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.
Summary:
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 that́s 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 Fatheŕs hand, that God́s blessings should drive us to worship and generosity, and that a passion for God́s glory is as wide as the world.
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