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
poetry [compassion]: the poor
by Carole Turner I can read of you and I feel something. I even cry when I see you thin and hungry. I judge you when you hold a sign, when you smell, or look ugly. I drive by you walking in the rain. I see you sleeping on the street again. When I touch you, I want...
[servolution chapter 7] the fabric of a servolution: a towel and a basin
by Victoria Jenkins There are so many ways we are to model ourselves after Christ, but chapter seven of Dino Rizzo’s Servolution touches on one amazing aspect of our awesome Redeemer that I cannot wait to explore and develop within my own life His life through me. We...
compassion: a thoughtful brainstorm
by Leslie Rowe Definition: Compassion: sympathetic consciousness of others' distress together with a desire to alleviate it. (Source: www.m-w.com) Who: Jesus. Mothers. Friends. Women. Healthcare workers. Missionaries. Some fathers. People in power who have good...
[servolution chapter 6] servolution top ten: a lesson from ben and jerry’s
by Bonnie Irving This is an Amazing Book! I think that it’s SO cool how the Things that are the Heart of God are Being Placed in Believers ALL OVER the Country! For Several Months now I have felt a Tug in my Spirit That I had yet to Experience Everything that God Has...
creative writing challenge: compassion edition
In a great book that I've been reading recently, I am constantly reminded that we serve the most Creative Being in the universe. Keeping this in mind, I want to provide opportunities here for people to express their creativity. So I would like to open this site up for...
[servolution chapter 5] hurricane katrina: the day the levees broke
by Pastor Bryant Neal The fifth chapter of Dino Rizzo’s book: Servolution centers upon the experiences of Dino and the people of Healing Place Church; but, much more than that, the many other pastors and congregations that came together in the midst of the devastation...
[servolution chapter 4] servolution is all about jesus: four walls and a slave
by Christina Meyer I recently received the book, "Servolution," by Dino Rizzo. If you haven't read about this great thing happening all over the country catalyzed by the people behind this book, then go check out their website at http://servolution.org. I recommend...
[servolution chapter 3] the culture of serving: an unexpected opportunity
by Mike Kress As I spoke to Dan about the task ahead of me, I asked “Is a thousand words ok?” I mean how can one go about sharing thoughts on a concept so exhilarating, with the potential to change the way that we live our lives and keep it under a thousand? This...
[servolution chapter 2] strategic servolution: rat bait and cheetah-print nightgowns
by Monica Brand [vimeo 5235773 Book --> Servolution by Dino Rizzo (giving away thoughts on Chapter 2)] Get the book: Servolution: Starting a Church Revolution Through Serving About the contributor: Monica Brand is a girl-at-heart, wife, mom, writer, reader, home...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
