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Product Identifiers
PublisherInterVarsity Press
ISBN-100830817433
ISBN-139780830817436
eBay Product ID (ePID)43115813
Product Key Features
Book TitleHe Has Made Me Glad : Enjoying God's Goodness with Reckless Abandon
Number of Pages176 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2005
TopicChristian Life / General
GenreReligion
AuthorBen Patterson
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight8 Oz
Item Length8.2 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2004-025503
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal248.4
Table Of ContentIntroduction: We Are Far Too Easily PleasedPart One: The Case for Joy1. Inexpressible and Glorious Joy2. Joy Busters3. The Happy God4. A Christmas CarolPart Two: The Habits of Joy5. Indiscriminate Thanks6. Knowledge Too Wonderful7. How Good and Pleasant8. Words That Give Life9. Never on Sunday10. Hilarious GenerosityPart Three: The Hope of Joy11. Heaven: Our Real Home12. Glorious FreedomNotes
SynopsisThe Christian gospel is about grace.The Christian life is about gratitude and joy.Scripture characterizes joy as what you experience when you are grateful for the grace that's been given you. But joy is not simply described in the Bible; it is prescribed. We are called to be joyful, to give thanks in all circumstances, to embrace grace.Still, there's plenty going on in the world and in our own lives to make joy seem impractical, gratitude unnecessary and grace perplexing. We who have been given every reason to be joyful can nevertheless be joyless. How can we begin to live in the truth that our God has made us to be glad?With gleeful exuberance, Ben Patterson submits his compelling case for joy. His winsome stories and thoughtful reflections show how even traditional disciplines such as (yawn) churchgoing and (gulp!) tithing can be hilariously fulfilling when lived out of gratitude for God's gracious gifts.Once we start to think about all that God has done for us, our thoughts turn inevitably to gratitude and ultimately to gladness. And that is only appropriate, for he has made us to be glad., With gleeful exuberance, Ben Patterson submits his compelling case for joy. He shows how even traditional disciplines such as (yawn) churchgoing and (gulp!) tithing can be hilariously fulfilling when lived out of gratitude for God's gracious gifts., The Christian gospel is about grace.The Christian life is about gratitude and joy.Scripture characterizes joy as what you experience when you are grateful for the grace that's been given you. But joy is not simply described in the Bible; it is prescribed. We are called to be joyful, to give thanks in all circumstances, to embrace grace.Still, there's plenty going on in the world and in our own lives to make joy seem impractical, gratitude unnecessary and grace perplexing. We who have been given every reason to be joyful can nevertheless be joyless. How can we begin to live in the truth that our God has made us to be glad?With gleeful exuberance, Ben Patterson submits his compelling case for joy. His winsome stories and thoughtful reflections show how even traditional disciplines such as (yawn) churchgoing and (gulp!) tithing can be hilariously fulfilling when lived out of gratitude for God's gracious gifts. Once we start to think about all that God has done for us, our thoughts turn inevitably to gratitude and ultimately to gladness. And that is only appropriate, for he has made us to be glad.