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The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts

by Joe Rigney

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God's world is full of good things. Ice-cold lemonade. The laughter of children. College football. Scrambled eggs and crispy bacon. A late night with old friends around a blazing campfire. God certainly knows how to give good gifts to his children. But where is the line when it comes to enjoying all the pleasurable things our world affords? In The Things of Earth, professor Joe Rigney offers perplexed Christians a breath of fresh air by lifting the burden of false standards and impossible expectations related to the Christian life--freeing readers to gratefully embrace every good thing we receive from the hand of God. Helping us avoid our tendency to forget the Giver on the one hand and neglect his gifts on the other, this much-needed book reminds us that God's blessings should drive us to worship and that a passion for God's glory can be as wide as the world itself.… (more)
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Excelente! Leitura fácil e leve, porém com um conteúdo de altíssimo nível. Recomendo. Um dos melhores que li esse ano. ( )
  felipebarnabe | Mar 19, 2020 |
Great book - basic premise of the book is that our enjoyment of the things of earth - God's gifts - when properly received do not compete with our enjoyment of the greatest treasure, God Himself, but instead enhance and intensify our joy in Him. If you have spent time thinking about Christian Hedonism you don't want to miss reading this. ( )
  KenMcLain | Jul 18, 2017 |
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God's world is full of good things. Ice-cold lemonade. The laughter of children. College football. Scrambled eggs and crispy bacon. A late night with old friends around a blazing campfire. God certainly knows how to give good gifts to his children. But where is the line when it comes to enjoying all the pleasurable things our world affords? In The Things of Earth, professor Joe Rigney offers perplexed Christians a breath of fresh air by lifting the burden of false standards and impossible expectations related to the Christian life--freeing readers to gratefully embrace every good thing we receive from the hand of God. Helping us avoid our tendency to forget the Giver on the one hand and neglect his gifts on the other, this much-needed book reminds us that God's blessings should drive us to worship and that a passion for God's glory can be as wide as the world itself.

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