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.

Carey 2024 Day One



Yesterday I travelled through the rain up to Swanwick, courtesy of Bill Jmaes, to be with a hundred or so others for the Carey Conference. We began with three excellent sessions from Paul Brunning, David Campbell and Conrad Pomeroy.
Paul spoke on very helpfully and thoroughly (and not depressingly) on Spurgeon and his depression. David gave his first paper on holiness from Romans 6. This is the main theme of the conference. Then in the evening Conrad gave the first of two papers from John 1. Just before that we had a ten minuste oresentation of the 1689 confession chapter 5 from John Mark Allmand-Smith. I'd forgotten we do that. No doubt reordings of the addresses will be available at some point. (The 2023 talks are here). Great to be here.

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