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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found art: capture [beauty] photography project
This is one of those projects that I expect will blow me away as people like you share to bring together an amazing act of creativity. This creative photography project was inspired by the memoirs of Leeana Tankersley called Found Art: Discovering Beauty in Foreign...
blogging with @thehighcalling
A couple of years ago I joined a startup network of Christian bloggers. I wasn't sure if I would get anything out of this thing, or if I'd be able to add any value to it either. As it turns out, it was one of the best things that I've ever done as a blogger. I've...
[dillon burroughs] on using tracts in evangelism
[youtube LZ2rM_2g_hI nolink] Why don't more people hand out tracts these days? After all, aren't they the perfect little Gospel message in a short, easy to read, interesting format? Especially in our sound-bite culture, these straight-to-the-point presentations should...
smashing cell phones
Okay, so at church tonight my wife and I attend a couples group while my son and some other boys go into their Royal Rangers meeting. During tonight's meeting in our couples group we discussed how the differences between men and women can affect our communication. It...
[dillon burroughs] on evangelizing to other faiths
[youtube 4ydMRzJIT3o nolink] What do you do when you encounter someone of another faith when sharing yours? Many people think they need to know everything there is about the other faith in order to refute it . But rarely does someone change their faith system because...
[dillon burroughs] on the value of listening in evangelism
[youtube Iytxl33fQ2U nolink] What's one of the most effective tools that should be in your evangelism toolkit? Many people often think that it's about knowing the five (or other number) steps in a special method, or being able to make a convincing apologetic argument....
perfect love, imperfect fear
Remember that time when you were a kid? You know... that time that you and some other kids (friends, siblings, whatever...) were horsing around and something broke. It wasn't even your fault, but when dad came to see what happened you just knew that you were in...
[dillon burroughs] on making evangelism a part of everyday life
[youtube RRDDlGyrF1Q nolink] Evangelism is not as much an event as it is a lifestyle. Some of the most effective evangelism that we can do is in the context of our everyday lives. In this portion of the conversation Dillon challenges us to walk our walk before we talk...
[dillon burroughs] on initiating conversation in evangelism
[youtube ZKBc0ZHAdI8 nolink] Sometimes using normal conversation with people will get us into a position where we earn the opportunity to share our faith. This type of permission-based conversation is often more comfortable for both sides as it is based more on an...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
