Episode 18. Can You Love God and Enjoy This World? "Strangely Bright" by Joe Rigney

Written By Jenna DiPrima

How should Christians think about the things of this world? How do we enjoy God's good gifts without making them idols? In this episode we discuss Joe Rigney's book, Strangely Bright, a helpful treatise on how Christians should interact with God's good gifts to us. We talk about Augustine's "disordered loves", Christian hedonism, the gift of nature and family, and the necessity of Scripture and corporate worship. We discuss how loving God most enables us to have the greatest enjoyment and right ordering of the good things God has made.

Resources Mentioned

Desiring God by John Piper

Spiritual Disciplines by Donald Whitney

All Things Bright and Beautiful Episode 14: Discipline and "Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life" and "Atomic Habits"

Confessions by Augustine of Hippo (regarding Disordered Loves)

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