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So When Did You First Realize You Were Addicted to Your Smartphone?

by Rhett Smith on March 10, 2010

You ever read a really great book? So great that you just want to underline all of it? That’s how I felt about this article that I came across some time last week, Obsessed with smartphones, oblivious to the here and now — and to be honest…it freaked me out a bit. Since I am [...]

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Note to Fathers: Move Beyond the “Nuclear Option” Style of Parenting

by Rhett Smith on November 9, 2009

If you have heard it once, you have heard it a million times–it’s the phrase that every kid has heard–so much so that it eventually reverberates in their ears like that of noisy cymbals or a loud gong…if they even hear it at all. It goes something like this: “I’m your father…that’s why!” or “I’m [...]

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Reminder to Parents: Presence=LOVE

by Rhett Smith on October 19, 2009

[image by Schantzilla] One of the things that I vividly remember from growing up was my father’s voice calling out encouragement from the sidelines of my athletic events. It didn’t matter if I was a good or bad player, or whether or not I even got in the game. My dad’s presence on the sidelines [...]

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Wanting Your Help for My Therapy Private Practice

by Rhett Smith on June 12, 2009

[image by D'Arcy Norman] I don’t know if I have shared much of my journey over the last year or so with many of you, so I thought I would take just a couple of minutes to do so. Most of you know me from either this blog, or from the ministry world where I [...]

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Suburban Spirituality: Contemplating Through a Move

by Rhett Smith on May 13, 2009

[image by jdnx] Transitions I decided I wanted to write something a little more personal over the next few weeks…something that has been on my heart, raised questions, and has me awake at night…sometimes. For those of you who don’t know, my wife, baby daughter and I have been living in Dallas since August of [...]

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Speaking of Boundaries…

by Rhett Smith on April 24, 2009

[image by Simon Doggett] I thought this was an interesting piece out of USA Today, especially when I’m beginning a series of blog posts on the issue of boundaries in a variety of contexts. Read The Popularity of Twitter has Some Relationships in a Twist, and tell me what you think. Here is a choice [...]

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Relational Tweeting

by Rhett Smith on April 22, 2009

For those of you that read my other writings online, you know that I love Twitter. I think it’s an absolutely amazing tool that I think has the ability to help us connect with others in some meaningful ways. And Twitter is not just about connecting online, but it’s about connecting offline. Twitter can be [...]

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Leadership Network book blog

by Rhett Smith on February 11, 2008

I just posted over at Leadership Network on the book, Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters: 10 Secrets Every Father Should Know. Check it out. And if you are a parent, especially a father. Do you have any good books on parenting, raising daughters, etc. Let me know.

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