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rev. dan king

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.

 

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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.

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Holy Rhythms for Hurting Hearts

Author · Episcopal Deacon · Speaker · blogging since 2007

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psalm 19:12-14 [personal prayer]

psalm 19:12-14 [personal prayer]

Note: This post is part of a series exploring Psalm 19 ~ Overwhelming Trust. Who can discern his errors?     Declare me innocent from hidden faults. Keep back your servant also from presumptuous sins;     let them not have dominion over me! Then I shall be blameless,...

when we see the deer

when we see the deer

The deer, they tell us, come right up to the windows. My parents did, after all, build and operate the Deerland Motel. Deer have always been a part of our lives in some form. So we move Mom into the room with the view. I see a doe the next day, hidden way back in the...

you were a diva [even before you mounted the stage]

you were a diva [even before you mounted the stage]

Spotlights, crazy nights, you are here to sing. Glittery shoes, smart dress, high heels, you mount the stage. You are here to gain the crowd, to build a reputation that would last long even after you are gone. Garner lots of awards and accolade, be termed a legend,...

overcoming yes

overcoming yes

My husband says that I do too much. I called him one day to talk to him about leading a church baseball team. It was only a one day commitment, and I really wanted to play baseball at the church picnic. His response: “You do too much.” Last summer’s burn out caused...

once upon a time there were three bears. or just one.

once upon a time there were three bears. or just one.

Sometimes ordinary moms turns into mama-bears. Just threaten our children and watch us craze. On the upper doorposts of the rooms that hold our family, or that held our family before kids grew up and left, yet still hold one more kid, there are mama-bear tracks....

come, let’s go

come, let’s go

"Come, let's be going." - NLT "Rise, let us go away from here." - AMP "Get up. Let's go. It's time to leave here." - MSG. "Arise, let us go from here." - NKJV Above we have the last words of Jesus recorded in John chapter 14. Four different translations all with the...

psalm 19:7-11 [the law]

psalm 19:7-11 [the law]

Note: This post is part of a series exploring Psalm 19 ~ Overwhelming Trust. The law of the Lord is perfect,     reviving the soul; the testimony of the Lord is sure,     making wise the simple; the precepts of the Lord are right,     rejoicing the heart; the...

and the beat goes on

and the beat goes on

We sit in a parking lot near the lumber yard while the car shakes with my sobs. “Are you going to be okay?” he asks. “Do you want to go home?” Sometimes I wish I wasn’t so sensitive. I wish I could separate God pleasing from people pleasing.  I wish I didn’t feel...

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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude