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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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?
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,” 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...
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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.
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
[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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[thoughts on] the secret service prostitution scandal
<rant> It makes my stomach turn. By now, I hope you've heard something about the Secret Service' s little sex scandal in Columbia. In case you haven't, let me give you the quick version... A team of Secret Service agents and other military personnel arrive in...
“hippie books”
Have I mentioned that I'm married to a Preacher? And not just any preacher, but the kind that taught himself Greek before he ever attended seminary. The kind that is learning Latin "just for fun" and likes to go to those super UNcool Bible conferences where their only...
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1 john 5:13-21 [that you may know]
[serialposts]Read 1 John 5:13-21 (ESV, NIV, The Message). I've never identified with John as much as I do right now! As I write this, I've been blogging for a little over five years. For me, blogging started as a way for me to process the things of the faith. As I...
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05.31.2026 Trinity Sunday Sermon
