by Rhett Smith on September 30, 2009
The only time you might possibly see me up before 5am is if my baby daughter is sick and can’t sleep, or if I’m interviewing Jon Acuff, the writer of the uber popular blog, Stuff Christians Like. As luck would have it, I was up at 3:30am with my daughter this morning and on the [...]
by Rhett Smith on September 29, 2009
What would one’s life look like if it was written with, and contained the elements that make for a good story? This is the fundamental question that I believe Donald Miller is after in his new book A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life. Don says that a [...]
by Rhett Smith on September 28, 2009
[image by hikingartist] Chatter Magazine which is the great print/online monthly magazine for Irving Bible Church dedicated their October issue to technology. There are some really great articles in there like John Dyer’s Stop Bringing Your Bible to Church! My contribution was on the issue of technology and marriage, more specifically, Is Facebook Making Your [...]
by Rhett Smith on September 25, 2009
“A fifty-year-old man approached a musician and asked, ‘Can you teach me to play the trombone so I can play in the town civic band and in parades and other things?” ‘Sure,’ the musician said. ‘How long will it take?’ the aspiring trombonist asked. ‘Well,’ the musician said, ‘I could teach almost anybody to play [...]
by Rhett Smith on September 24, 2009
[image by oddsock] I’ve been talking a lot about online therapy on this blog, and now it’s time to make you a GREAT offer! From now until January 1, 2010, I will be offering online therapy at 33% reduced rate. So instead of $75, you only pay $50. If you, or someone you know is [...]
by Rhett Smith on September 21, 2009
[image by mikebaird] One of the unique things about being a therapist is that it requires me to be able to be fully present to those who sit across from me in my office. No cell phone. No computer. No interruptions. No distractions. For45-50 minutes they get my full, undivided attention. In fact, one of [...]
by Rhett Smith on September 17, 2009
That is the motto that I heard coming from Noel Biderman this morning as he was a guest on The Billy Madison morning radio show. Noel Biderman is the President of the Ashley Madison agency and the creator of their website. Ashley Madison isn’t the first online technology/agency to provide opportunities for people to have [...]
by Rhett Smith on September 16, 2009
The world of online therapy is emerging quickly and there are a lot of tools out there to make this easier, and most importantly, secure. The AAMFT which I am a member of recently sent us out emails about a service they endorse, Therapy Hosting. This is just one of many, and even I at [...]
by Rhett Smith on September 15, 2009
The Cultivate Conference in Chicago is getting closer every day. Two weeks ago I posted my interview with Carlos Whitaker [aka Ragamuffinsoul], and last week I posted my interview with Cynthia Ware of the Digital Sanctuary. Check it out. This week I’m talking with Matt Knisely of the blog Visual Storyteller.
by Rhett Smith on September 11, 2009
[photo of my mom Melodee and my aunt Judie] I have heard that phrase time and time again and I know it to be true, at least in my life and the many lives around me. The cancer I am speaking of is breast cancer, and it has affected our family in every possible way. [...]
