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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[12 days of awesomeness] day one: paper bridges
Monica Brand is a rebel with a cause. She blogs at at Paper Bridges where she calls herself "just another Jesus freak, homeschooling mom with a blog." The web is full of homeschooling moms who have taken up blogging, but one thing that I really appreciate about this...
[scouting the divine] project wordle
Wordle (visual representation) from the complete text of the group blogging project on Margaret Feinberg's Scouting the Divine. FOLLOW THE PROJECT | BUY THE BOOK
[scouting the divine] closing thoughts
Thank you for the beautiful weeks of blogging and joining in on the journey of Scouting the Divine: My Search for God in Wine, Wool, and Wild Honey. When I think back about my time, one of the most meaningful spiritual lessons about God as shepherd actually came from...
[highcallingblogs.com] even if he doesn’t…
[youtube 7LUrc_P47fs nolink] Note: This is an excerpt of the featured Faith post (written by yours truly!) at HighCallingBlogs.com. Kelly said, "I don’t doubt that He *can* do something about anything, but to be honest, that thought no longer moves me to prayer. The...
[scouting the divine] part four: the vine
[vimeo 7072145 nolink] by Sean Wrench Jesus, Wine, Parties, Miracles …the excitement and irony of it all are simply amazing. I can’t put into words the anticipation I felt as I waited for ‘Scouting the Divine’ to appear in the mail. Something in my spirit told me...
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[photo journal] everyday life in uganda
For more from this mission trip to Kenya and Uganda, check out [the africa diaries]. You can also check out the complete set of everyday life in Uganda on Flickr.
[scouting the divine] part three: the land of milk and honey
[vimeo 7072130 nolink] by Karen Spears Zacharias My father may have done more of the grocery shopping than I credit him for, but the only time I recall him bringing home the bacon was the night he also brought home a sack of bears. “Dave, what in the world is this?”...
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[photo journal] everyday life in kenya
For more from this mission trip to Kenya and Uganda, check out [the africa diaries]. You can also check out the complete set of everyday life in Kenya on Flickr. Amazon.com Widgets
[the africa diaries] day eight: a retreat to remember
Good morning Mount Kenya! The picture above was the view through the front door of my tent as I woke up in the morning. As the sun was rising enough to light up the sky, it still had not risen enough to creep over the top of Africa's second highest peak. We got up...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
