The similar phrase 'Worldly Christianity' is one used by Bonhoeffer. It's J Gresham Machen that I want to line up most closely with. See his Christianity and culture here. Having done commentaries on Proverbs (Heavenly Wisdom) and Song of Songs (Heavenly Love), a matching title for Ecclesiastes would be Heavenly Worldliness. For my stance on worldliness, see 3 posts here.

Lord's Day February 9 2020


The storm was not too bad our end but it certainly kept some away. In one case a tree had fallen on the rail line. With seven away overseas and two away within the UK we did look a  little sparse but there were two visitors in the morning and some rare birds too. In the evening we were 18 and half of these were Asian (more than Africans and Europeans combined, although I confess one family of qight made a big impact!). In the morning we looked at the second commandment and in the evening at the next bit of Song of Songs and that went very well at last. We had tea at 5 pm and spent  ashort time in prayer for one of our members who has a big day coming up tomorrow. How blessed we are even in these difficult days.

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