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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[invisible friday]: eve
[vimeo 4420988 InvisiblePeople.tv: Eve] 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 haRdLy NOrMal...
short story [justice]: cruelty at the playground
by Janna Bailey The playground bubbled with laughter except for Brandon, who was teased because he was overweight, Rene’, who was teased because she wore glasses, and Shirley who was teased because her family didn’t have the money to buy her new clothes. The school...
the idea camp: compassion and justice
There is an exciting event coming up at the end of August in Washington D.C., and I'm actually really bummed that I won't be able to attend in person... It's called The Idea Camp. The way Charles Lee describes it is, "The Idea Camp is a collaborative movement of...
group blogging projects: two great opportunities!
I've just lined up two great new opportunities for you to immerse yourself into the bibledude community! And the best part is that if you are selected, then you get some cool FREE stuff! Recently, we've run a couple of great group blogging projects on some really...
[the monkey and the fish] the wordle
Over 6,000 words, a rock-star cast of contributors, one amazing book, and a must-read series for anyone involved in ministry (and that means every Christian). This is a great series. Check out the group blogging project now!
government health care? why christians shouldn’t be surprised
This whole health care thing has gotten way out of control! And this is something that the church (that means us, the people, not the institution) needs to take notice of and do something about. But what I am about to propose to you may take you off guard. First let's...
[the monkey and the fish] closing thoughts
by Dave Gibbons I started writing The Monkey and the Fish about five years ago. It’s beautiful to see how the nomenclature and some of the ideas are starting to take root in the streams of American evangelicalism. Third culture is not just a fad, a cool thought,...
[the monkey and the fish] chapter 7: ripples
by Mike Fullerton Gibbons segues into this chapter from cWoWs with a quote from John F. Kennedy. It’s worth repeating a bit of it here, “Each time a man stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a...
[the monkey and the fish] chapter 6: cWoWs: everyone plays
by Jesse Giglio This chapter repeatedly gave me goosebumps in the way only an encounter with complete resonance can. Every other page had me thinking "yes, yes, yeah, right" almost to a fault as was difficult at times to actually slow down and read! Dave Gibbons...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
