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
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...
prayers for the criminals
Why are people being bought and sold for sex in our world? Not just today, in present times, but throughout the history of our world. This is something that I have recently begun thinking about. Myself and a close friend, Avril, are in the process of starting an...
in the God seasons
I glance up from my desk at the infographic I drew last year. It’s taped to the pencil holder. “One Year with God,” I wrote across the top. The months are drawn in small squares around a hub like spokes in a wheel, a cycle of moments, days, weeks all adding up to a...
when you wonder if anyone is listening
I woke up on my birthday knowing it would be different. The way you know pancakes and bacon sputter on the grill from your warm spot in bed. Thoughts of close friends living in distant cities swirl dust halo over my dream fragments in early morning. For a brief...
a letter to those who hate religion
Dear Friend, I wanted to write you a letter, you who hate religion, you who think the Christians are responsible for so much hatred in the world, you who is tired of hearing about Jesus from people who don't seem to even know him. You, who wants nothing to do with...
the ethical choice
Recently I asked an adult Sunday school class, "Who is a well-known person that you trust?" It took a little while to answer, but we came up with some names: Billy Graham, Tim Tebow, Tony Dungy. Sadly, there was no one mentioned from the corporate world, the...
for when your creativity wanes
He tells us beside the Frio's flow, in his talk on The Care and Feeding of Creativity. That when work stalls and words stop, move. Because it's in the moving that we breathe. It's in the breathing that we keep breathing. Breath in. Breath out. Breath in. Work out....
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
