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.

Fifth Beatle

People seem very keen to dub George Martin "the fifth Beatle". Several people have been connected with this title. Here are ten
 
1 Stuart Sutcliffe (friend of Lennon's, member of the original group)
2 Pete Best (original drummer)
3 Brian Epstein (manager)
4 George Martin (producer)
5 Neil Aspinall (chief roadie, etc)
6 Derek Taylor (media man)
7 Billy Preston (keyboard player on Let it be, etc)
8 Tony Sheridan (singer with the band in the early days)
9 Klaus Voorman (bassist from Hamburg days, on all the solo albums, etc)
10 George Best (long haired footballer from the sixties)

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