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The Things That We Yearn For…

by Rhett Smith on May 16, 2008

It’s funny how some words become commonplace in a community or culture.  As a resident of Los Angeles you hear a lot of talk about “sex” and “sushi.”  It seems that these are two things that Angelenos highly esteem.  So when I came across the book, “Sex, Sushi & Salvation: Thoughts on Intimacy, Community, & [...]

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Showing Skin Continued…

by Rhett Smith on May 8, 2008

I just want to acknowledge that there were and are many angles that I could have gone yesterday in my post Showing Skin at Church. I knew this going into the post, writing the post, and at the conclusion. And it was even more evident when I received lots of feedback from a lot of [...]

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Pending Reviews: Soon to Come

by Rhett Smith on April 29, 2008

I am really behind in some reviews, but here is what is on deck: Sex, Sushi, & Salvation: Thoughts on Intimacy, Community, & Eternity by Christian George. I am almost done with this book and will have a review shortly.  But so far, I really like what I see.  George has a very “Donald Milleresque” [...]

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As more and more studies, surveys and research is being done on the “hook-up” culture, especially in college, there are a slew of books that are beginning to emerge.  One of the interesting things about the “hook-up” culture in college is that it is producing young adults who carry on the same behaviors, and are [...]

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RO has just blogged a great post over at our collaborative youth ministry blog called, What the ‘Unhooked’ Culture Means for Youth Ministry. RO is doing a series on the book Unhooked: How Young Women Pursue Sex, Delay Love and Lose at Both If you work with youth or young adults you should be following [...]

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Hooking-Up: A Primer for those in Youth Ministry

by Rhett Smith on December 11, 2007

I posted the below for Leadership Network’s Book Blog because I think it’s an important book for those in ministry, especially if you are working with college students, or any students in general. “Hooking-up” is not simply a college phenomenon and anyone working with youth knows that. I’ve sat and listened to stories from youth [...]

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