The Good and Beautiful God by James Bryan Smith
Week 13: Review & Reflection — Looking Back, Moving Forward
Review your notes and journal entries from The Good and Beautiful God. No new chapter this week — bring your whole journey to this final conversation.
Previewing Week 13 of The Good and Beautiful God
Read 3 of 8 discussion questions below. Unlock the complete 13-week guide when you’re ready.
This final week is not about learning something new but about consolidating what you have learned, naming how you have changed, and deciding how you will live differently going forward. Take your time with these questions.
Discussion Questions
8 questions1.At the start of this study, Smith asked you to identify the narratives about God that you were operating from. Looking back now: what were the one or two most significant false narratives you discovered you had been believing? Where did they come from, and how have they affected your life?
2.Which chapter or attribute of God was most transformative for you? Was it God's goodness, trustworthiness, holiness, grace, love, self-sacrifice, forgiveness, presence, or joy? Why did that particular portrait of God hit you the hardest?
3.Smith's method combines new narratives with soul-training practices — new thinking and new embodied habits working together. Which of the soul-training exercises (noticing goodness, practicing surrender, confessing, practicing presence, celebrating, serving without recognition) do you intend to continue as a regular part of your life? What will make that sustainable?