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
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reflections from a waiting room
Her name tag reads “Colleen.” She wears blue scrubs, and the embroidered patch on her shirt reads “Eye Surgery…Something.” She sits still, bent to the side a tad with right elbow leaning on the chair arm, palm on cheek. She’s crossed right knee over left and...
where do i fit in?
There are so many social justice issues in the world today that need to be addressed that, if you're like me, it can be extremely challenging to figure out which ones to support. There are issues of hunger all around the world, HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment,...
the silence and the tears
I’ve long been impressed by the power of the shortest verse in the Bible. “Jesus wept.” – John 11:35 The verse has been in many sermons over the years. Every time I’ve heard the verse used it was in the context of showing Jesus’ humanity and that it shows He knew pain...
discovering purpose
For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand to be our way of life. ~Ephesians 2:10 I take the albums off the shelf, one by one. Before putting them in the box, I just can't resist cracking them open. Taking a...
got manna?
God has some wild imagination. Just picture those hapless Israelites, out whining in the wilderness about what’s for dinner. In comes the Provider, sprinkles some wafer-honey-like-matter all over their neighborhood, calls it “manna,” and tells them to gather away. But...
book review: when Beauty pursues you
I'm not even sure that she understands me now when I tell her how beautiful she is. She's only 14-months old, but I've been telling it to her since the very day she was born. I guess I could stop and wait until I know she can not only understand what I'm saying, but...
why you should meditate
The streetlamp outside the bedroom window casts a gentle glow about the room and I look at the way the light recedes; a bright halo, then soft light, then near darkness. I focus on the light, the way it moves into the darkness and is swallowed and I try, too, to move...
come away with me
I sleepily rise and pour the coffee into my cup. It's an earlier morning than usual. For some odd reason baby girl thought 5:30 was an acceptable wake-up time. It's 7:00 now and she's back to sleep for her morning nap. I have a choice to make ... I could go back to...
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book review: the five love languages [the secret to love that lasts]
I recently read for the first time the popular book, The Five Love Languages, by Gary Chapman (Northfield Publishing, 1995). The easy-reading book has a phenomenal concept on how people express love toward and how they receive love from one another. The concept is...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
