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a friend said she worries about being too vulnerable with people because she’s been hurt before and people aren’t usually trustworthy. that people can be […]
Articles by Rick Diamond
Post Pastor, Part I
i’m a post-Christian, and i’m a post-pastor. i teach and write about Post-Modern culture, theologies, worldviews, and religious models. there’s no way to understand what […]
My Trouble With Christmas, Part III: Jesus & I are Capricorns
so, there’s no way to know when Jesus was actually born. the date of december 25 was chosen by the church centuries after Jesus’ death, […]
My Trouble With Christmas, Part II: Two Stories
the Luke Gospel and the Matthew Gospel tell two stories that aren’t the same. my sister and i went to the same high school – […]
My Trouble With Christmas, Part I: Songs
Here’s the thing: Some of the songs we sing are about a story in a context celebrated by Christianity, aka, the dominant religion of the […]
Kill Your Heroes
“If you meet the Buddha on the road, kill him.” – Zen Master Linji, founder of the Rinzai sect when we are children, we are […]
A King in a Hula Hoop
one of the things the Recovery program I’m part of teaches is to stay in your own imaginary Hula Hoop. think of your work, your […]
Surrender Dorothy Part II: Fire and Water
The Divine Child within us is the deep part of who we are. It’s what the Jewish scriptures call the “image of God.” King, Warrior, […]
Surrender Dorothy – Part I: She’s With Me
There are countless ways to interpret the 1939 film The Wizard of Oz. A significant thread for me lately has been to think of Dorothy […]