The things of earth : treasuring God by enjoying his gifts / / Joe Rigney ; foreword by John Piper

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910148588303321
• Autore: Rigney Joe <1982->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Wheaton, Illinois : , : Crossway, , 2015
• ISBN: 1-4335-4476-8
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 233
• Soggetti: Hedonism - Religious aspects - Christianity; Gratitude - Religious aspects - Christianity; Happiness - Religious aspects - Christianity; Pleasure - Religious aspects - Christianity; God (Christianity) - Worship and love
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: The glory of the Triune God -- The author and his story -- Creation as communication -- Created to be a creature -- The gospel solution to idolatry -- Rhythms of godwardness -- Naming the world -- Desiring not-God -- Sacrifice, self-denial, and generosity -- When wartime goes wrong -- Suffering, death, and the loss of good gifts -- Embrace your creatureliness.