rev. dan king
let’s walk this faith together.
Author, Episcopal deacon, and speaker. Writing for 19 years on Scripture, prayer, service, and ancient practices that meet us at the intersection of everyday life.
Holy Rhythms for Hurting Hearts
Essays on Mental Health and Ancient Church Practices
Holy Rhythms for Hurting Hearts is a collection of deeply personal and pastoral essays exploring how ancient Christian practices can meet us in the middle of modern mental health struggles. Whether you’re navigating anxiety, burnout, grief, or simply longing for peace in a chaotic world, this book offers a gentle invitation to find healing through sacred rhythms like prayer, Sabbath, liturgy, service, and more.
Written with honesty and hope, this book doesn’t offer quick fixes. Instead, it points to the beauty of slowing down, showing up, and rooting yourself in practices that have carried the Church through centuries of both suffering and joy.
Author · Episcopal Deacon · Speaker · blogging since 2007
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[management by God] interview: nancy ortberg
Recently I've had the pleasure of reviewing Nancy Orberg's latest book called unleashing the POWER of rubber bands: lessons in non-linear leadership. It's a fantastic book that I recommend for anyone that wants to live out God's will for their life as a leader in the...
love them because God loves them
The church is changing. God is moving and there is a revolution on the rise, a revolution for the organic Christian. These ideas like those from my post, the McChurch, aren't new or original. Authors like Dan Kimball and Mark Batterson are writing about bringing the...
[management by God] be an overcomer
You've heard the saying that, "when the going gets tough, the tough get going," right? When it comes to being a good leader, there's more truth to that statement than one might initially think. I believe that it's in the face of adversity that true leadership is...
the McChurch
This is the era of the quick, the easy, the flashy, the bright lights, the fake noses, the artificial, and the shortcuts. Our culture wants fast food, fast service, fast internet, immediate information, instant satisfaction. Sadly, today's churches are not much...
[management by God] greed and desire
It's a question the average Christian has been asking since the "American Dream" was first dreamed. American consumerism tells us that we need more, and if we don't want more, then there must be something wrong with us. Even the church is split on this issue of "how...
[management by God] under authority
The idea of having authority over our lives often makes people cringe. "Self" doesn't like the idea of authority, because "self" typically wants to be it's own authority. This is evidenced by the idea that slogans like "be your own boss" and "be a self-made success"...
[management by God] get disciplined
The four years of my life that I spent in the United States Marine Corps shaped much of who I am today. And if I have to pin it down to a more specific influence, then it would be that of my Drill Instructors while I was in Boot Camp for the first three months of that...
taking your city…one heart at a time.
The thought of taking your city for Christ can sound awesome and exciting, yet daunting and intimidating at the same time. Can one person’s efforts really have a lasting and rippling effect on their city? I think so. I believe change starts from the inside out. And...
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[management by God] book review: unleashing the POWER of rubber bands
I've recently had the opportunity to review a book from author Nancy Ortberg which is curiously titled unleashing the POWER of rubber bands: lessons in non-linear leadership. As Ortberg's second book, rubber bands takes an unusual (and sometimes uncomfortable for us...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
