by Rhett Smith on November 16, 2009
Though Anne Lamott is speaking on writing–I think it can also be used as one of the best explanations for what a therapist does. I inserted the word therapist for writer and it best explains some of what goes on in therapy–things that are hard to put into words. [image by Hamed Saber] “We write [...]
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 March 26, 2009
As I continue to use and get more acquainted with Logos Bible Software, I will post and bring some of these things to your attention, as I hope you too may find them useful. I’m currently using the Scholar’s Library and I’m amazed at how convenient and fast it has been to access and gather [...]
by Rhett Smith on January 29, 2009
This is Part 2 of my interview with author and blogger Anne Jackson. Check out Part 1 here. From your own perspective, what is at the root behind the stigma of counseling and therapy in the Church? What would you say to Christians who think that we should not take medications for depression and anxiety? [...]
by Rhett Smith on January 23, 2009
Today I begin the first part of a two part interview I did with Anne Jackson. I first heard about Anne around two years ago when one of my church co-workers Matt Singley kept referring to some blogger named Flowerdust. I was told that she was one of the most popular and influential bloggers on [...]
by Rhett Smith on August 21, 2008
So true. Found this over at ixthus Agitator If you are a writer (professionally, or as a hobby), where do you spend most of your time in the graph?
by Rhett Smith on May 31, 2008
Of all the topics I’m going to address in this series, this seems to be the no-brainer to me. I started blogging about 4 years ago at the encouragement of one of my students at the time, Jared Kleier. He set up a blog for me on our college website and away we went, though [...]
by Rhett Smith on January 4, 2008
Some thoughts on St. Jerome and his library: Occasional fits of conscience over the propriety of reading pagan literature tortured Jerome, and he was once temporarily deterred from it by a harrowing nightmare. Yet he could not permanently forego this pleasure or the collection of books that allowed him to indulge it. Over many years [...]