let me make two points.

Dear Editor,

I appreciated Bill James’ piece on surrogate parenting and his (en October 2024) support of Miriam Cates’ voice calling for an end to it.

Dear Editor,

As a pastor of a relatively small church I have read with interest the discussion about pastoral priorities in the last few months.

Dear Editor,

Krish Kandiah is right to say that we should mourn with those who mourn, irrespective of nationality, and that God loves Jews and Gentiles alike (October en). There are, however, some uncomfortable comparisons to be made between Hamas/ Hezbollah and Israel that need to inform our prayers

Dear Editor,

What a helpful set of articles you gave us for the UK general election earlier this year – thank you!

Dear Editor,

Over the years, I have read with great interest the articles you have published covering the issues of abuse and spiritual abuse in the evangelical context.

Dear Editor,

Having read both volumes of Henri l’Église et des Blocher’s La doctrine de sacrements, I was surprised and disappointed to read (in your October 2024 issue) Leonardo de Chirico’s article ‘A new theological critique of Roman Catholicism.’

Dear Editor,

Thank you en for alerting us to the dangers of ‘Christian Nationalism’. [Jim Sayers: en October 2024]