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.

Living in a pricey area


One of the issues that faces us here in Childs Hill is the prohibitive cost of housing. Over the years many have had to move away because it is so costly here.
New figures from the Office for National Statistics show where properties are likely to set you back the most in Barnet, and where you could snap up a bargain.
The Garden Suburb neighbourhood was Barnet's priciest, with a median value of £1,150,000 among the 161 sales in the area last calendar year.
The next most expensive was the Childs Hill area, where a house could set you back £885,000, and Totteridge, which had a median price of £850,000 in 2022.
Meanwhile, the Burnt Oak neighbourhood saw the lowest house prices, with buyers paying an average of £438,000 across 82 sales last year.
This was followed by Colindale and Woodhouse, where buyers spent £440,000 and £512,250 respectively.
Aware of this we have embarked on a major project to turn the lower ground floor of our building into accommodation.

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