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
latest writing
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...
[remembering] bishop arthur brazier
I never knew him, but today Dr. Arthur Brazier lost a five-year battle with prostate cancer. Dr. Brazier was civil rights activist, author, bishop, and pastor emeritus of Apostolic Church of God in Chicago. He also seems to have had a preaching style and personality...
[management by God] relentless pursuit
One sentence is all that was recorded about his time as a leader. And one comment about his era of leadership was made later by another leader. The third recorded Judge in Israel's history barely gets a mention. This makes me wonder what this man Shamgar must have...
google trends [blogging challenge for 10/22]
I got a bunch of search engine traffic last week from people searching the term shibboleet. I know... shibbo-what? I had the same exact question when I peeked at the trending search terms on Google. In my curiosity I decided to write a post about it. The post even got...
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