by Rhett Smith | Jan 25, 2017 | Anxiety, Podcast
So I am not one to talk much about politics…at least online. There are several reasons for this. 1) I feel a bit naive on the subject matter and not as fluent in political knowledge and conversation as I would like to be. 2) I’ve rarely seen political...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 28, 2016 | Faith, Podcast
This has been an incredibly difficult political season, in that it highlights the deep divisions among one another along racial, sexual, economical, and political lines….just to name a few. And one thing I have been struggling with the most is to try and remind...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 4, 2009 | Technology
Over the weekend my wife and I spent about an hour or so explaining Twitter to a couple of our friends. He is a youth minister and I was explaining not only what Twitter was, but how it might be beneficial to his ministry. The “this seems crazy” or...
by Rhett Smith | Nov 6, 2008 | Leadership
Last April April 10, 2008: That is the date I wrote my post regarding an interview with conservative talk show host Hugh Hewitt and the authors of Millenial Makeover: MySpace, You Tube, and the Future of American Politics. There were tons of points that the authors...
by Rhett Smith | Nov 5, 2008 | Faith
My prayer on Twitter last night. My prayer is that we would keep the new leaders in our prayers..that we would walk and serve humbly..and that we build up and not tear down
by Rhett Smith | Nov 3, 2008 | Faith
Great blog post by Donald Miller, From Reagan to Obama, a Brief Political History Our theology insinuated that shortly after original sin, once Adam and Eve at the apple, they registered as Democrats and went on with their lives, trying to create large governments...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 25, 2008 | Faith
Upfront, I’m no economist, and I know each side can paint a picture that seems right (what if we don’t help, will it send more into poverty…and if we do, what is to keep it from happening again, etc)… but we are sort of in trouble on both...
by Rhett Smith | Sep 5, 2008 | Faith
Political seasons can be rough at times because nothing seems to bring up more debate than our political beliefs, and often our theological beliefs which we often see as closely related or intend to integrate. I’ve become very disullisioned at times with the...
by Rhett Smith | Aug 28, 2008 | Faith
I found this video of Donald Miller’s pre-benediction video over at Brian Kiley’s blog. The video is done by Sarah Pulliam for Christianity Today. Good video. Curious what you think? I hesitate to get into politics because it never seems to turn out...
by Rhett Smith | Aug 11, 2008 | Technology
Politics aside, someone in Barack Obama’s campaign clearly understands viral marketing, social media, and the “groundswell.” And his campaign has just figured out a way to reach an audience and communicate a message to that I think McCain clearly...
by Rhett Smith | Jul 1, 2008 | Leadership
There was a time when I used to listen to James Dobson. I was a young kid in high school and college and you heard his name a lot. I read a couple of his books, and I even had friends whose parents played his cassette tapes on the birds and the bees for them. But...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 17, 2008 | Technology
Over the course of the last four and half years I have blogged primarily about church, ministry, theology and anything related to it. But one area that has drawn increasing attention from me is the area of technology, specifically Web 2.0, New Media, etc. I’m...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 10, 2008 | Leadership
Neal Locke has written a great post responding to my previous post on the Millenials and some of my thoughts as they relate to the PC(USA). I actually agree with pretty much all that he has stated. He tends to have a more hopeful and positive outlook for the PC(USA)...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 10, 2008 | Technology
Here are some observations on the Milennial Generation from the Hugh Hewitt interview with Morley Winograd and Michael D. Hais….authors of Millenial Makeover: MySpace, You Tube, and the Future of American Politics. Whether you care about politics or not, this...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 9, 2008 | Technology
Hugh Hewitt had a great interview today about the Millenials and how they are changing the face of politics for generations to come. I tried for several posts last month to try and capture why this generation was voting for Obama, and I gave non-political reasons. I...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 18, 2008 | Leadership
If you read or watch the news for any length you are bound to come across Christians who make pretty demonstrative statements about how voting for one candidate or another would be wrong as a Christian. Examples: There are those who say that if you vote for Obama, who...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 10, 2008 | Intentional Living
I could probably post a few more reasons, but as I mentioned before, I tend not to post much on politics. So this is reason #3, and the final posting in this series (you can read the other two reasons below). Reason #3: Hope This is the one word that I hear more often...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 5, 2008 | Intentional Living
You can read my previous post and reason #1 (openness) below. Just a reminder. These are non-political observations that I’m making, based on my experience in working with the typical young adults demographic and under (35 and younger). So if you want to read...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 3, 2008 | Intentional Living
First of all, let me say that I never write on politics. I just never have. The topic is obviously very important and interesting, but it just doesn’t interest me and fire me up like some of my friends and family. Second, I don’t consider myself an expert...
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.
