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LETTERS AND TWEETS

to, but I would not have been loyal
to that pledge had I ever embraced
any of the teaching of Don Cupitt
or Paul Tillich.’

Letters
and tweets

John McCartney, Derby

Sermon construction:
help!
‘Many thanks for the inspirational
Spring issue of Preach. I am a
Methodist-trained lay preacher
and Anglican reader. Your article
entitled “Stand and Deliver” led
me to think about homiletics in
general and how this is an issue
for me. I was never trained or
given help as to how to “construct,
build or develop” a sermon. All I
have managed to do is read a few
American papers on the subject.
Could this be a topic for an article
in a subsequent issue?’
David Smith, by email

Embracing change

Them and us
‘May I express my deep
appreciation of the Summer 2015
edition of Preach? You have done
amazingly well to bring together
under one cover – with sensitivity
and balance – preaching in the
power of the Spirit, traditional or
charismatic, biblical or emotional.
I’m sad that it remains divisive:
them and us. Perhaps we need
to heed Paul in 1 Corinthians 14,
urging us to build up the church
and “speak to the people for their
up-building, and encouragement
and consolation”.’
George Chew, Kingston

Not too conservative
for some
‘In reference to the comment by
Mike Dennis (Preach, Spring 2015,
letters) that too many of the articles
seemed to come from those of a
somewhat conservative bent and
exhorting the input from members
of the “Progressive Christianity
Network”, I have to say I was very
happy with the magazine and
its representation of evangelical
orthodoxy. Furthermore when I
was accredited as a local preacher I
gave a solemn pledge not to preach
anything contrary to Methodist
doctrine. This is a pledge I have kept

‘I’d just like to thank you so much
for the two copies of Preach (and
Ichthus) that dropped through my
door this morning. Despite being a
long-time supporter, somehow I’d
dropped off the mailing list and it
was only when I was shown a copy
at a recent preachers’ meeting that
I realised that I’d not heard from
you in some time.
It’s clear from thi ́