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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grace when suffering finds you: sermon from 1 peter 2
the reading: It is a credit to you if, being aware of God, you endure pain while suffering unjustly. If you endure when you are beaten for doing wrong, what credit is that? But if you endure when you do right and suffer for it, you have God's approval. For to this you...
my God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
It’s about three o’clock in the afternoon. A darkness has covered the whole land since noon. Jesus had been beaten, stripped, nailed to the cross, all while being ruthlessly mocked. Each taunt a jab at his identity… “If you are the Son of God…” The religious leaders,...
i am nicodemus: a sermon on a reading from john 3
the reading: There was a Pharisee named Nicodemus, a leader of the Jews. He came to Jesus by night and said to him, “Rabbi, we know that you are a teacher who has come from God; for no one can do these signs that you do apart from the presence of God.” Jesus answered...
clothed in Light: a sermon for the first sunday of Christmas
the readings: Isaiah 61:10-62:3 John 1:1-18 Galatians 3:23-25; 4:4-7 the sermon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPcom8Jjn84 Happy fourth day of Christmas! If I’m honest, I’m a little disappointed that my true love didn’t give to me four calling birds today. I really...
righteous live by faith: a sermon on a reading from habakkuk
the reading: Habakkuk 1:1-4; 2:1-4 The oracle that the prophet Habakkuk saw. O Lord, how long shall I cry for help, and you will not listen? Or cry to you "Violence!" and you will not save? Why do you make me see wrong-doing and look at trouble? Destruction and...
may Grace precede and follow you: a sermon
the readings These are the words of the letter that the prophet Jeremiah sent from Jerusalem to the remaining elders among the exiles, and to the priests, the prophets, and all the people, whom Nebuchadnezzar had taken into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon. Thus says...
the door will be opened: a sermon on a reading from luke 11
the reading: Jesus was praying in a certain place, and after he had finished, one of his disciples said to him, "Lord, teach us to pray, as John taught his disciples." He said to them, "When you pray, say: Father, hallowed be your name. Your kingdom come. Give us each...
reflections on the catechism: the ten commandments
In the Catechism (the Outline of the Faith) in the Book of Common Prayer, the fourth section of questions is about The Ten Commandments. This follows the first section of the Catechism that explores The Old Covenant. It seems like when we think about the Ten...
creating a rule of life: spiritual stability for mental clarity
Is it just me, or does life just feel chaotic sometimes (or more)? It can easily make my head spin! I feel like I often find myself just praying for peace and order. And that's where a Rule of Life comes in. It brings a rhythm and a sense of stability that I can hold...
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The Feast of St Ignatius with a Celebration of New Ministry
