Titre :	When I don't desire God : how to fight for joy
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	John Piper (1946-), Auteur
Editeur :	Wheaton, Ill : Crossway Books
Année de publication :	©2004
Importance :	268 p.
Format :	22 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-1-58134-652-7
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Desire for God. God (Christianity) -- Worship and love Happiness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Index. décimale :	BV 4817
Résumé :	Explaining how to become a "Christian hedonist," a bestselling author offers guidance on how to find spiritual joy to readers who are unsure of where to seek it.
Note de contenu :	Why I wrote this book : sustaining the sacrifice of love -- What is the difference between desire and delight? : discovering how both and neither is the goal -- The call to fight for joy in God : taking God's demand for delight seriously -- Joy in God is a gift of God : doing ourselves what must be done for us -- The fight for joy is a fight to see : valuing God through the eyes of the heart and the ears of the head -- Fighting for joy like a justified sinner : learning the secret of gutsy guilt -- The worth of God's Word in the fight for joy : seeing the measure of this mighty weapon -- How to wield the Word in the fight for joy : musing, memorizing, and the message of God -- The focus of prayer in the fight for joy : desiring all else only because we desire God -- The practice of prayer in the fight for joy : morning, noon, and evening without ceasing -- How to wield the world in the fight for joy : using all five senses to see the glory of God -- When the darkness does not lift : doing what we can while we wait for God--and joy.

When I don't desire God : how to fight for joy [texte imprimé] / John Piper (1946-), Auteur . - Wheaton, Ill : Crossway Books, ©2004 . - 268 p. ; 22 cm.
ISBN : 978-1-58134-652-7
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Desire for God. God (Christianity) -- Worship and love Happiness -- Religious aspects -- Christianity
Index. décimale :	BV 4817
Résumé :	Explaining how to become a "Christian hedonist," a bestselling author offers guidance on how to find spiritual joy to readers who are unsure of where to seek it.
Note de contenu :	Why I wrote this book : sustaining the sacrifice of love -- What is the difference between desire and delight? : discovering how both and neither is the goal -- The call to fight for joy in God : taking God's demand for delight seriously -- Joy in God is a gift of God : doing ourselves what must be done for us -- The fight for joy is a fight to see : valuing God through the eyes of the heart and the ears of the head -- Fighting for joy like a justified sinner : learning the secret of gutsy guilt -- The worth of God's Word in the fight for joy : seeing the measure of this mighty weapon -- How to wield the Word in the fight for joy : musing, memorizing, and the message of God -- The focus of prayer in the fight for joy : desiring all else only because we desire God -- The practice of prayer in the fight for joy : morning, noon, and evening without ceasing -- How to wield the world in the fight for joy : using all five senses to see the glory of God -- When the darkness does not lift : doing what we can while we wait for God--and joy.