Your Views

Dear Editor,

Your recent column on “Fallen Royals” [see the article here] suggests that the British royal family are “earth’s most committed non-meritocracy”. But I suggest that earth’s most committed non-meritocracy is none other than the universal Christian Church, the worldwide company of born-again Christian believers, saved by grace alone, through faith alone in Christ alone, the gracious gift of the one true God alone to supremely non-meritworthy sinners.

Dear Editor,

Thank you for the November issue of en. I found the wide-ranging selection of articles both helpful and stimulating. I particularly appreciated the central pair of articles and replies, debating a Christian approach to immigration and integration [see article here]. More like this please!

Dear Editor,

It is very encouraging to see younger men being brought into the preaching ministry. But it needs to be impressed on them (perhaps by their sending churches) that their sermons need to be 100% clearly audible to their hearers. A common fault seems to be that they tend to drop their voice and quickly slide over the last few words in many sentences.

Dear Editor,

Regarding Charles Gardner’s letter in the December en [see the letter online here] about the Ryder Cup’s Christian origins, I would like to point out that although Samuel Ryder was born in Lancashire, he and his siblings moved to Sale, then Ashton upon Mersey, in Cheshire.

Dear Editor,

This is an enquiry about whether you know of any Christian organisation who supply equipment of recorded hymns to small churches that have no choir or musicians. I am trying to find out if such equipment exists for private and personal use. It would be great for older people who can’t get to church anymore, but would love to easily access a large range of hymns and anthems. Thank you.

Dear Editor,

I am writing in response to David Shepherd’s article on “Christian Nationalism and far-right exclusivism” [see the article here].

Dear Editor,

I thank God for the life of Terry Puttick, whose promotion to glory was announced in the December print edition of en [and also published online here]. Terry was my team leader and Director at London City Mission for over ten years. He was a man of passion, compassion and wisdom, with a deep love for the lost.

Dear Editor,

Reading the article in the November issue regarding workplace evangelism caused me to think again about sharing the gospel somehow using my local u3a. [University of the Third Age is an international movement whose aims are the education and stimulation of mainly retired members of the community – those in their third “age” of life].

Dear Editor,

Thanks as ever for the recent print issue of Evangelicals Now.

Dear Editor,

I am writing regarding the recent en article, “Ex-FIEC church explains switch [from evangelicalism] to Eastern Orthodoxy”.

Dear Editor,

The article about caring for people with dementia brought back memories for me. Being asked by my mother “Do I have any children?” was a bit confusing, but I could answer it. “When is my mother coming to collect me?” I found more difficult.

Dear Editor,

Having learnt that the Church of England has effectively suspended the “Living in Love and Faith” (LLF) ideology project, I am greatly relieved. The church’s legal and theological advice given confirmed that “bespoke services” using the Prayers of Love and Faith would require a two-thirds vote in favour from each of the three houses of Synod as it would be a change in the doctrine of marriage, which many of us knew all along. The shocking thing to me is that it has been revealed that this has been known since 2017.

Dear Editor,

I was delighted by Gavin Calver’s lovely article on what golf’s European Ryder Cup team teaches the church about the importance of unity. It is true that this has been a wonderful trait of the team over many years and is sadly somewhat ironic in view of the political differences within Europe and the make-up of American teams almost always including vocal Christians.

Dear Editor,

Paul Mills’ article on climate change was well-informed, and I do not doubt his sincerity. However I found his main argument logically inconsistent.

Dear Editor,

In your recent questionnaire you had a question: “How would you describe your theological outlook?”, listing as specific options “reformed/conservative evangelical; open evangelical; charismatic; catholic or anglo catholic; liberal/progressive”.

Dear Editor,

I enjoyed Robin Sydserff’s tribute to Dick Lucas. Where can one hear the preaching series he mentioned, “The Original Jesus” (1985) and the 1997–98 series “Jesus Rediscovered”?

Dear Editor,

I found Dave Burke’s article on finding a counsellor to be helpful and almost well balanced. I’m sorry he didn’t include a link to the Association of Christians in Counselling and Linked Professions www.acc-uk.org/. This association is often overlooked in the secular world; it can be particularly helpful to those looking for counsellors who are Christian.

Dear Editor,

I don’t think any reader can fail to be moved by Tim Thornborough’s account (en, September) of caring for his mother who suffered from dementia.

Dear Editor,

The news has been full of the shooting of Charlie Kirk. I must confess that the first I knew of him was when I heard he’d been shot, and that’s probably true for many people like me. However, those of us in middle age or our later years need to be aware that among many of a younger generation Charlie Kirk was massive.

Dear Editor,

Regarding the article “Lost Martyn Lloyd-Jones tapes recovered” in the September issue of en.

Dear Editor,

I thought Richard Underwood’s interview with John Woods, in the August issue of en, addressing the increasing number of youngsters growing up minus a father was very helpful.