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Don’t Play Life Safey by Simply Being a Visitor in This World

by Rhett Smith on March 31, 2010

[image by epSos.de] God is Not Safe, So Why Do We Play So Safely There are lots of books, stories and examples displaying how we tend to play life too safely at times, and the need for us to overcome this complacency. One of the examples that is always in my mind is this exchange [...]

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The Journey Continues…A Stage Along the Way

by Rhett Smith on November 5, 2009

[image by Maria Keay] For those who choose to take the journey, it is lifelong. The longer the journey, the more nuances it takes on and the more it opens up to broader experiences. Yet, a journey must progress step by step. So it is with our spiritual journey. (pp. xvii, The Critical Journey: Stages [...]

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A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: What I Learned While Editing My Life by Donald Miller

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 [...]

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Paradigm Shifting, Life Shaping Books

by Rhett Smith on March 17, 2009

It seems we all like books. And we especially like making lists of books. In 2005 I wrote The Five Books I Would Recommend to a College Student…or Actually, to Anyone!, and listed in another post the Top 100 Religious Books of the 20th Century According to Christianity Today. If you want you could access [...]

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Donald Miller, J.J. Abrams and the Bible on Story and Mystery

by Rhett Smith on December 12, 2008

Will Smith was on Good Morning Texas talking about his new movie Seven Pounds yesterday and he began to talk about his value on the idea of “story” as in relation to his movie choices. I then sent out this Tweet: listening to Will Smith talk about the importance of “story.” he also has a [...]

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Donald Miller’s Journey from Reagan Republican to Obama Democrat

by Rhett Smith on November 3, 2008

Great blog post by Donald Miller, From Reagan to Obama, a Brief Political History Our theology insinuated that shortly after original sin, once Adam and Eve at the apple, they registered as Democrats and went on with their lives, trying to create large governments that would enable lazy people through expensive social programs. We believed [...]

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Donald Miller’s Pre-Benediction Interview with Christianity Today

by Rhett Smith on August 28, 2008

I found this video of Donald Miller’s pre-benediction video over at Brian Kiley’s blog. The video is done by Sarah Pulliam for Christianity Today. Good video. Curious what you think? I hesitate to get into politics because it never seems to turn out well…conversationally speaking with many people. When Donald Miller came to our college [...]

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ECHO Conference: Great from top to bottom

by Rhett Smith on August 18, 2008

Last week I was debating on whether or not I should attend the ECHO Conference, mainly because I was pretty exhausted from just moving here. And second, I wasn’t quite sure if I wanted to pay the $329 for the conference. I debated, but ultimately I felt like it would be a great opporunity to [...]

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Following Donald Miller…

by Rhett Smith on July 16, 2008

Donald Miller is by far one of my favorite authors. Blue Like Jazz changed my thinking radically, and what I want in a good book. You can read here about the night we had him out to speak to our college ministry. Recently I have been following him on Twitter and am impressed with his [...]

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Shane Claiborne, Four Models of the Emerging Church and the Ability to See With Fresh Eyes

by Rhett Smith on January 16, 2008

Last night our college ministry partnered with our Middle School, High School and Young Adult Departments in hosting a night with Shane Claiborne called, “Have Less, Live More.” It was the culmination of six months of collaborative study and teaching on the Minor Prophets between our departments and we brought Shane out to embody some [...]

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