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.

Newport Chartists


One of Newport's few claims to fame is its focus for John Frost and the Chartist riots of 1834. In John Frost Square this (1968??) mural can be found. Apparenty the mural is under some sort of threat. The people involved came down the valleys and would have marched through the place where I was brought up stopping at the Greenhouse Inn, Llantarnam, for sustenance (where a rare bit of (1719) Welsh has survived above the door - cwrw da a seidr i chwi [good ale & cider 4U]). Wesley preached outside the church next door one time. (BTW Newport is, as ever, a building site with major redevelopments going on. For some reason it's always like that).

1 comment:

Guy Davies said...

Thanks for the Newport reportage. It is good to see the transporter bridge working again. I hope that the Chartist mural is preserved.