by Rhett Smith | Nov 6, 2013 | Men
About 8 years ago I was sitting in a marriage and family therapy class at Fuller Theological Seminary when the professor made an off the cuff remark about the marital satisfaction of a pastor and their spouse. The professor’s experience was that pastors (in this...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 22, 2013 | Men
For the last seven to eight years I’ve really been exploring this idea of vocation, and it seems that it is a topic that I’ve had more and more conversations with people as of late. In fact, I blogged on this topic just a couple of months ago. In my...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 8, 2013 | Men
My book publisher Moody just created a “man/woman on the street” video, asking, “What does it mean to be a man?” So that has me wondering, what do you think it means to be a man? Whether you think the view is right, wrong, or in-between,...
by Rhett Smith | May 2, 2013 | Men
For my new book, What it Means to be a Man, I am going to be posting videos for each of the chapters. The videos will be short, and will describe the content of each chapter and why I felt that was an important theme for men to tackle. I hope that these videos will be...
by Rhett Smith | May 1, 2013 | Men
Amazon says the book launched on April 12th. But today is actually the official day of the launch of What it Means to be a Man: God’s Design for Us in a World Full of Extremes. I am very excited about this book, and it’s always cool to see an idea come to...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 30, 2013 | Men
When I initially set out to write What it Means to be a Man, I had in mind a picture of the typical guy who comes into my office for counseling. Probably somewhere between 20-55. Struggling with relationships. Has shut themselves off from their emotions and feelings....
by Rhett Smith | Apr 29, 2013 | Men
My new book What it Means to be a Man: God’s Design for Us in a World Full of Extremes officially comes out this Wednesday, May 1 (even though Amazon says it came out April 12). I’m very excited about this new book and thankful for the amazing team of...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 23, 2013 | Men
The above is a quote from Chapter 8 in my new book (coming out May 1) What it Means to be a Man: God’s Design for Us in a World Full of Extremes. Vulnerability is one of the major themes that has emerged over the last 18 years in my work with men. Many men want...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 4, 2013 | Men
“When a father tells a child that he can do something, he can do it. I don’t know why that is, except to say that there is some mysterious energy that passes from the male to his children. It is some sort of creative energy that can make things be when...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 1, 2013 | Men
“Little boys and little girls start off with similar psychological profiles. They are equally emotional, expressive, and dependent, equally desirous of physical affection. At the youngest ages, both boys and girls are more like a stereotypical girl. If any differences...
by Rhett Smith | Feb 1, 2013 | Men, Writing
The last 6-7 months have been a blur as I was busy reading, researching, writing, editing — and a whole lot of staring at a blank screen — in preparation for my new book, What It Means to be a Man: God’s Design for Us in a World Full of Extremes....
by Rhett Smith | Aug 23, 2012 | Men
I’ve been doing a lot of research for my new book (which all I can say at this point is about men). And as I have been doing research I came across this phrase that has really stuck with me: “they live within the boundaries of their competence.” The...
