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 August 25, 2009
[image by David R. Carroll] Do you remember what life was like before your cell phone, or before you had an internet connection in your house? It seems like such a long time ago. We even wonder at times how we could have lived life without them. The scary thing is that it wasn’t that [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 30, 2009
If you haven’t noticed yet, I have been covering the topic of depression quite a bit the last couple of weeks. This is going to be the last post on this topic for a while, but I wanted to leave you with an article that I thought had some great practical tips, and coping skills [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 28, 2009
Yesterday I posted the first of two interviews I did with Anne Jackson back in January of 2009. Check out part of the interview below, and read the rest of it here. From your own perspective, what is at the root behind the stigma of counseling and therapy in the Church? What would you say [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 27, 2009
I had the privilege of interviewing Anne Jackson back in January 2009 on the topic of depression and burnout, especially as it relates to ministry and the church. Since I have been writing about depression over the last week I wanted to link again to her interview. Here is a piece of the interview below, [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 26, 2009
A couple of different times this week people brought (thanks @justinwise and @witheringfig) this article to my attention, Can ‘Real’ Christians Be Depressed? And of course, I say EMPHATICALLY YES! (Plus, I’m not really sure what they mean by ‘real’ Christians anyways). By the way, it’s a good article, and I’m glad they wrote it. [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 25, 2009
Discernment As we talk and think about the issue of depression in ministry one of the most important factors that we have in helping us determine what exactly we are dealing with is discernment. the quality of being able to grasp and comprehend what is obscure Discerning what type of help a person needs can [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 23, 2009
The fourth and final video I shot for LifeChurch.tv on depression aired today and is titled Finding Hope. Monday’s video was An Anchor in the Journey-Exodus 17:1. Tuesday’s video was Depression-At the Movies continued. Wednesday’s video was Walking Through Depression. As we end this week looking at depression I wanted to focus on the idea [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 22, 2009
Today, LifeChurch.tv posted the third of four videos that I shot with them on depression. Monday’s video was An Anchor in the Journey-Exodus 17:1. Tuesday’s video was Depression-At the Movies continued. Today’s video is Walking Through Depression. In today’s video I share about the prophet Elijah wanting to die, and actually asking God to take [...]
by Rhett Smith on July 21, 2009
As I mentioned yesterday, I had the opportunity to share some thoughts around depression with LifeChurch.tv. The first video, An Anchor in the Journey-Exodus 17:1 appeared yesterday, and I posted a little more details on my blog, Depression: Getting Honest With Our Journey. You can check out the second video, Depression: At the Movies continued. [...]
