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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humanitarian care, conversation, and #ideation [an interview with @charlestlee]
Recently, I had the opportunity to chat with idea-maker Charles Lee about one of his latest ventures... The Ideation Conference. If it is anything like his other projects (specifically The Idea Camp), then this is certainly going to be something that you'll want to...
[the truth about evolution] tough questions that nobody is asking
The look of judgement that came when the question was asked indicated that she already had her mind made up that my position was unacceptable. She had a secular humanist worldview, and I had (and still have) a strong Biblical Christian worldview. And yet regardless of...
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rapid growth of christianity [bible college papers]
[youtube CyjY-ldEKlM nolink] [serialposts] Note: This essay is part of a series that I am doing for a class on church history. This part of the series is a summary of some of the reasons the early and medieval church experienced rapid growth. Christianity seemed to...
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seven major christian leaders [bible college papers]
[youtube pPGeuHCW7pU nolink] [serialposts] Note: This essay is part of a series that I am doing for a class on church history. This part of the series is a summary of some of the great leaders of the early Christian church. Throughout the time of the Early and...
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six prominent heresies [bible college papers]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=THp23l46aFI [serialposts] Note: This essay is part of a series that I am doing for a class on church history. This part of the series is a summary of some of the heresies that plagued the early Christian church. As the church started to...
bible college papers: heresies, leaders, and rapid church growth
Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it. -- George Santayana While it's not likely that Santayana and I hold the same religious beliefs, his ideas about history do resonate with...
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[the case for christmas] conclusion
[serialposts]As Lee Strobel closes the book, he points out that even with all of the evidence that indicates that it was the Messiah that was born in that manger, it is all meaningless unless you consider it in light of Easter. It's not enough to believe that a great...
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[the case for christmas] chapter four: the fingerprint evidence
[serialposts]In Chapter 4 of The Case for Christmas, Lee Strobel interviews Louis Lapides. Lapides is a Pastor of a church in Southern California. But what's makes this interview so interesting is that Lapides grew up in a Jewish family. When Strobel asked Lapides...
[12 days of awesomeness] day twelve: love notes to yahweh
As I wrap up this list, I want to point out that there are SO many great Christian blogs out there! And this blogger would be one of the first to jump in and agree with me. I've always known L.L. Barkat as 'the poetry chick' from the HighCallingBlogs.com network. And...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
