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
read it like you’re bleeding
Something about this woman drew me to her. I wanted to be her friend and probably would have pursued that friendship if I ever had a chance. Though I never knew her, she taught me a pivotal spiritual lesson—a Bible-reading lesson. I wish I knew her name. If she were...
afraid of the rain
Oh, LORD, I'm afraid of when the rain comes! I spent my lunch break on the patio behind the university administration building where I work, looking across the quad toward Mt. Saint Helens. I've lived in the Pacific Northwest for just over two months. They've been...
worship space theology
I've worshipped in many church buildings from different Christian denominations over the last five or six years. From this experience I've noticed that the structure of the worship space makes a difference in my worship experience. I want to discuss how the church...
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under the new sun with @smalltownpoets [part one]
Smalltown Poets is a band that's new to me but not new to the music scene. I got to talk with them a little through email in anticipation of their new album, Under the New Sun, that releases today. This is part one of that interview. BibleDude: You say you feel you've...
together, our stories change things: #powerofwe
[serialposts]I've really been having a tough time holding it together over the past week. Even as I sit here a few days after my return home, drinking my Rebo (Haitian Coffee), my eyes fill with tears as I think about the work I've done. I saw first-hand how stories...
in which God is up to something
[serialposts]Sometimes you just never know what God is up to. On our final full day on the ground in Haiti we had plans to head out of the Port-au-Prince area to visit a village called Drouin. When we were planning this trip, our visit to Drouin seemed mission...
on the importance of coming back
I can't remember the last time I cried like this. As we entered the gates on the opposite side of the property, all I wanted to do was run as fast as I could to see the completed playground that my son helped build. But I showed patience. I contained myself as we...
sometimes it’s messy work
[serialposts]Paint streaks decorated the legs of his jeans. As he came out to greet us, Richard held a paintbrush in one hand and a piece of his artwork in the other. As we discussed the success of the microloan experiment he was a part of, it was obvious he loves his...
three reasons to follow the @helponenow haiti bloggers
[serialposts]I've had some very mixed emotions as I prepare for this trip with Help One Now's Haiti Bloggers. At times I can hardly contain my excitement as I think about traveling to the place I've grown to love. Not to mention the people... some are Haitian...
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