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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children of microfinance: esther in indonesia
By Kelli Ross Five-year-old Esther is thankful for milk. Since her mother, Phiong, joined GERHATI in Jakarta, Indonesia, and expanded her cake business, her family of six can now afford to buy nutritious food and to pay for Esther’s school fees – she’s in kindergarten...
major doctrines: character and nature of God
Continuing in a series on major Christian doctrines, here is another video that I have put together for my Systematic Theology class. It is a short video in which I discuss the character and nature of God. I believe that before you can understand God's actions and...
how to get out of debt
Adria Lambert over at Sea of Adria posted this a little while back, but I was just watching it and thought that it was absolutely hilarious! It is a really good illustration regarding how twisted the American mindset about money has gotten. My wife and I have been...
wordless wednesday :: foundations
major doctrines: inspiration of scripture
For those that know me, then you probably know that I am working on completing my degree in Church Ministries right now. I am currently taking a Systematic Theology class, and am really enjoyed it! As a part of this class, I am doing a project for which I am creating...
wordle :: why believe in a god?
After several back-and-forth comments with an atheist (and a few others), my last post (including comments) got up to over 5,600 words pretty quickly. That is some serious content! I encourage you to check out the conversation, but for those of you that prefer not to...
why believe in a god?
Most definitions of God aren’t scientifically testable. They are philosophical abstractions, logical contradictions, imprecise spiritual notions, or subjective feelings. So there appears no way to show that this or that particular god idea is true or false, or even...
do we need to rethink church?
A few folks on the High Calling Blogs network have been passing this around, and I cannot help but to share it here. It is a humorous look at "church marketing," but more importantly is an eye-opening illustration of how crazy some of our church behavior and practices...
music monday :: brooke fraser, shadowfeet
Brooke Fraser has one of those voices that just melts your heart. She is certainly anointed for worship as she pours out her heart in song. This video from her Albertine CD is a great one... [youtube AGSS5ZsLIU4 Video :: Brooke Fraser, Shadowfeet] Get the music...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
