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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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  You Are What You Love (Reprinted)

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  You are what you love. But you might not love what you think.

  In this book, award-winning author James K. A. Smith shows that who and what we worship fundamentally shape our hearts. And while we desire to shape culture, we are not often aware of how culture shapes us. We might not realize the ways our hearts are being taught to love rival gods instead of the One for whom we were made. Smith helps readers recognize the formative power of culture and the transformative possibilities of Christian practices. He explains that worship is the “imagination station” that incubates our loves and longings so that our cultural endeavors are indexed toward God and his kingdom. This is why the church and worshiping in a local community of believers should be the hub and heart of Christian formation and discipleship.

  Following the publication of his influential work Desiring the Kingdom, Smith received numerous requests from pastors and leaders for a more accessible version of that book’s content. No mere abridgment, this new book draws on years of Smith’s popular presentations on the ideas presented in Desiring the Kingdom to offer a fresh, bottom-up rearticulation. The author creatively uses film, literature, and music illustrations to engage readers and includes material on marriage, family, youth ministry, and faith and work. He also suggests individual and communal practices for shaping the Christian life.

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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

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  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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