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
latest writing
ephesians 1:15-23: thanksgiving and prayer
[serialposts]For many of these ideas, I am indebted to the excellent commentary on the book of Ephesians in the NIV Application series written by Dr. Klyne Snodgrass, Professor of New Testament at North Park Theological Seminary. Like any good letter-writer in the...
ephesians 1:1-14: greeting and spiritual blessings in Christ
[serialposts] "It’s in Christ that we find out who we are and what we are living for. Long before we first heard of Christ and got our hopes up, he had his eye on us, had designs on us for glorious living, part of the overall purpose he is working out in everything...
fire and boxing christmas up–or not
I give the switch on the cord a quick twist, then stand back and admire the lights. I cup the hanging, worn, red apple in my hand, feel the rough, gaze at glitter that sparkles. It's hung now on 42 trees--well, except maybe for two or three grief years when we skipped...
introduction to paul’s letter to the ephesians
[serialposts]Ephesians is one of the best-loved books in the New Testament. Many Christians recognize the popular texts about predestination, the unity of the church, and spiritual warfare. However, the background on this first century epistle is also intriguing....
when you realize you’ve become a grown-up
It was a question I couldn't answer as much as I pondered it over a series of days, leading to weeks: "When did you first realize that you had become a grown-up?". Although I am one - a grown-up - the question posed in Real Simple Magazine’s Essay Contest two years...
serving those with dirty feet
Recently, while I was supposed to be serving, I judged a mother of twins. It was easy to judge this woman. Her babies’ clothes dirty, tufts of hair ratty, noses runny.The twins didn’t babble. They were old enough to talk in baby speak. I know these things. I have...
still learning love
I wrote "Love" with a needle and dark blue embroidery thread, intending to hang the finished cross-stitch where I would often see it. I stitched thousands of little x's to spell out that word because love is what God wants me to learn and grow in. The cross-stitch is...
the #ephesiansproject photo project
Pictures matter. I've felt for a long time here at BibleDude.net that the images we use are a very important part of the message we communicate. There's something that a visual element brings to the experience of a blog post that words cannot accomplish. Images...
i can see clearly now
Grace burrows into the hood of her orange sweatshirt and curls into pink plush on the couch. She complains of a sore throat, but she has no fever. Of course, it's only 49 degrees in the house. "I can't feel my fingers," she moans. "Do you want some gloves?" "No. Then...
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05.31.2026 Trinity Sunday Sermon
