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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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...
lessons from the slum congregation
"There is not an honest pastor in the land who is not deeply aware of the slum conditions that exist in the congregation and, therefore, the unending task of clearing out the garbage, finding space for breathing, getting adequate nourishment, and venturing into the...
when you have no idea where you are going
It's been one of those weeks. You've had them, right? Times of hard decision-making and what-ifs that lead to more waiting and second-guessing and flip-flopped fear and trust, and you just want a final decision to be made and hope you can live with it. Except each...
like something trying to get born
It's bright this morning, crisp and early. The kind of morning you feel that something new is trying to get born. Last night, we rifled through the backpacks at Wal-Mart and after much deliberation, picked out four of them. They are still stiff, smelling of that...
how to celebrate your work (like a boss)
I remember a time at church when it seemed like every Sunday for a solid month or two we would pray for and send someone out into the "mission field." One week it was a nurse who was going to be traveling on Mercy Ships. Another week it was a man selling everything he...
go ahead, quote them: 10 slamming quotes about serving others
Quotes about serving others from a few of the greats. Go ahead, quote them. 1. But just as you excel in everything—in faith, in speech, in knowledge, in complete earnestness and in your love for us—see that you also excel in the grace of giving. 2 Corinthians 8:7....
see the lilies
I've been learning a lot about worry lately. We all go through times in our life when we worry. And it makes sense ... there's so much to worry about in life. Every day I'm thankful that I don't have to worry about how I'll feed my family. I never have to worry about...
to be deceived by beauty
They are those who hear the word, but the cares of the world and the deceitfulness of riches and the desires for other things enter in and choke the word, and it proves unfruitful. Mark 4:18-19 (ESV) I'm aware of the deception, but I make no effort to resist....
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