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02252aam a2200349 i 4500 001 858FC744D83411E4A97AA47EDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20150401010112 007 n 008 140915s2015||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 010 $a 2014020703 020 $a 1433544733 (tp) 020 $a 9781433544736 (tp) 040 $d TxAuBib $e rda $d SILO 100 1 $a Rigney, Joe, $d 1982- 245 14 $a The things of earth : $b treasuring God by enjoying his gifts / $c Joe Rigney ; foreword by John Piper. 264 1 $a Wheaton, ILL : $b Crossway, $c 2015. 300 $a pages cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a 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. 520 $a Ice-cold lemonade. The laughter of children. College football. Scrambled eggs and crispy bacon. But what happens to these earthly pleasures when Jesus shows up? Do the things of earth grow strangely dim? Or does he shine in all thatÌs fair? In this book, Joe Rigney offers a breath of fresh air to Christians who are burdened by false standards, impossible expectations, and misguided notions of holiness. Steering a middle course between idolatry on the one hand and ingratitude on the other, this much-needed book reminds us that every good gift comes from the FatherÌs hand, that GodÌs blessings should drive us to worship and generosity, and that a passion for GodÌs glory is as wide as the world. 541 $d 20150305. 650 1 $a Gratitude $x Christianity. $x Christianity. 650 $a Happiness $x Christianity. $x Christianity. 650 0 $a Pleasure $x Christianity. $x Christianity. 650 0 $a God (Christianity) $x Worship and love. 650 0 $a Hedonism $x Christianity. $x Christianity. 700 $a Piper, John, $d 1946- 941 $a 2 952 $l CAPH522 $d 20161209010541.0 952 $l HPPD845 $d 20150401010902.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=858FC744D83411E4A97AA47EDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search