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.

Past diary entry Jan 03 1994

Monday January 3 was apparently a pretty efficient day, mostly in the study. In those days one wrote letters and I'd done some of that as well as making phone calls, trying to track down missing congregants. Got lunch from MacDonalds in Golders Green (now gone) and shopped in Sainsburys (smaller then) with Rhodri (5) in tow. Tried to help Eleri still not well and did some tidying in the study (not sure where in the house it was in those days). We watched some Ruth Rendell thing from 9 pm, then a member phoned late - a family member not returned home and a cause for concern. Eleri and I got into an argument after, sad to say, and so we were late to sleep.

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