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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what can (and should) Christians do about syria
Have you ever seen something that you wish you could un-see? Seeing it means that you are now accountable to do something. Well, maybe not technically speaking. But I believe that ignoring injustice is one of the most un-Christian things someone can do. I don't want...
the problem with missions
The problem with missions is there are no worthy people. Only a worthy God. Thus grace. If we were worthy, well that would make the whole escapade quite a bit simpler. If we could measure up those we deem deserving, the orphans and widows and oppressed, we could fuel...
shifting blame
It's fairly common in a situation to want to shift the blame to the other person. Instead of looking for solutions, we are busy saving face. My first reaction is to point the finger. It's a knee-jerk reaction. When I have had time away from the situation, I think more...
lee daniels’ the butler: some reflections
My parents moved from the Detroit area to buy four small rustic cabins on a lake in northern lower Michigan and later built a six-room motel. Our little house's screened-in porch (that I painted chartreuse when my folks were away) served as the office. I can still see...
reflections on beauty and lessons learned too late
Every year for Christmas, she'd give us roughly the same thing. My sister and I would sneer and groan at the oversize art books on "how to draw faces" like the ones you'd see in a Michelangelo painting. One time, my giant book came tucked inside a black portfolio--the...
the chameleon kid
For sure and for certain, I am a daughter of the King of kings, a princess of the most high God. My eternity is set, I don’t doubt that for one fine frog’s hair second; but, my here and my now, in this current stance, right smack-dab where I am, this earthly residence...
“if God had given me her legs, i would be in deep trouble…”
I glance over at the girl right ahead of me in line. She's probably 16, wearing light blue-jean cut-off short shorts and a white tank top. Her hair is blonde, highlighted and thick, hanging perfectly straight down to her shoulder blades. Her skin is perfectly tan and...
using our voice. changing our world. #whbloggers
I heard a friend say something once about going back to a place where they left a piece of their heart hoping to find it, only to leave more of it there with each trip back. So I'm equal parts excited and broken as I prepare my heart, mind, and spirit to return to a...
how to derail your next mission trip
An old dusty school bus rolls through a cloud of dust and out come twenty tired and sweaty volunteers. They have just survived the four hour drive from Port-au-Prince to La Croix, Haiti, after a six hour flight from Pittsburgh to Miami and then Miami to...
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05.31.2026 Trinity Sunday Sermon
