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.

Banner Conference 2025 01

Andrew Lucas


On Monday afternoon I drove up from London with my father-in-law and Dinu Moga from Oradea, Romania to the conference centre. We began at five with an opening sermon from Andrew Lucas pastor in Omagh, Ulster. He took us to various places in the story of Paul where Paul experienced discouragement, weakness and loneliness. He sought to show that each time it was in the Lord that Paul found relief and we must do the same. After our evening meal we had a superb message from Stuart Olyott on setting out in the ministry. as he said it is simple being a minister though not easy. he urged us to know your God, to know yourself, to knowyour flock and to know yoour job (qhich is to be an example, to pray, to preach the gospel, to declare the whole coounsel of God and to shepherd every sheep (including the lambs). SUperb stuff.

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