by Rhett Smith on July 23, 2007
Every guy wants to to know or hope that deep down inside of them that they have what it takes to survive out in the wilderness. Hence, I think that’s why the show Man vs. Wild is so popular, and others like it. I also think that’s why Christian books such as Wild at Heart [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 20, 2007
Running… As I edge closer to the weekend I tend to write less about theology and the church and more about my long runs that take place on Fridays. As I’m training for the Long Beach Marathon I have once again chosen Friday as my long run day. It’s a great intro into the weekend….and [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 19, 2007
So I am in no position to offer advice on fatherhood since my wife and I’s first child was born five days ago. That hardly makes me an expert. Haaa. So I will be posting just some thoughts and musings as I stumble my way through it. But one of the things that I find [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 19, 2007
I was reading the article The Disappearing Middle over at Out of Ur and it’s very fascinating, especially in its relation to ministry in church. Chad Hall states, “In a bell curve context, church leaders could expect most members to be moderately involved in the life of the congregation while the fringes were inhabited by [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 18, 2007
This always makes me laugh… fatherhood, baby, Bill Cosby
by Rhett Smith on July 18, 2007
Many of you know that my wife and I have been expecting our first baby…a baby girl. We ended going into the hospital and into labor about two weeks early over the weekend. For those of you who are fathers, well, then you know how exhausted you are. I feel like a complete “zombie” right [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 11, 2007
One of the most amazing college ministries in the country is UMin, which is the college ministry of University Presbyterian Church in Seattle, WA. They have done a great job networking with other college ministries through their Ascent Network, and the conference related to it which is taking place this next year, May 16-19, 2008 [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 11, 2007
“It is a record, first of all, of ecstatic discovery. Ascetism is a classic preparation for pleasure, and the lonely vigil of Muir’s earlier life, far from dulling his senses, had trained them to savor every subtle facet of Yosemite’s beauty. Most visitors to the valley had been principally transfixed by its grand perspectives and [...]