The 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. As the poet once said, The world is charged with the grandeur of God. 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? In this book, Rigney offers relief to Christians wrongly burdened by anxious guilt that they might enjoy their stuff too 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. Our Christian systematic theology book invites readers to rediscover the goodness of God in the ordinary joys of life and to grow in holiness without treating earthly pleasures as a distraction from faith. This Christian beliefs book explores how moments such as the smile of a wife, baseball in October, the grandeur of the Sawtooth Mountains, the sound of toddlers laughing, the comfort of meatballs in spaghetti, or the taste of a very good whiskey can reveal the glory of the Creator. Dr Joe Rigney offers a thoughtful response to the quiet assumption that deeper holiness makes the things of earth fade away by showing that these gifts are meant to be treasured as signs of the Father of Lights. With a gentle yet challenging approach, this gratitude book relieves Christians of the anxious guilt that they might enjoy their blessings too much and presents a path that avoids both idolatry and ingratitude. These Christian theology books lead believers to cultivate a rich gratitude and a deeper love for the Giver of every perfect gift. Joe Rigney serves as Fellow of Theology at New Saint Andrews College. He is a husband, a father of three, and the author of a number of books, including Leadership and Emotional Sabotage and Strangely Bright .