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  Good And Beautiful You

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  The Christian faith is not only about belief and practices, it is also about the kind of people that we become.

  Yet some of the biggest barriers to our transformation come from our toxic self-narratives. These narratives shape the way we see ourselves and the way we interact in the world. God designed us with a deep longing in our souls to be wanted, loved, alive, and connected to God. Healing our souls requires more than knowing what God thinks about us. Our healing comes not through reason alone, but through revelation. The best practice I have seen in Christian spiritual formation was Dallas Willard’s endorsement of the Good and Beautiful series a decade ago. Now this fourth book in the series, The Good and Beautiful You, addresses the self-narratives that hinder spiritual growth and the desires of the soul that only God can satisfy. James Bryan Smith reminds us how Scripture reveals the beauty and goodness of our own souls and how we long for healing that only God can provide. Complete with spiritual practices that help us live into that reality, The Good and Beautiful You will serve as a welcome companion on your journey to discover who you truly are in Christ.

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  Good And Beautiful Community

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  Introduction
  1 The Peculiar Community
  Soul Training: Two-by-Four
  2 The Hopeful Community
  Soul Training: Sharing Your Faith
  3 The Serving Community
  Soul Training: Treasuring Our Treasures
  4 The Christ-Centered Community
  Soul Training: Loving Those We Disagree With
  5 The Reconciling Community
  Soul Training: Experiencing Reconciliation
  6 The Encouraging Community
  Soul Training: Finding An Accountability Friend
  7 The Generous Community
  Soul Training: Stewardship Of Resources
  8 The Worshiping Community
  Soul Training: Worship
  9 Writing A Rule For Life And Living In Community
  Appendix: Small Group Discussion Guide
  Notes
  Acknowledgments

  Additional Info
  In his third and final book in the Apprentice Series, James Bryan Smith helps us know how to live in relationship with others as apprentices of Jesus. “Apprentices of Jesus are not part-time do-gooders,” he writes. “They live in continuous contact with the kingdom of God, and are constantly men and women in whom Christ dwells. They do not sometimes tell the truth, sometimes live sacrificially or sometimes forgive. There are myriad opportunities for us to impact the world in which we live.” Yet many times we’ve gotten it wrong, tending to emphasize personal faith over social justice or vice versa. In these pages Jim Smith shows us how to bring spiritual formation and community engagement together, and then once again offers spiritual practices that root new, true narratives about God and the world in our souls. His insight and humility as a fellow learner with us will lead us to live in authentic ways as a good and beautiful community of Christ-followers, shining the light of the Spirit into every relationship.

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  Good And Beautiful Life

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  Introduction

  How To Get The Most Out Of This Book
  1 An Invitation To The Good Life
  Soul Training: Writing A Letter To God
  2 Getting Heaven In Us
  Soul Training: Play
  3 An Invitation To Blessedness
  Soul Training: Hospitality
  4 Learning To Live Without Anger
  Soul Training: Keeping The Sabbath
  5 Learning To Live Without Lust
  Soul Training: Media Fast
  6 Learning To Live Without Lying
  Soul Training: Silence
  7 Learning To Bless Those Who Curse Us
  Soul Training: Praying For The Success Of Competitors
  8 Learning To Live Without Vainglory
  Soul Training: Secret Service
  9 Learning To Live Without Avarice
  Soul Training: Deaccumulation
  10 Learning To Live Without Worry
  Soul Training: Prayer
  11 Learning To Live Without Judging Others
  Soul Training: A Day Without Gossip
  12 Living In The Kingdom Day By Day
  Soul Training: Living One Day Devotionally

  Appendix: Small Group Discussion Guide
  Notes
  Acknowledgments

  Additional Info
  James Bryan Smith believes we have bought into false notions of happiness and success. We find ourselves caught up in self-serving decisions that lead us further into the vices that cause ruin: anger, lust, lying, worry and judging. In this follow up to his first book, The Good and Beautiful God, Smith traces through the Sermon on the Mount and helps us look behind these sins to replace our false beliefs with Jesus’ naratives about life in the kingdom of God.

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  Good And Beautiful God

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  Introduction
  How To Get The Most Out Of This Book
  1. What Are You Seeking?
  Soul Training: Sleep
  2. God Is Good
  Soul Training:Silence And Awareness Of Creation
  3. God Is Trustworthy
  Soul Training: Counting Your Blessings
  4. God Is Generous
  Soul Training: Praying Psalm 23
  5. God Is Love
  Soul Training: Lectio Divina
  6. God Is Holy
  Soul Training: Margin
  7. God Is Self-Sacrificing
  Soul Training; Reading The Gospel Of John
  8. God Transforms
  Soul Training: Solitude
  9. How To Make A Pickle
  Soul Training: Slowing Down
  Appendix: Small Group Discussion Guide
  Notes
  Acknowledgments

  Additional Info
  Turning to the Gospels, James Bryan Smith invites you to put your ideas about God to the test to see if they match up with what Jesus himself reveals about his Father. Once you’ve discovered the truth in Scripture, Smith leads you through a process of spiritual formation that includes specific activities aimed at making these new narratives real in your body and soul as well as your mind.

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