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] part 3: early signs of faith
I wear this cross around my neck, sometimes never giving it a thought. It is so much a part of me that I often take for granted what it represents. To me, it symbolizes my faith. But to early Christians, the cross held a much more complicated meaning. Judith Couchman...
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[the mystery of the cross] part 2: the pain and the glory
The Cross and the Suffering Savior The first part of this section talks about Jesus carrying the cross to Golgotha. It references the passage of scripture in Luke that talks about the man Simon who was stopped and asked to carry the cross the rest of the way for...
book review: deliberate simplicity
Deliberate Simplicity is about being committed to the core expressions of the church and nothing else. Dropping pretense, program and sometimes even pixels to maintain a purity in the mission of the Jesus. Dave Browning is the pastor of Christ The King church, a...
[the mystery of the cross] part one: ancient echoes of Christ
the cross in pre-Christian times [three poems inspired by part 1 of the mystery of the cross] stones of callanish within grey mist beneath moss and bog stones were kept for time plus time no questions asked unearthed for fire decay for fuel mystery was lit it burns...
[the mystery of the cross] introduction
I always find these projects to be encouraging, uplifting, and challenging. But this one seems more like an act of worship. Maybe it has to do with the fact that the primary focus of our discussion over the next few weeks is going to be on the cross of Jesus. No...
group blogging project: the mystery of the cross
This is one study that I cannot wait to get into! The symbol of the cross has represented strength, hope and encouragement to Christians for two thousand years, so a closer look at the images of the cross throughout history is sure to be an exciting one! Written by an...
book review: seven: the deadly sins and the beatitudes
Seven: The Deadly Sins and the Beatitudes by Jeff Cook is not a typical "here are the sins, here are the Beatitudes" type of book. Jeff uses the seven deadly sins and the Beatitudes to illustrate the life-giving, restorative power of God that is available to those...
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[churchdrop.com] open the floodgates: a guide for texting in church
Note: This is an excerpt of a featured post (written by yours truly!) at churchdrop.com (8BIT Network). The sanctuary filled with a nervous laughter. I think some of it was out of pure disbelief at what I’d just told them. Others figured that I was totally serious but...
book review: pure scum by mike sares
Pure Scum is about the birth of the church “Scum of the Earth” written by pastor and founder Mike Sares. He talks about how the church is “…a place where everyone is welcome, a place that we like to call “the church for the left-out and the right-brained.” The name of...
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05.31.2026 Trinity Sunday Sermon
