From the monthly archives:

June 2007

Breaking News: Study shows that teens talk with other teens online about drugs and sex

by Rhett Smith on June 27, 2007

Study: Drug, Sex Talk Present In Teen Online Chats I don’t think this really surprises anyone….for as long as teenagers have had parents they have come up with “clever” ways to talk about taboo subjects. Again, I don’t want to beat a dead horse. But I’m still amazed almost every week with what my college [...]

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Tuesday is for Technology….Cell phones, PDA’s and Stress

by Rhett Smith on June 26, 2007

Cheesy title, but you know, it has a ring to it. One of the things that I have been thinking through a lot lately (now that I have a little more time to think since school is done) is how I structure my blog. And I’ve decided that I need to give at least one [...]

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After the Weekend Reflection: Things you learn when your spouse is on bed rest

by Rhett Smith on June 25, 2007

So since my wife has been on bed rest I have been doing a lot of thinking and I’ve come to many conclusions, but just a few I thought I would share. One, a woman’s work is never done. Not sure of the history of that phrase or quote, but I did come across it [...]

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When God slows us down

by Rhett Smith on June 21, 2007

I’ve been wondering if God sometimes has to bring circumstances and situations into our lives to get us to slow down…stop…reflect. And I’m pretty sure that he does. This has hit home within the last couple of days. My wife started experiencing too many contractions for us being still 5 weeks away from the delivery [...]

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The Re-Orienting Work of Culture

by Rhett Smith on June 13, 2007

Everyday Theology: How to Read Cultural Texts and Interpret Trend by Kevin J. Vanhoozer, Charles A. Anderson and Michael J. Sleasman. I first saw mention of this book when I was reading a post at Brent Thomas’ blog. And the title intrigued my interest and I have liked the other books of Vanhoozer. I just [...]

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It has been a long time coming….

by Rhett Smith on June 13, 2007

These last two years have been some very long and very hard and very tiring years. But on Saturday it all came to a great end. I officially walked across the stage at Fuller Theological Seminary’s largest graduation in history, and I received my graduate degree in Marriage and Family Therapy. What am I going [...]

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Fuller Seminary’s, Dr. Scholer has a great write up in the LA Times

by Rhett Smith on June 12, 2007

The Los Angeles Times had a great write up on Fuller professor David M. Scholer who is dying from cancer. He is currently teaching a 12 week class at our church on “Prison Epistles of Paul.” Rejoice always: a lesson in dying Here is an interesting quote from Dr. Scholer and the LA Times who [...]

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Technology and Mission

by Rhett Smith on June 7, 2007

Great article by Singaporean theologian Simon Chan. This is a timely follow up from my previous post. The Mission of the Trinity What is the place of new communication technologies in worship and mission? I believe that if we have a clear, coherent ecclesiology, if we know what it is to be the church, then [...]

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