Podcasts about beautiful community

Join us in this heartwarming podcast episode where Ravi Anna shares his incredible journey from a diploma in tool making to discovering a spiritual path that transformed his life. From finding a community in New Zealand to a life-changing experience at the Isha Yoga Center, Ravi Anna's story is filled with surprising turns, including a planned trip to Kailash that led him to Hatha Yoga teacher training. Listen as he talks about his mother's influence, a letter to Indira Gandhi, and the shock of losing a Guru. Discover how his passion for dance, volunteering for Rally for Rivers, and a profound moment during Upayoga shaped his path as a Hatha Yoga teacher. Ravi Anna also reflects on the importance of mental health, spirituality, and his unique definition of success. Don't miss this inspiring conversation that delves deep into spirituality, life lessons, and the impact of Hatha Yoga. 0:00 – Hathayoga retreat in Himalayas 0:38 – Why Ravi Anna Prefers Short Podcasts 3:00 – How Ravi Anna's Mom Shaped His Character 4:40 – The Letter Ravi Anna's Mom Wrote to Indira Gandhi 6:45 – Ravi Anna's Passion for Dance 8:40 – From Tool Making to Finding a Job 10:00 – Discovering a Beautiful Community in New Zealand 14:00 – Finding a Guru and the Shock of Losing Him 21:30 – Meeting Sadhguru: A Life-Changing Moment 24:30 – Planned Kailash Trip Turned into Hatha Yoga Training 28:00 – Ravi Anna's First Experience at Isha Yoga Center 32:30 – The Supercool Boss Who Supported Ravi Anna 34:00 – Ravi Anna's Unplanned Journey to Teaching Yoga 40:45 – Mom's Request to Become a Full-Time Yoga Teacher 42:40 – Volunteering for Rally for Rivers 44:40 – No Yoga Students? Went Shopping at Isha Life Instead! 48:00 – The Emotional Moment After an Upayoga Session 51:00 – Hatha Yoga's Role in Overcoming Mental Health Challenges 52:30 – Spirituality: How We Conduct Our Lives 55:00 – Ravi Anna's Unique Definition of Success 59:00 – Conclusion: Wrapping Up Ravi Anna's Inspiring Journey Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yogaratova/ Website: https://yogaratova.com/ For The Himalayan retreat program you can check the website: https://yogasthah.com/ Coupon code: VAISU900

This week, Tom Regan preaches on Matthew 18:1-35 as part of “Messiah,” our sermon series on the Gospel of Matthew.

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One of the biggest threats to the church in America isn't external: the loss of power. It's internal: our inability to give power away. The book of Acts, and especially this passage, helps by showing us what it means to be the church.

Sermon from David Jones on June 30, 2024

June 9, 2024; The Beautiful Community by Rev. Brady Whitton; Gospel Lesson: Acts 2:42-47; www.FirstMethodist.org

Kejadian 2:18, Ibrani 10:24-25

In this episode, Irwyn Ince and I talk about hope in the context of race, oppression, community, and lament. He inspires us to persevere in hope through difficult times. We explore the roots of hope in Christ despite past rejections, detangling oppressive actions from the gospel message, and the importance of fixing one's gaze on Jesus and enduring through suffering by looking to his example. So join us as we actively push against narratives of division by demonstrating a third way of Jesus and regularly check where we are placing our hope. Irwyn Ince is the coordinator of Mission to North America, part of the Presbyterian Church in America (PCA). Formerly, he was a pastor at Grace DC Presbyterian Church. He is also the author of The Beautiful Community. In 2018, Ince was unanimously elected as the forty-sixth Presbyterian Church in America (PCA) General Assembly moderator—the first African American to hold the position.Ince is a graduate of City College of New York, Reformed Theological Seminary, and holds a DMin from Covenant Theological Seminary. He and his wife, Kim, have been married for thirty-two years and have four children and two grandchildren.Irwyn's Book:Hope Ain't a HustleIrwyn's Recommendation:King: A LifeConnect with Joshua: jjohnson@allnations.usGo to www.shiftingculturepodcast.com to interact and donate. Every donation helps to produce more podcasts for you to enjoy.Follow on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, or Threads at www.facebook.com/shiftingculturepodcasthttps://www.instagram.com/shiftingculturepodcast/https://twitter.com/shiftingcultur2https://www.threads.net/@shiftingculturepodcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@shiftingculturepodcastConsider Giving to the podcast and to the ministry that my wife and I do around the world. Just click on the support the show link below.Support the show

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Series Finale to the Good and Beautiful Community, preached in four parts

The Good and Beautiful Community, Sermon 7

The Good and Beautiful Community, Sermon 6

The Good and Beautiful Community, Sermon 6

The Good and Beautiful Community, Sermon 2

The Good and Beautiful Community, Sermon 3

Did you know Jesus Prays for you? In this message we'll discover his prayer for you and your fellow Jesus followers.  Series description: "The only thing that matters is faith expressed through love." Those are the words of St. Paul as he described how our Christian communities are called to reflect God's light to the world. In this message series we'll discover authentic ways to live as a beautiful community of Jesus followers, shining the light of God in every relationship. We meet every Sunday at 10am in Mahomet. You are welcome and wanted at Life Vineyard Church, we can't wait to meet you! lifevineyard.org

In this message we learn how our story of hope has it's source in God's beautiful story. Then we discuss two ways we can encourage other's with with God's hope.  Series description: "The only thing that matters is faith expressed through love." Those are the words of St. Paul as he described how our Christian communities are called to reflect God's light to the world. In this message series we'll discover authentic ways to live as a beautiful community of Jesus followers, shining the light of God in every relationship. We meet every Sunday at 10am in Mahomet. You are welcome and wanted at Life Vineyard Church, we can't wait to meet you! lifevineyard.org

Pastor Kalib Wilkinson continues the "The Beautiful Community" series by teaching Ephesians 2:11-22.

Series description: "The only thing that matters is faith expressed through love." Those are the words of St. Paul as he described how our Christian communities are called to reflect God's light to the world. In this message series we'll discover authentic ways to live as a beautiful community of Jesus followers, shining the light of God in every relationship. We meet every Sunday at 10am in Mahomet. You are welcome and wanted at Life Vineyard Church, we can't wait to meet you! lifevineyard.org

In this message you'll be encouraged in how you are made to be and be a part of a life giving community.  Series description: "The only thing that matters is faith expressed through love." Those are the words of St. Paul as he described how our Christian communities are called to reflect God's light to the world. In this message series we'll discover authentic ways to live as a beautiful community of Jesus followers, shining the light of God in every relationship. We meet every Sunday at 10am in Mahomet. You are welcome and wanted at Life Vineyard Church, we can't wait to meet you! lifevineyard.org Galatians 5:6 5:22-23 1 Peter 2:4-10 John 7:38 See less

In John 17:20-26 we explore the role of unity in the beautiful community.

John and Mark X. Cronin are the father-son team out to change the world through socks. John Cronin is a young man with Down syndrome who teamed with his father, Mark X. Cronin, to bootstrap their way to a multi-million-dollar social enterprise with a mission to spread happiness. They built John's Crazy Socks into the World's Largest Sock Store. More than half of their colleagues have differing abilities, and every day, John and Mark work to show what people with differing abilities can accomplish.John and Mark have been named EY Entrepreneurs of the Year and Father Thomas Hartman Humanitarians of the Year. They are two times TEDx Speakers and the host of The Spreading Happiness Podcast. They have testified twice before the U.S. Congress and spoken at the United Nations. Mark is part of the U.S. State Department's Speakers' Bureau and the CEO Commission for Disability Employment.

Pastor Craig Cabaniss starts a new series titled " The Beautiful Community" and shares this year's overarching theme. Pastor Craig teaches through Revelation 7:9-10.

1 Corinthians 12:12-14, 27 Bro. Tom Curry I. We are all Necessary parts of the whole. II. We are Different but we still work together. III. We are Guided by the Biblical Foundation of Love. Music: https://www.bensound.com/free-music-for-youtube-videos

What is giving all about? Hear the true story of a giving people. Giving is part of who we are, since we are children of the Father of every good and perfect gift. Giving is part of the fabric of our lives because we are clothed with Christ the Giver. Giving flows from the depths of our souls, for we are indwelled by the Spirit who is the Giver of Life.The sermon today is titled "As Any Had Need." It is the tenth installment in our "Community" Series. The Scripture reading is from Acts 2:45 (ESV). Originally preached at the West Side Church of Christ (Searcy, AR) on June 25, 2023. All lessons fit under one of 5 broad categories: Begin, Discover, Grow, Learn, and Serve. This sermon is filed under DISCOVER: A New Community.Click here if you would like to watch the sermon or read a transcript.Footnotes (Sources and References Used In Today's Podcast):Research included Craig Keener's Acts commentary.The 3 "one liners" we tell ourselves comes from James Bryan Smith, The Good and Beautiful Community, Chapter 7: "The Generous Community."The 3 responses to the one-liners are original to Clark Dickerson of Dickerson-Bakker Consulting.I'd love to connect with you!Watch sermons and find transcripts at nathanguy.com.Follow along each Sunday through YouTube livestream and find a study guide and even kids notes on the sermon notes page.Follow me @nathanpguy (facebook/instagram/twitter)Subscribe to my email newsletter on substack.

A sermon presented at Walnut Creek Mennonite Church on Sunday June 11, 2023 by Pastor Charlie Grimes Encouragement Positive mental attitude Enthusiasm, Dreamer, Coach, Mentor, Friend Charlesrgrimes@gmail.com charlesrgrimes.com Twitter: @charlesrgrimes https://www.linkedin.com/in/charlie-grimes-2b78444b/ https://www.instagram.com/encouragers_united/ https://www.facebook.com/EncouragersUnited/?modal=admin_todo_tour https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCS-40nUSl9SCekbbhk3FzYw?view_as=subscriber www.wcmenn.org The Encouragers United Podcast is a joint ministry effort by Charlie Grimes and Walnut Creek Mennonite Church. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encouragers-united/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/encouragers-united/support

Ray Cortese | Acts 2:42-47; Ephesians 5:25b-27

Pastor Will Hatfield - 1 Corinthians 5

The Real Hernando is presented to you by Wesley Meadows Retirement Community and SRP Studios.Homes are more than just buildings - they are a reflection of who we are and what is important to us. They are a place to create memories and to feel safe and secure. In this episode, I had the privilege of speaking with Brandon Gustafson, co-owner and project manager at Gustafson Properties, LLC, custom home builders who serve the Hernando and the North Mississippi area.In our interview, Brandon spoke about his journey in the business and the values that drive his company. Brandon shared that Gustafson Properties was started by his father and grandfather over 20 years ago and since then the company has been a family-owned business. When asked about the company's approach to building custom homes, Brandon emphasized the importance of ensuring the home building process is as worry-free and enjoyable as possible for every client. He also sheds light on his vision for the future of Gustafson Properties. Be sure to tune into this episode to learn more about Brandon and Gustafson Properties LLC. The Real Hernando is produced by Shelby Row Productions LLC. www.shelbyrowproductions.com To get the latest from Gustafson Properties, follow them below!Website - https://gustafsonproperties.com/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/gustafsonpropertiesllc Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/gustafsonpropllc Sign up for our newsletter to be notified every time a new episode is released!Website: https://therealhernando.com/And follow us wherever you are!Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-real-hernando/id1602727968Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7bftbIF6U30B6mT9Cjdaey?si=3cfca28c68554d58Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/therealhernandoInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/the_real_hernando/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@therealhernando TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@therealhernando 

Want to design your future but don't know where to start? The best way to predict the future is to create the future. But how is that done exactly? In this conversation we explore how to become extraordinary at creating futures big and small. Get inspired to go from Me to We and start creating a new future and a better community for everyone. Michael Shaun Conaway is endlessly curious about how life works, why we do the things we do and how we might live our lives boldly.  His purpose is to illuminate people's true nature, to give insights and tools to transcend our collective trauma and generate a thriving future for humanity. Boldly YOU, his life development platform, was founded to help you discover your life path, and adopt a life of learning and growth. He is the award winning film director of WeRiseUP, a philosopher, spiritual teacher, and frequent speaker who is out to help you thrive in your life. TIMESTAMPS: 2:26 - What Is Generative Futurism? 12:12 - Imagination vs. Manifestation 14:38 - Imposter Syndrome & Self Doubt 18:10 - How Meditation Helps Create Your Future 21:48 - Quick Meditation with Michael 46:30 - Creating A More Beautiful Community 55:48 - The Futurist & Exploring Being A Being of Time FIND MICHAEL ONLINE: Bold.ly The Generative Futurist Instagram: @the.generative.futurist SPONSORS: Paired Asian Boss Girl The video version of this interview is available on YouTube: Episode 218 SUBSCRIBE TO THE LAVENDAIRE LIFESTYLE PODCAST Apple Podcasts Spotify YouTube LAVENDAIRE YouTube Instagram

You are not an accident. You did not happen by chance.Sadly, many of us believe these heartbreaking lies.The truth is: God was involved in every aspect of your creation. He knew you - and loved you - before you were even born.We need to reframe our thinking about ourselves. When we understand whom God created us to be – and when we start to grasp his love and grace – then we can live the life God is inviting us to. One that is abundant, full, and even restful.In this podcast, James Bryan Smith and I discuss how understanding the good and beautiful you we've been created to be leads to flourishing. James Bryan Smith is the author of the Good and Beautiful Series, which includes: The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful Life, The Good and Beautiful Community, and now his new book, The Good and Beautiful You: Discovering the Person Jesus Created You to Be. He is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, and is the director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation.James is also an ordained minister with the United Methodist Church and has served in various capacities in local churches. And he hosts the Things Above Podcast. Great News! You can get 30% off and free shipping on the entire Good and Beautiful series – including The Good and Beautiful You - at the link below with the code MUCHMORE until February 2, 20023https://www.ivpress.com/the-good-and-beautiful-you Some highlights from our conversation:James Bryan Smith previously thought “The Good and Beautiful” series was complete until a friend suggested he needed one more book. Hear how this happened and why James agreed with his friend.James ends each chapter with a soul-training practice. The first one is called Holy Leisure. James and I discuss why he placed this practice first and why it's a foundational practice for the concepts he unpacks in the book.We discuss the false narrative that we are an accident. James tells us what the true and biblical narrative is and why this matters so much when we are seeking to live restful lives.James says, “It's unavoidable and not a sin to want to be wanted, to love to be loved, and to desire to be desired.” We talk about this truth, why it's not narcissistic, and how these deep longings are met through our Triune God.We talk about one of my favorite subjects – the finality of the cross. James unpacks this wonderful truth for us and helps us let go of the false thinking that we must confess each and every one of our sins to be forgiven. If this is a new concept to you – listen to it multiple times. This will give you deep and lasting freedom – and that freedom will release you from much of the anxiety you might feel in your relationship with the Lord.Here's how you can connect with James Bryan Smith and listen to his podcast:Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/Official.JamesBryanSmithTwitter: https://twitter.com/jamesbryansmithPodcast: https://apprenticeinstitute.org/things-above-podcast/

Enter to win The Good & Beautiful Series through Dec. 10th, 2022 James Bryan Smith and Amber discuss how his friendship with Dallas Willard and Rich Mullins shaped his spiritual life. Then, they dive in to The Good and Beautiful series which encourages the follower of Jesus to live out the Gospel change in our daily lives by understanding who God is, what it means to live in the kingdom of God on earth, as an individual and in community, and who Jesus created you to be. Questions Discussed During The Good & Beautiful Life: Your spiritual journey has been influenced greatly by personal friendships with people like Dallas Willard, Richard Foster and Rich Mullins. Share a bit of your faith journey and how these men helped shape your walk with Jesus. When you think about the Kingdom of Heaven, how would you describe it? Like many, God has used Willard's teachings in a powerful way in both my husband and his best friend Josh's lives. One of the questions Josh suggested I ask of you is, "What is your most cherished Dallas Willard memory?" You've written many books, but let's focus on The Good and Beautiful series, starting with The Good and Beautiful God. You begin with "the path to spiritual transformation begins with what we think about God." What are some common false thoughts we have about God and what are truths about God that we see Jesus reveal? In The Good and Beautiful Life you lay out these false notions of happiness and success that we've bought into by replacing them with Jesus' narratives about life in the kingdom of God. Will you flesh that out a bit for us? In The Good and Beautiful Community you focus on bringing spiritual formation and community engagement together. What are some spiritual practices that can help us avoid compartmentalizing our life with Jesus and our social justice efforts? Another question from Josh (along those same lines), How does being virtuous translate to more than "just being nice" or "calm and peaceful"? And you end the series with The Good and Beautiful You addressing toxic self narratives that hinder our life with Christ. What are some of the toxic narratives you spoke over yourself and how did those come into view as you wrote this book? Let's close with a few more questions from my husband's best friend Josh :) What advice would you give to a young parent who wants to lead their children in the way of Christ? What advice do you have for pastors or spiritual leaders who are facing burnout? Show Notes cont. Resources Mentioned: Book: The Good and Beautiful God Book: The Good and Beautiful Life Book: The Good and Beautiful Community Book: The Good and Beautiful You Book: Celebration of Discipline by Richard Foster Book: Divine Conspiracy by Dallas Willard Related Episodes: 152: Sharon Garlough Brown | Spiritual Practices & Formation 29: Jan Johnson | Spiritual Direction, Hearing God's Voice 73: Bethany Allen | Pastor of Spiritual Formation & Leadership Development 161: John Eldredge | Practice. Pause. Be Present. IVPress Offer 30% off + Free Shipping on all Good and Beautiful titles at ivpress.com Dec. 6th-Dec. 20th, 2022 Code: ENOUGH22 Come be a part of the Grace Enough Gang Follow Grace Enough: Instagram | Facebook | YouTube Become a Grace Enough supporter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Host: Steve Macchia, Guest: James Bryan Smith “Every need that my soul has, Jesus meets them – every single one of them.” – James Bryan Smith James Bryan Smith is the author of the Good and Beautiful Series which includes The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful You, The Good and Beautiful Life, and The Good and Beautiful Community. He earned his MDiv at Yale and his D. Min at Fuller and is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, where he also serves as the director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. A founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré, Smith is an ordained United Methodist Church minister and has served in various capacities in local churches. James joins Steve for a conversation about how our view of God transforms our understanding/experience of spiritual disciplines. With a toxic view of God, James says “spiritual formation not only won't help you, they might make you worse, you might turn them into legalism.” With a right view of God, “the disciplines take on a new understanding. Now it's not, ‘I'm doing these things to get this angry God to be less angry.' It's,‘I'm doing these things because I want to be with this God.'” Join the conversation about spiritual discernment as a way of life at www.LeadershipTransformations.org and consider participation in our online and in-person program offerings. Additional LTI spiritual formation resources can be found at www.SpiritualFormationStore.com and www.ruleoflife.com and www.healthychurch.net.

Meet our podcast guest: Monika Jiang is the head of content and community at the House of Beautiful Business, a global platform and community to make humans more human and business more beautiful. A highly intuitive, fantastical soul, temporarily unfinished and forever wanting to play, she reaches to the margins, asks essential questions, and gently steps into the reality of others to make more feelings known, more faces seen, more voices heard. Because another world is not only possible—it exists. Rate, Review, & Subscribe on Apple Podcasts Did you find the episode valuable? If yes, please leave a rating and a review on our podcast show! By doing so, you are creating a ripple-effect of positive impact. The more people can discover this episode, the more rising thought leaders can we support to truly step into their biggest, boldest version of themselves. Also, have you already subscribed to the podcast? If not, make sure to do so not to miss the upcoming episodes! Links mentioned in this episode: Connect with Monika: House of Beautiful Business: https://houseofbeautifulbusiness.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/monika-jiang Twitter: https://twitter.com/MonikaJiang Going further with The Thought Leadership Academy: FREE Masterclass - Get Booked! The Business of Speaking: Lessons Learned from 6x TEDx-Speakers: https://bit.ly/speakyourlegacymasterclass

Building a Beautiful Community

They devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. — Acts 2:42 God has redeemed us in Jesus and called us to live beautiful lives of gratitude and joy. Each of us can do that alone in some ways. Alone, I can pray to God, read Scripture, and enjoy and care for God's creation. However, God also calls us to live beautiful lives of gratitude and joy together, as a community. The first followers of Jesus provide us a model of how to do this well. Their ordinary, everyday habits helped to make this community beautiful. They committed their time to doing ordinary things like learning from their teachers, spending time together, eating together, and praying together. They didn't worry about accumulating money and possessions; they shared with anyone who was in need. They celebrated the Lord's Supper and shared celebratory meals together. Participating in a local church is the best way to live out this kind of beautiful Christian community today. And if that isn't possible, perhaps you can connect with a Christian ministry online or by phone or mail. Join with others in correspondence and prayer, and try to participate in Christian community as much as possible, expressing the beauty of life together in the name of Jesus. God, thank you for the gift of Christian community. Show us opportunities to follow you in the way we live our lives together. Shape us into a beautiful community, for Jesus' sake. Amen.

Stephanie welcomes spiritual director, university professor and author James Bryan Smith to ponder the weight of God's love for us as His chosen creation. In his latest book, "The good and beautiful you" Jim invites us to peel back the layers of many lies we have commonly been fed in the church--about our worthlessness and predicament when our identity is primarily defined as "sinner." Jim likes to remind everyone - inlcuding himself - that Genesis 1 and 2 precede Genesis 3, and that grace and love precede sin and the fall! They discuss the difference between soul and self, and why the soul has such demanding needs. James tells us now the needs of our soul can be met in Christ alone. Jim describes ten things our soul cannot endure, and ten God-created longings. He says, "the soul is made to soar in trasncendance." Yet this is the furthest thing from self-help and narcissism! He invites us to "put to death our need ot establish our worth through what we accomplish." Who does not need to hear this in our generation of ever-hurried people?  He talks of the sacredness of our God-bestowed body: "we cannot engage in a relationship with God apart from our bodies." Jim also talks about our deep-seated need to be wanted and desired. He says, "our identity is given by God - and it will find us! We don't have to search for significance; in Christ significance has found us." He prays and invites us to join him in asking the Lord, "O God help me believe the truth about myself, no matter how beautiful." Again, this is the furthest thing from narcissisim because it invites us to then consider every one around us in the same light - considering others as more important than ourselves, imitating Christ Jesus as Paul challenges us in Philippians 2. Jim says, "I am my own worst critic. I live under the tyranny of the ideal self." Anyone else can use a dose of truth against self-criticism? If God does not spend His days thinking negative thoughts about us, then why should we think those thoughts about ourselves - or others? Join Stephanie and James Bryan Smith for a profound and uplifting conversation about WHO YOU ARE IN GOD'S EYES. GOSPELSPICE AND IVPRESS GIFT TO YOU: GET 30% OFF AND FREE SHIPPING FOR "THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL YOU" at ivpress.com by using the discount code SPICE22. This code is valid until July 4, 2022 - 2 weeks after the initial release of this episode. Enjoy this special gift!  You can also watch the video of this episode on our YouTube channel at https://www.youtube.com/gospelspice CONNECT WITH JAMES BRYAN SMITH website: https://jamesbryansmith.com/ the book, The Good and Beautiful You: https://www.ivpress.com/the-good-and-beautiful-you James Bryan Smith is the author of the Good and Beautiful Series which includes The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful You, The Good and Beautiful Life, and The Good and Beautiful Community. He earned his MDiv at Yale and his DMin at Fuller and is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, where he also serves as the director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. A founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré, Smith is an ordained United Methodist Church minister and has served in various capacities in local churches. He is the editor of A Spiritual Formation Workbook and Devotional Classics (with Richard Foster), and the author of Embracing the Love of God, Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven, Room of Marvels, The Magnificent Story, and The Magnificent Journey. Follow him on Twitter: @jamesbryansmith MORE ABOUT THE BOOK: GOSPELSPICE AND IVPRESS GIFT TO YOU: GET 30% OFF AND FREE SHIPPING FOR "THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL YOU" at ivpress.com by using the discount code SPICE22. This code is valid until July 4, 2022 - 2 weeks after the initial release of this episode. Enjoy this special gift!  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. The Good and Beautiful Series includes four essential discipleship books from James Bryan Smith. Work through these proven Bible study resources individually or with a group to learn who God is, what it means to be a Christian, how to live in community, and how to address toxic self-narratives that hinder spiritual growth. GOSPELSPICE AND IVPRESS GIFT TO YOU: GET 30% OFF AND FREE SHIPPING FOR "THE GOOD AND BEAUTIFUL YOU" at ivpress.com by using the discount code SPICE22. This code is valid until July 4, 2022 - 2 weeks after the initial release of this episode. Enjoy this special gift!  GOD'S GLORY, OUR DELIGHT | THE GOSPEL SPICE SERIES Delighting in the glory of God. Does this concept strike you as reserved for spiritual contemplatives? What if, instead, it proved the highly practical, deeply foundational perspective you need right now? Why does God's glory even matter in our day and age? How can we learn from Jesus to make His glory our true North and lifelong quest? What keeps us from fully stepping into this God-ordained purpose for our life? How do we kindle delight for God on a daily basis? And, once we have embraced God's glory as our heart's true delight, how can we then come alongside others? Join us to cultivate a sincere delight for God's glory, rooted in an honest, hard look at the depth of our need, and in the much deeper Reality of His grace. Trace the glory of God through Scripture and in your own life. Behold the exact radiance of God's glory, revealed in Jesus. 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In this week's episode, we share a recent conversation Alan had with James Bryan Smith about his latest book, The Good and Beautiful You. In it, he talks about who we really are in God. How has God created us to flourish? What does it look like to be fully alive inside? How do we discover the person Jesus created us to be? We think you're going to find this episode really helpful in answering questions like these. A few years ago, Alan and Gem wrote their book on the soul titled What Does Your Soul Love?  There is such a difference between being a self that we define and being a soul made in the image of a good and beautiful God. We have no better sense of meaning, purpose or identity than one given by a Master Artist who created us as an expression of divine vision. God makes us special. In God we belong.  James Bryan Smith is a professor of theology at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, where he also serves as the director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. He is a founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré, and is an ordained United Methodist Church minister, serving in various capacities in local churches. Jim is author of a number of best-selling books, including the Good and Beautiful series which includes The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful Life, and The Good and Beautiful Community, and the latest in that series that we're talking about today, The Good and Beautiful You. 

James Bryan Smith is the author of the Good and Beautiful Series which includes The Good and Beautiful God, The Good and Beautiful You, The Good and Beautiful Life, and The Good and Beautiful Community. He earned his MDiv at Yale and his DMin at Fuller and is a theology professor at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, where he also serves as the director of the Apprentice Institute for Christian Spiritual Formation. A founding member of Richard J. Foster's spiritual renewal ministry, Renovaré, Smith is an ordained United Methodist Church minister and has served in various capacities in local churches. He is the editor of A Spiritual Formation Workbook and Devotional Classics (with Richard Foster), and the author of Embracing the Love of God, Rich Mullins: An Arrow Pointing to Heaven, Room of Marvels, The Magnificent Story, and The Magnificent Journey. Episode Talking Points Connection to Dallas Willard and Richard Foster Toxic self-narratives Christian definition of "soul" Ten universal longings of the soul Soul care Soul speed Getting to heaven vs. Christ formed in us now The dangers of dualism Resources James Bryan Smith's Books books James Bryan Smith's podcast --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/the-monday-christian/support

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