The Good and Beautiful Life

by Smith, James Bryan

• ISBN13: 9780830835324
• ISBN10: 0830835326
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2010-01-30
• Publisher: Ivp Books

Summary

So begins James Bryan Smith in The Good and Beautiful Life. The problem is, he tells us, we have bought into false notions of happiness and success. These self-centered decisions lead us further into the vices that cause ruin: anger, lust, lying, worry and judging. Eventually we find ourselves living a beautifully packaged life of self-destruction.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
How to Get the Most Out of This Book	p. 15
The Good and Beautiful Life	p. 17
Soul Training: Writing a Letter to God
The Gospel Many People Have Never Heard	p. 35
Soul Training: Play
The Grand Invitation	p. 51
Soul Training: Hospitality
Learning to Live Without Anger	p. 69
Soul Training: Keeping the Sabbath
Learning to Live Without Lust	p. 85
Soul Training: Media Fast
Learning to Live Without Lying	p. 103
Soul Training: Silence
Learning to Bless Those Who Curse Us	p. 119
Soul Training: Praying for the Success of Competitors
Learning to Live Without Vainglory	p. 137
Soul Training: Secret Service
Learning to Live Without Avarice	p. 153
Soul Training: Deaccumulation
Learning to Live Without Worry	p. 171
Soul Training: Prayer
Learning to Live Without Judging Others	p. 185
Soul Training: A Day Without Gossip
Living in the Kingdom Day by Day	p. 205
Soul Training: Living One Day Devotionally
Appendix: Small Group Discussion Guide	p. 221
Notes	p. 253
Acknowledgments	p. 260
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