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
latest writing
![[jesus, the middle eastern storyteller] chapter 5: stories about forgiveness](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/forgive.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
[jesus, the middle eastern storyteller] chapter 5: stories about forgiveness
by Nadine Schleicher Matthew 18:21-35 I have to admit I was a little nervous but very excited when I agreed to do this blog, I have never done something like this before and I can’t wait to see what God is going to do through everyone working together on the blog!...
[jesus, the middle eastern storyteller] chapter 4: stories about compassion
by Jeremy Carnes Luke 10:25-37 This chapter is mainly about the parable of the Good Samaritan that Jesus masterly crafts to a teacher of the law. This exchange between Jesus and the priest starts with the question "What must be done to gain eternal life?" Jesus asks...
![[jesus, the middle eastern storyteller] chapter 3: stories about excuses](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/stories-about-excuses-280x3901.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
[jesus, the middle eastern storyteller] chapter 3: stories about excuses
by Samantha Rozell Luke 14:15-24 Excuses, excuses, excuses. Most of us hear them everyday. Many of us even make excuses throughout our day. Chapter 3, titled stories about excuses, focuses on one parable found in Luke 14, the parable of the banquet (or feast depending...
![[jesus, the middle eastern storyteller] chapter 2: the friend who came at midnight](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/prayer-hands1-280x3791.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
[jesus, the middle eastern storyteller] chapter 2: the friend who came at midnight
by Sean Wrench Luke 11:1-13 I was pretty stoked to have this chapter assigned to me. Honestly when I saw the chapter titles it was one I was looking forward most to reading. Prayer. The Bible tells us it's one of the single most important things in life we can do....
[my picture testimony] by elise n hoffman
Check out more photos and details about this series at [picture testimony] challenge.
[my picture testimony] by jesse giglio
Check out more photos and details about this series at [picture testimony] challenge.
[my picture testimony] by ron thompson
Check out more photos and details about this series at [picture testimony] challenge.
[jesus, the middle eastern storyteller] chapter 1: jesus’ storytelling world
by Angela Kerns Gary Burge describes Jesus as a storyteller who communicates with word pictures, dramatic actions, metaphors, and stories. Fortunately for us this author does many of these same things. The hallmark of a good writer, so I’ve been told, is in one’s...
[my picture testimony] by gabriel morton
Check out more photos and details about this series at [picture testimony] challenge.
explore by theme
READ.
theology, sermons, and bible literacy
PRAY.
reflection, worship, and spiritual practice
SERVE.
ministry, missions, and outreach
sermons & preaching
Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
