James Bryan Smith’s thought from above this week is, “As is the king, so is the kingdom.” In this episode, James talks about Holy Week, how Jesus came to defeat death for good, and a leader’s impact on their followers.

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James Bryan Smith’s thought from above this week is, “faith is trust without reservation.” In this episode, James explains that faith is an extension of knowledge based on knowledge. Smith illustrates his thought from above by referencing Moses’s story and struggles.

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James Bryan Smith’s thought from above this week is, “learn the unforced rhythms of grace.” In this episode, James discusses four questions that Dallas Willard says all humans must ask and should answer. The first question is, what is real? The second question is, who is truly well off? The third question is, who is a truly good person? The fourth question is, how does one become a good person?

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James Bryan Smith has a Things Above conversation with Richard Foster. James and Richard have been good friends for over 40 years. In this episode, James talks with Richard about his latest book, “Learning Humility.” Brenda Quinn joined Richard for this conversation as she helped Richard with the writing process for this book.

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James Bryan Smith’s thought from above this week is God is Glorious. In this episode, James talks about a recent challenge he gave himself.

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James Bryan Smith’s thought from above in this episode is, we are all on a magnificent mission. This week James discusses what Dallas Willard calls the “Great Ommission” and the Great “Commission.” In this episode, James explains how we are all called to be apprentices of Jesus and what that means for us.

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James Bryan Smith has a second Things Above conversation with AJ Swoboda. James interviews AJ on his latest book, “After Doubt.” Learn more about AJ on his website here!

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James Bryan Smith’s thought from above this week is, “the kingdom of God is the with-God life.” James opens the episode with a story about a time he was a teaching assistant for Dallas Willard. Dallas asked the class the question, what is the gospel? In the episode, Smith explains the gospel and how we can live into the gospel now.

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James Bryan Smith’s thought from above this week is, “Give the best gift you can give.” In light of the advent season, Smith gives us an example of the best gift we can give someone. James says the best we can give is not something money can buy. To help explain his thought from above, Smith gives us a prayer practice that he uses.

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James Bryan Smith has a Things Above conversation with Matt Tebbe and Ben Sternke about their latest book, Having the Mind of Christ: Eight Axioms to Cultivate a Robust Faith.

Matt and Ben are the cofounders of Gravity Leadership, located in Indiana. Matt and Ben co-authored “Having the Mind of Christ” and it addresses one of the common pitfalls we see in the most well-intentioned discipleship efforts: a focus on practices rather than doing the deeper work of learning a new paradigm. Before our spiritual practices will yield good fruit, they must be integrated with a new paradigm: a new way of seeing God, ourselves, and the world.

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