by Rhett Smith | Jan 6, 2017 | Intentional Living
So I took a totally opposite approach to book reading in 2016 than I have in years past, and I’m going to take it into 2017 as well. And in 2017 I plan on re-reading a lot more of the authors and books that I love. In the past 17 years I have primarily read...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 17, 2010 | Leadership
No, the irony is not lost on me that my last post was called ENOUGH: Put Down Those Ministry and Self-Help Books and Pick Up A Novel. But remember my caveat: So you don’t have to give up on your ministry and self-help books, but put them down for a season, and pick up...
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...
by Rhett Smith | Aug 19, 2009 | Technology
[image by annais] Throughout the years I have been presented with various philosophies (systems, ways of approaching it) of reading. When I was in grade school I remember the philosophy was basically quantity. The more books I read, especially in the summer time, the...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 17, 2009 | Writing
It seems we all like books. And we especially like making lists of books. In 2005 I wrote The Five Books I Would Recommend to a College Student…or Actually, to Anyone!, and listed in another post the Top 100 Religious Books of the 20th Century According to...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 10, 2009 | Technology
Moving from Hardcopy to Digital I first shared with you my excitement after getting the Kindle after Father’s Day of 2008. For someone who loves books, lots of them, it was a huge step. Leading up to that I had been weaning my library down (from about 3-4...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 20, 2009 | Intentional Living
I absolutely love Eugene Peterson. Few theologians have the combination of brilliant insight and great writing skills like him. In his book, Eat This Book: A Conversation in the Art of Spiritual Reading there is a beautiful passage in there about running. As some of...
by Rhett Smith | Jan 29, 2009 | Leadership
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...
by Rhett Smith | Jan 26, 2009 | Leadership
I’m very excited to be a part of the live blogging team for the Innovation3 Gathering, put on by Leadership Network, and hosted by Bent Tree Bible Fellowship. I hope that you can join me on my blog Tuesday and Wednesday as I will live blog 4 specific sessions,...
by Rhett Smith | Jan 23, 2009 | Leadership
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...
by Rhett Smith | Nov 25, 2008 | Leadership
Check out my latest blogpost for Leadership Network , Balancing the Entrepreneur, Manager and Technician in Ministry. The post is my review of Michael Gerber’s book The E-Myth Revisited: Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What to Do About...
by Rhett Smith | Aug 21, 2008 | Writing
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 | Aug 12, 2008 | Leadership
Parker Palmer is the author of one of my favorite books, Let Your Life Speak: Listening for the Voice of Vocation. If you have not read it, then you need to stop what you are doing and get in your car and go pick it up. Or stop what you are doing and order it online....
by Rhett Smith | Aug 4, 2008 | Leadership
Seth Godin is being twittered about quite a bit these days because of his new, soon to be released book, and his invite only network Tribe. Tony Morgan has some questions for Seth (and if you don’t read Seth’s blog, you should be): TONY: First of all,...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 29, 2008 | Writing
Just posted this today over at Leadership Network’s Book Blog. The issues of "leadership" and "community" are huge topics and hot buzzwords in Church today and one only needs to visit a bookstore to peruse the countless book titles in these...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 17, 2008 | Leadership
Andy Crouch on culture and his new book, Culture Making: Recovering Our Creative Calling.
by Rhett Smith | Jun 18, 2008 | Technology
Okay, so this isn’t a professional presentation by any means. But just wanted to give you a look in less than 90 seconds at the Amazon Kindle I got for Father’s Day. And what I can’t convey by video, just let me say it’s amazing. It looks...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 30, 2008 | Leadership
I just got back in town after 8 amazing days in Mexico City with some college students from UCLA. We served with two of our partenrs, Amextra and Partners in Hope. That was my second trip with these partners and it has continued to be life changing, especially this...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 26, 2008 | Faith
Check out my latest post at Leadership Network. I posted on the new book Jesus for President by Shane Claiborne, Chris Haw and the design team of Ryan and Holly Sharp.
by Rhett Smith | Feb 11, 2008 | Writing
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...
