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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google trends [blogging challenge]
I love finding ways to stretch myself as a blogger. Especially when it forces me to engage in very real and relevant conversations. So I wanted to try something new, and would like to invite other bloggers to try this activity out with me. This should be a fairly...
[management by God] creating momentum
Momentum is a funny thing... When you have it, it seems like it would take the whole world to stop it. But when you don't, it seems to take the whole world to get it. A train running away at 60 mph could smash through a brick wall, but a train at rest couldn't move an...
[management by God] you reap what you sow
Have you ever wondered why people don't respond to your efforts to implement change (or anything for that matter)? I often hear from other leaders that one of their biggest frustrations is that they just cannot get people to respond or produce the way that they hoped...
[management by God] the marriage requirement
This one will be one of the more controversial topics that I write about, bar none. Here in the list of requirements for the "executive leader" is this one that says that you must be, "the husband of one wife." Many of you may be thinking, What in the world does that...
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[management by God] such a lonely word
One thing that disgusts me these days is how comfortable people have become with lying. Watch an episode or two of Survivor, and you'll see that deception is not only accepted, but also expected! People frequently use deception to get ahead. Additionally, they hide...
[management by God] rally point
Remember the scene in Braveheart when Mel Gibson's character, William Wallace, was giving the freedom speech just before the big battle? I've often wondered what it takes to be such a leader. It would be really cool to be able to rally people the way that William...
[management by God] the source of wisdom
Do you ever wish you could always make the right decisions in every circumstance? Have you been in a situation where you wish that you could get a "do-over"? Making the right decisions isn't a luck or chance thing. It requires wisdom. I don't mean just head-knowledge....
#goodwork tour with @thehighcalling
It was the first time that most of us had ever seen each other in all three dimensions! It was a virtual team coming together in real-life. And Marcus had something pretty cool planned for us that was right up our alley! We hit the streets of downtown San Antonio in a...
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management by God [the end of an era]
Is the Bible relevant in a secular workplace? That's the question that I was suddenly confronted with during a mentoring session by a VP with whom I worked closely. We were studying a book together, and I expressed that some of the principles didn't jive completely...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
