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.

Condensed classic


Eleri is shopping and Dylan is busy downstairs eating his Christmas present from Gwion - a tin of condensed milk.
According to Wikipedia (more here) condensed milk or sweetened condensed milk, is cow's milk from which water has been removed and to which sugar has been added, yielding a very thick, sweet product that can last for years without refrigeration if unopened. The two terms, condensed milk and sweetened condensed milk, have become synonymous; though there have been unsweetened condensed milk products, today these are uncommon. Condensed milk is used in numerous dessert dishes in many countries, especially in Russia and the former Soviet Union. A related product is evaporated milk, which has undergone a more complex process and which is not sweetened.

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

I must concede that the quality of your posts have gone downhill to say the least old bloggy man. I think someone is the victim of writer's block. GOod luck in finding inspiration for your next piece of writing.

Anonymous said...

Need more bloggy man! Have we had a pun about "writer's blog" from him yet?

Alan said...

He just EATS it just like that ?

What ? With a SPOON ? Or on bread ?

I don't know about the others, but I want more detail.

And I can't see that your quality has gone down. It seems just the same to me.

Anonymous said...

He turns it upside down and pours it down his throat, swallowing it with a massive gulp.
Anyone who knows him could tell you that