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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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church = life together?

church = life together?

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil. For if they fall, one will lift up the other; but woe to one who is alone and falls and does not have another to help. ~Ecclesiastes 4:9-10 I grew up in the church. Sunday school, Vacation Bible...

granny vs. my purpose in life.

granny vs. my purpose in life.

My grandmother is the eternal matriarch, the kind that says exactly what's on her mind, and feels a sense of duty to "raise" anyone who's at least a generation younger than she. Do you know the type? She bakes me a batch of cookies and then tells me not to eat all of...

a little bit of [laundry] lovin’

a little bit of [laundry] lovin’

It's Wednesday evening and you've got a big presentation Thursday afternoon. You go to your closet to discover the outfit you want to wear is dirty. "That's okay" you think, "I'll just wash it." But just after you start the load, your washing machine breaks. So you...

do you give?

do you give?

You are walking down the street and someone asks you for money, do you give? You are driving down the street and someone is holding a cardboard sign up asking for money, do you give? Sometimes this can be a very tough question. Are they going to really use the money...

thin places

thin places

“Thin places,” the Celts call this space, Both seen and unseen, Where the door between the world And the next is cracked open for a moment And the light is not all on the other side. God shaped space. Holy.       Poem by Sharlande Sledge What if God is veiled by my...

how cheating taught me about [real] hunger

how cheating taught me about [real] hunger

I had a moment of weakness. I'm ashamed to say that I cheated. And it wasn't just a little bit. I cheated bad. Yeah, I feel horrible about it, mostly because I know there's no way I can take it back. I wish I could. I really wish I could. I was just about two-thirds...

be authentic, for the love of God.

be authentic, for the love of God.

I write the truth. I have written a lot of words over the course of my 32 years on this planet and I find one element that binds them to those who stumble onto them. One string runs down the middle of my ramblings and (to God's glory), that string can be a lifeline to...

book review: not a fan

book review: not a fan

[becoming a completely committed follower of Jesus] I've contemplated leaving church. Numerous times. Why, you might ask? Because all too often church is not about following Christ. It's about making people happy. All too often the leadership makes decisions based on...

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