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: steeple at sunset
the gift of psalms
When I ordered my copy of The Word of Promise's The Gift of Psalms I honestly wasn't sure what to expect. However, I was pleasantly surprised to find a resource that I will use over and over again for a long time to come! The Gift of Psalms is a devotional style book...
music monday: b.reith, go on
Another cool one coming out of Gotee Records... [youtube Fq5RiPlUcIo Video :: B.Reith, Go On]
commentary on mark :: jesus casts out an unclean spirit
The text (Mark 1:21-28, ESV): 21 And they went into Capernaum, and immediately on the Sabbath he entered the synagogue and was teaching. 22 And they were astonished at his teaching, for he taught them as one who had authority, and not as the scribes. 23 And...
bible interpretation: canon essays
A while ago I offered the opportunity to take a Bible Interpretation class online (for audit) that I am teaching with Sarasota Bible College. In this class the students are tasked with writing a series of short essays on various topics starting with a couple on the...
wordless wednesday: croick church window
Historic Croick Church, Scotland
interview: anne jackson
Anne Jackson is a woman with great passion for serving the Lord. But what happens when the work that you love tears you apart from the inside out? What happens when your body crashes? How about an emotional crash resulting in deep depression? Your relationship with...
music monday: flynn adam, such a time
I love just about everything that comes out of Gotee Records (TobyMac's recording label), and Flynn Adam's Such a Time is no exception to that rule. Check it out... [youtube YzPmu3cbtgU Video :: Flynn Adam, Such a Time] And if you like it as much as I do, then you can...
god's promise, god's rules
I have recently been heavily involved with the ministry of running a new Saturday night service at my church. And one of the occasional features of it is a short kid's lesson. We have the children come sit up front and get a special short lesson. I recently had the...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
