by Rhett Smith | Apr 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Leadership, Podcast
Yesterday I posted a short video on the movement from orientation to disorientation to new orientation. I first learned it by this name and paradigm by reading Walter Brueggemann’s work, The Message of the Psalms. The movement itself is as old as humanity, and...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 3, 2020 | Anxiety, Depression, Videos
The hope is that we don’t go back to what was (pre-COVID-19), but that we move forward into something new. What that something new will look different for everyone. But in a season of disorientation, the hope is that one grows from the experience into something...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 30, 2020 | Intentional Living, Videos
With everyone at home most of the day during quarantine and shelter in place, it can be challenging to find a good daily rhythm. Trying to work, play and rest at the same time, or weave back and forth between them can often cause frustration. Therefore, it’s...
by Rhett Smith | May 12, 2016 | Anxiety, Podcast
I’ve been talking about Sabbath in the last couple of podcast episodes (Episode 61: Sabbath Rest and Your Identity, Episode 62: Sabbath Rest and Anxiety), and so I close the series in this episode talking about various practices. As I’ve come to learn more...
by Rhett Smith | May 5, 2016 | Anxiety, Podcast
As I mentioned in my podcast last week (Sabbath Rest and Identity), I have been thinking a lot about the topic of Sabbath over the course of the last year. It seems that it comes up in more and more of my conversations, and it’s absence in the lives of many...
by Rhett Smith | Apr 28, 2016 | Anxiety, Podcast
I have been thinking a lot about the topic of Sabbath over the course of the last year. It seems that it comes up in more and more of my conversations, and it’s absence in the lives of many people (especially evident in many of the clients I work with), lead to...
by Rhett Smith | Aug 11, 2015 | Podcast
About 15 years ago as I was reading through the Bible a specific passage jumped out at me and forever changed my life. I remember the moment 15 years ago…that’s how powerful this simple little verse was. The verse read: “From the wilderness of Sin...
by Rhett Smith | Mar 31, 2010 | Intentional Living
[image by epSos.de] God is Not Safe, So Why Do We Play So Safely There are lots of books, stories and examples displaying how we tend to play life too safely at times, and the need for us to overcome this complacency. One of the examples that is always in my mind is...
