Titre :	Teach us to want : longing, ambition & the life of faith
Type de document :	texte imprimé
Auteurs :	Jen Pollock Michel, Auteur
Editeur :	Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, an imprint of InterVarsity Press
Année de publication :	c2014
Importance :	221 p.
Format :	21 cm
ISBN/ISSN/EAN :	978-0-8308-4312-1
Note générale :	Includes bibliographical references
Langues :	Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)
Catégories :	Desire -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Desire for God. Emotions--Religious aspects--Christianity
Index. décimale :	BV 4597.3
Résumé :	A 2015 Christianity Today Book of the Year! As Christians, we're squeamish about desire. Isn't wanting sinful and selfish? Aren't we supposed to find and follow God's will rather than insisting upon our own? The story of each person is a story of want - desires unmet, hopes dashed, passions pursued and ambitions fulfilled. Our wants cannot be ignored. But when desire is informed by Scripture and re-formed by our Read more...
Note de contenu :	Afraid to Want: Fear -- Aperture of the Heart: Courage -- Precipice of Hope: Grace -- Project Kingdom: Good News -- Visions of Sugarplums: Scripture -- The Business of Holy: Prayer -- Bread and Butter: Petition -- If the Shoe Fits: Confession -- Be My Neighbor: Community -- Ruby Slippers: Commitment.

Teach us to want : longing, ambition & the life of faith [texte imprimé] / Jen Pollock Michel, Auteur . - Downers Grove, Illinois : IVP Books, an imprint of InterVarsity Press, c2014 . - 221 p. ; 21 cm.
ISBN : 978-0-8308-4312-1
Includes bibliographical references
Langues : Anglais (eng) Langues originales : Anglais (eng)

Catégories :	Desire -- Religious aspects -- Christianity. Desire for God. Emotions--Religious aspects--Christianity
Index. décimale :	BV 4597.3
Résumé :	A 2015 Christianity Today Book of the Year! As Christians, we're squeamish about desire. Isn't wanting sinful and selfish? Aren't we supposed to find and follow God's will rather than insisting upon our own? The story of each person is a story of want - desires unmet, hopes dashed, passions pursued and ambitions fulfilled. Our wants cannot be ignored. But when desire is informed by Scripture and re-formed by our Read more...
Note de contenu :	Afraid to Want: Fear -- Aperture of the Heart: Courage -- Precipice of Hope: Grace -- Project Kingdom: Good News -- Visions of Sugarplums: Scripture -- The Business of Holy: Prayer -- Bread and Butter: Petition -- If the Shoe Fits: Confession -- Be My Neighbor: Community -- Ruby Slippers: Commitment.