{"product_id":"the-things-of-earth-joe-rigney-9781591280095","title":"The Things of Earth: Treasuring God by Enjoying His Gifts","description":"The world is full of good things.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Christian life is a journey in holiness: from one degree of glory to the next. But for too long there has been an unstated belief that as Christians grow in holiness, the things of earth will, as the hymn says, grow strangely dim. But Dr. Joe Rigney sees it differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the poet once said, \u003cem\u003eThe world is charged with the grandeur of God\u003c\/em\u003e. The smile of a wife. Baseball in October. The Sawtooth Mountain Range. Toddlers' laughing. Meatballs in spaghetti. A very good whiskey. What are Christians to make of these earthly pleasures?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Rigney offers relief to Christians wrongly burdened by anxious guilt that they might enjoy their stuff \u003cem\u003etoo\u003c\/em\u003e much. There is another way besides Idolatry and Ingratitude. This book will instill a rich gratitude to the Father of Lights, the Giver of every good and perfect gift.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFeaturing a foreword by John Piper.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Rigney\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1591280095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781591280095\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Canon Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/26\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 298\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.84lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.67d","brand":"Joe Rigney","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45482865918207,"sku":"9781591280095","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3411204e-011f-4e33-85d0-7f2d2c9ad6fd.jpg?v=1715999712","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-things-of-earth-joe-rigney-9781591280095","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}