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.

 

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.

Holy Rhythms for Hurting Hearts

Author · Episcopal Deacon · Speaker · blogging since 2007

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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...

world hunger? world starvation!

world hunger? world starvation!

Why I became a Compassion Blogger... [Compassion International is one of many worthwhile organizations dedicated to releasing children from poverty. In fact, BibleDude.net Founder Dan King works a lot with another great organization called Help One Now. Their programs...

how to build a playground… in haiti

how to build a playground… in haiti

It starts with a boy with a heart to do something special for others. "I want to send Christmas to the orphans in Haiti. I want them to have a playground," says the 7 year-old who loves the children he's never met. So we scramble to hold a garage sale for orphans. In...

psalm 19:1-6 [creation]

psalm 19:1-6 [creation]

Note: This post is part of a series exploring Psalm 19 ~ Overwhelming Trust. The heavens declare the glory of God,     and the sky above proclaims his handiwork. Day to day pours out speech,     and night to night reveals knowledge. There is no speech, nor are there...

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