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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[present perfect] chapter 5: living in love
Perfection has lost its perfection. The word perfection is one of those words that has lost its meaning. Things like: This is perfect...Find the perfect fit...The perfect way to lose weight It seems the word perfect can mean a lot of different things to a lot of...
![10 things i learned from joey and chandler about porn [#ICSEX]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Untitled-design-400x250.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
10 things i learned from joey and chandler about porn [#ICSEX]
It's 'porn week' with @theideacamp. This means that several of us are talking about an issue that is often very uncomfortable for the church to discuss. When we do talk about it, all we usually have to say is, "porn bad" or, "porn is the devil". And that doesn't paint...
[present perfect] chapter 4: single-mindedness
Autopilot, cruise control, and preprogramming are generally useful things. Autopilot flies planes more safely, cruise control makes your car go without any effort on your part and preprogramming can be a lifesaver when it comes to changing the radio station in your...
book review: against all gods
What's right and wrong about the new #atheism. I've gotta be honest... I was a little surprised by this title (and subtitle) on a Christian book. But Against All Gods presented a refreshingly honest look at what's important in the debate between the secular atheist...
[present perfect] chapter 3: chasing the sun
Free us to let go of the world that is fading away and to cling only to you. As I read this chapter I thought about an hourglass - our lives here on earth are similar to that old fashioned timer - the top isn't getting any fuller, it's only getting smaller. Our time...
[present perfect] chapter 2: finding home
Present Perfect, you had me at opening each chapter with quotes and prayers that read like poetry, leaping from the page and taking up residence in the mind and heart. Then you reeled me in further with the recurrent post-its urging me to ask myself, “Are you awake?”...
let’s blog about sex [#ICSEX]
I'm pretty excited about this project! Not only is it probably one of the biggest blogging projects that I've had the opportunity to organize, but it's probably one of the most needed conversations in the church today. I recently shared that The Idea Camp is running...
![why i’m going to #haiti [a personal testimony]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/life-in-haiti.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
why i’m going to #haiti [a personal testimony]
I can't wait to get down to Haiti! And I'm praying that this is just the first of many trips to a place that I've been wanting to get to for a really long time. Haiti is the poorest nation in the Western hemisphere. The average person in that country lives in such...
[present perfect] chapter 1: mere christianity
To get the full flavor of what this chapter entitled: “Mere Christianity” talks about I must take a moment to go back to the introduction of the book and share the experience of the author, Gregory A Boyd. As Boyd is running along a serene lake side road a couple of...
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05.31.2026 Trinity Sunday Sermon
