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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book review: daisy chain by mary demuth
by Julie Gillies Daisy Chain is not an easy read. In fact, several times I literally set the book down and thought, “I cannot read this.” The trauma, tension and turmoil felt almost oppressive. Yet in spite of the heavy subject matters (a missing girl, an abusive...
bible interpretation: translations essays
In the Bible Interpretation class that I teach with Sarasota Bible College, the students are tasked with writing a series of essays. Most of them have to do with studies that they do on various genres of Bible passages, but some of them are on certain foundational...
wordless wednesday: boy in uganda
Source: Invisible Children
why we think it’s ok to cheat and steal
In my opinion, one of the most interesting discussions related to religious studies is that of morality. I won't deny the fact that many power-hungry people throughout history have used Christianity and the name of Jesus in the wrong way for selfish gain. However, the...
book review: it by craig groeschel
by Michele Borntreger Have you ever visited a church and when you walked in, you just felt something? You could feel the electricity, the aliveness…and you just knew that whatever those people had, you wanted it too! I recently had the opportunity to read the book...
wordless wednesday: seeking refuge
Life on the move in Thika, Kenya. I will be there on a mission trip in May 2009. Source: daylife.com
wordless wednesday: homes in uganda
From: traininguganda.org
keeping china in perspective
by Christina Kuo Graham China is one of the oldest civilizations on the face of the earth and home to one-fifth of the world's population. Chinese are an amazing group of people. What nation could have built a great wall so long that if superimposed on a US map would...
music monday: grits, open bar
Yeah.... I know that I'll probably get some flack for this one. But if you know me then you know that I am a BIG hip-hop fan, and these guys are rock-solid in the field of Christian rap! Grits has consistently put out great, Christ-centered music, and this...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
