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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wordless wednesday: children of gakui
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poetry [justice]: pull-apart bread
by Jeanne E. Loupe Before I end, I must begin, For I cannot go back, and I cannot relent! It does nothing for me to lay low and to whine, Or to pick up the pearls and feed them to swine. No, I must equip and empower the poor, So I push and I pull and I open the...
prose [justice]: opening my lens wide
by Gabrielle Dickinson One minute of watching, and my eyes are so accustomed to this sight that they don't take long to adjust to the window on my screen. My eyes are sore from being apart from the reality of this for so long. They are just dirt roads. They really...
[invisible friday]: cecilia and juliana
[vimeo 4217117 InvisiblePeople.tv: Cecilia and Juliana] CAUTION: Some content may be offensive. The hope is that you would get mad enough to do something about it. For more information homelessness in America, check out the following resources: InvisiblePeople.tv Blog...
[the africa diaries] day four: first day of teaching
Here we go... This is what we came for! Our first day of teaching has arrived! And one of the first things that I learned today was that schedules (time) in Africa are very different than they are back in the States. I think that our start time was supposed to be...
wordless wednesday: churches of africa, gakui
[the africa diaries] day three: visiting the clients
This was the big day that I had been waiting for! Today our plan was to meet with the people at the offices of Thika Community Development Trust (TCDT). They are the Five Talents partner that runs the local microfinance program. After that, we were going to go out and...
short story [justice]: tina’s grandmother
by Janna Bailey When Tina's grandmother became unable to care for herself after being ill, Tina's parents decided to hire a lady to care for her grandmother. Tina and her father were police officers. Tina told her father that she wanted to be present when the...
poetry [justice]: we must
by Janna Bailey We must have Jesus as our Savior and Lord We must do things on God’s not man’s accord We must use the Bible to pierce people’s sins like a sharp sword. We must teach people the path they need to follow to get to Calvary. Or they could wind up...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
