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God wants me to try harder and god blesses me when im good and punishes me when im bad are just two of the ideas or narratives that drive many peoples lives. James bryan smith holds to the compelling paradox of gods good news. Dec 24, 2014 a good and beautiful story james bryan smith ragamuffin church. Jan 16, 2015 we all have ideas that we tell ourselves about god and how he works in our lives. In his book, the good and beautiful god, the author, james smith, reminds us of the fact that there is someone in our world who is good and beautiful and that person is god. In the good and beautiful series he aims to help christians develop a robust discipleship by helping them understand who god is, what it means to be a christian and what it means to live in community as a part of gods kingdom. Aug 04, 2010 james bryan smith believes the gospel is about change in our lives today, not just our eternal destiny. The apprentice institute at friends university is a community of learning centered on discipleship.
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