by Rhett Smith | Jun 30, 2016 | Parenting, Podcast
*Note: In this podcast I mention a social psychologist whom I couldn’t remember. I realized that I was actually thinking of the work of Carol Dweck, but it wasn’t actually her research I was referring to. Recently I’ve been thinking a lot about a...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 29, 2016 | Depression, Podcast
One of the more tricky aspects of working with adolescents is trying to discern at times what is “typical” teenage behavior, and what is depression. I mean most of us can remember back to our own teenage days where we experienced bouts of moodiness,...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 31, 2011 | Technology
High-Tech Flirting Turns Explicit, Altering Young Lives But adults face a hard truth. For teenagers, who have ready access to technology and are growing up in a culture that celebrates body flaunting, sexting is laughably easy, unremarkable and even compelling: the...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 27, 2010 | Leadership
This is the second in my series on Youth Ministry, Boundaries and Burnout, a topic which has become very important to me over the last couple of years. In the last post I looked at how seeing youth ministry as a stepping stone to “move up” in the church...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 22, 2010 | Parenting
“There is a Tsunami coming. We are a hundred years from understanding what we are dealing with regarding the influence and impact of cybersex on mankind.” Those are the words of Dr. Patrick Carnes, one of the foremost experts on addiction and recovery...
by Rhett Smith | Oct 1, 2009 | Parenting
Here is an amazing opportunity that our church, HPPC, along with some other churches are putting on for people this weekend in Dallas. I hope to see you there. “For youth pastors, volunteer leaders, and parents, When Kids Hurt challenges caring adults to help...
