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 March 8 2026


We had a visiting preacher on Sunday - Chungman Shon. Childs Hill holds a lot of memories for Chungman as his father was the pastor of the church that meets on Sunday afternoons in our building and he remembers where he sat as a teenager (feet up and asleep sometimes!). He preached to us morning and evening from Matthew 5 and the beatitudes. Very helpful. We had a bumper turn out in the morning - perhaps over 50, including four people whohaven't been there for a while, one or two visitors, etc. There were still plenty missing, as ever We were about 15 in the evening.

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