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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[the mystery of the cross] author’s closing thoughts
Thanks for featuring The Mystery of the Cross as your online study. I appreciate your attention to my book, and enjoyed reading the entries. Even in this electronic age, an author only gains limited opportunities to reader responses. So this was a treat! I decided to...
[the 72 project] churches, zoos, and salt shakers
It is not a habit of mine to sugarcoat things. Every time I write one of these posts, I reread it over and over and find myself grimacing at the words I use. I want to clean it up, soften it, make it "PC", water it down. I don't like telling you that Malinda, sweet...
book review: following jesus through the eye of the needle
What does it mean to follow Jesus? I mean, He was clear about what it meant to follow Him, right? Sure, He promised great reward, but He never said it would be easy. I've recently finished reading a great book that's challenged me like few others. It's called...
[the 72 project] young and homeless
Now Nashville… Well it is a long ways from California, geographically and culturally. It's a whole 'nother world out here. This is not my first trip to Nashville, but this time my purpose is different; I'm here to see -- really see with God's eyes -- the homeless and...
the truth about sex [an event with @theideacamp]
Last summer in Uganda I heard about an injustice that absolutely broke my heart for a couple of reasons. First, because of what was being done to take advantage young men and women (really boys and girls). And second, because the church was being used as the tool to...
[the 72 project] divine interactions in austin
So Austin, TX… This post has been a bit delayed now that I am situated in the Nashville, TN area, but I feel it incredibly important to recount what happened in that city. It is quite a city. While it was hard to find homeless in Phoenix, one would have to be blind to...
@fivetalents tanzania program featured on @bbc one
Five Talents has been featured as charity of the month on BBC One’s Lifeline program. See the 10-minute broadcast right here... [youtube Ua3fR8WGZvY nolink] Lifeline is the BBC’s monthly television charity appeal program. In May, Five Talents was the selected charity....
scouting the land [mission to haiti]
What in the world will I have to give them? As I get ready to head down to Haiti, I pray that God would prepare me to leave a deposit of something that will last well after I leave. Our church is committed to staying for the long-term to see the healing and rebuilding...
book review: wired for intimacy
One gets the distinct impression as they read through William Struthers’ Wired for Intimacy: How pornography hijacks the male brain that at its core it is a scientific affirmation of the old proverbs of Solomon portraying adultery and sexual sin as “the way to Sheol,...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
