<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Darrell Smith | Non-Dual Writer, Facilitator, Theologian]]></title><description><![CDATA[Darrell Smith is a non-dual writer, facilitator, and theologian.]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 06:16:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.darrellsmith.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Inspired Moving Discussion at First ‘Spiritual But Not Anxious’ Course]]></title><description><![CDATA[We had quite the experience with this dialogue exercise at the first-ever gathering for the new Spiritual But Not Anxious  course. First, we watched America Ferrara’s iconic speech from Barbie (2023). (Speech Transcript) It is literally impossible to be a woman. You are so beautiful, and so smart, and it kills me that you don't think you're good enough.   Like, we have to always be extraordinary, but somehow we're always doing it wrong.    You have to be thin, but not too thin. And you can...]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/greta-gerwig-s-barbie-inspired-moving-discussion-at-first-spiritual-but-not-anxious-course</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69865c3b2764679ea71178d1</guid><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Films]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2026 21:35:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a2f64_dc1231b7ada247e689b54fe37a1c1e2b~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[An Introduction to Why I’m Spiritual but Not Anxious]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Leaving the Beach for the Deep Photo by Ronan Furuta  on Unsplash Hey, I’m Darrell . I’m a non-dual writer, facilitator, and...]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/an-introduction-to-why-i-m-spiritual-but-not-anxious</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67edc078f9329bec87b017b5</guid><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Nov 2024 00:02:44 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/7a2f64_701477f6d53d4e71b4238c288224610c~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_720,h_576,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the Museum Won’t Come to the Mountain, Then the Mountain Will Come to the Museum, Pt. 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[If our faith is to move forward—if it is to be a living faith—then it cannot be a under glass.  It must breathe...]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/if-the-museum-won-t-come-to-the-mountain-then-the-mountain-will-come-to-the-museum-pt-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62e5c9cf3ddab2cd98364f3e</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Worship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Goals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:23:12 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_2578f5bd96d5463c8e6ef571ffe5f1c4~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the Museum Won’t Come to the Mountain, Then the Mountain Will Come to the Museum, Pt. 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Eternal One is in the silence.  God is in the stillness—not the bombastic.]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/if-the-museum-won-t-come-to-the-mountain-then-the-mountain-will-come-to-the-museum-pt-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62dc813161f8be133d10afb7</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 23 Jul 2022 23:20:07 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_4134e1ed932749f68eb5cfb2b162d667~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the Museum Won’t Come to the Mountain, Then the Mountain Will Come to the Museum, Pt. 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[When we hold our faith as something that can be static and stored in a museum, it will inevitably be reduced to a tool for judgment...]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/if-the-museum-won-t-come-to-the-mountain-then-the-mountain-will-come-to-the-museum-pt-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62cdc54278c04e78061bf1a3</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Worship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Goals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2022 19:06:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_44d4ff6ab1244d1e99ec9ad882d04c49~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[If the Museum Won’t Come to the Mountain, Then the Mountain Will Come to the Museum, Pt. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mountains transform altitude and attitude. Mountains, unlike museums, aren’t necessarily safe.]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/if-the-museum-won-t-come-to-the-mountain-then-the-mountain-will-come-to-the-museum-pt-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62b9d4a3d31f66019eee4085</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Worship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Goals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2022 16:09:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_83dabbd8b72845888e0d602801a7dbc1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Truth? - Pt. 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Truth doesn’t avoid pain. It absorbs it.  Truth doesn’t side-step rejection and abandonment—it walks toward them…sometimes it even runs.]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/what-is-truth-pt-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">625a27c95dd5343a2a523206</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Worship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Matthew]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2022 02:22:37 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_3a04f4960b5e46dcb7963db6f9b11d12~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Is Truth?]]></title><description><![CDATA["No statement, theological or otherwise, should be made that would not be credible in the presence of burning children."]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/what-is-truth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62585424900b599ace7faf65</guid><category><![CDATA[Worship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Goals]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Year]]></category><category><![CDATA[Richard Rohr]]></category><category><![CDATA[Matthew]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2022 17:14:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_386e780bc7a44d18a1002c0d878f432f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Translating the Transparent Transcendence of Transformation That Transpires in Transfiguration, Pt 5]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metamorphosis is not just part of our potential.  It’s hardwired into creation.  It’s baked right in. ]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/translating-the-transparent-transcendence-of-transformation-that-transpires-in-transfiguration-pt-5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62501f72ccfcc5d401155188</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Goals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2022 11:47:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_8c79cb07f18d42baa7905d831a5246c7~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Translating the Transparent Transcendence of Transformation That Transpires in Transfiguration, Pt 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[We can’t believe it because someone else talked about it.  Sooner or later, we have to go to our own mountaintop.]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/translating-the-transparent-transcendence-of-transformation-that-transpires-in-transfiguration-pt-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">624489e2bc17443ebb242a9a</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[New Year]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 30 Mar 2022 16:53:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_36de2c05d6de42c6be555d4ab794a260~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Translating the Transparent Transcendence of Transformation That Transpires in Transfiguration Pt. 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[We can’t stay on the mountaintop forever.  Suffering will transpire.  It’s not to be avoided.  It is to be faced, embraced, and absorbed.]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/translating-the-transparent-transcendence-of-transformation-that-transpires-in-transfiguration-pt-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">62374858ea2210889e803882</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Goals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 20 Mar 2022 15:33:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_350b62db706e4ca7844daa015208d040~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Translating the Transparent Transcendence of Transformation That Transpires in Transfiguration Pt. 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[During times of stress and trauma we will be tempted to regress—to retreat into the nostalgia of what we tragically remember as better times]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/translating-the-transparent-transcendence-of-transformation-that-transpires-in-transfiguration-pt-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">622ed79da4146450ff496c9d</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 14 Mar 2022 05:55:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure 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Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenantless Temples, Pt. 4]]></title><description><![CDATA[The inherited interpretations and assigned meanings...sometimes lose the plot line and end up warping the stories we tell ourselves.]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/tenantless-temples-pt-4</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6140d3d036a110001685d41a</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Worship]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:39:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_e75d1d13c3e245d8923550c99c9b0137~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenantless Temples, Pt. 3]]></title><description><![CDATA[A free-range God is a dangerous God.  There’s no telling what kind of trouble a wild and homeless God will stir up.]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/tenantless-temples-pt-3</link><guid isPermaLink="false">613b9191bbe11c001693228d</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Life Goals]]></category><category><![CDATA[Richard Rohr]]></category><category><![CDATA[Gospel]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 17:20:32 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_fdc6adc94621434f8737c6ebfbfb65c1~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenantless Temples, Pt. 2]]></title><description><![CDATA[Before long, King David made himself at home, and God gave him peace from all his enemies. Then one day, the king said to Nathan the...]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/tenantless-temples-pt-2</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6132efe75ab9f700161670f6</guid><category><![CDATA[Resources]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 04 Sep 2021 04:07:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_6731c755f5c943cfb20f1d3070e3e7aa~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tenantless Temples, Pt. 1]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assuming that the Source of All Things thinks and feels the way we think and feel assures God is created in our image...]]></description><link>https://www.darrellsmith.org/post/tenantless-temples-pt-1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61283fd2160e430016fe0001</guid><category><![CDATA[Scripture]]></category><category><![CDATA[Practice]]></category><category><![CDATA[Theology]]></category><category><![CDATA[Philosophy]]></category><category><![CDATA[History]]></category><category><![CDATA[Alexander John Shaia]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2021 01:44:47 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/57fdaf_57bb59bcf8094c199c84c800498ac97d~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Darrell Smith</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>