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The Editorial

Bill James hits the spot

In this column last month, we commented on the preaching in some evangelical churches. This theme is now picked up by Bill James, Principal of London Seminary, and also a member of the new Theology Team of the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches (FIEC).

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He says (p.2): ‘When I was young, I remember having a profound sense of the presence of God when listening to sermons… [But] in the generations following [Martyn] Lloyd-Jones there has been less of a sense of the supernatural in church preaching.’ He describes it as like ‘hot food served on a cold plate’.