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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[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...
fear of the resurrection
As I listened to the Easter story from the Gospel of Mark in church on Sunday, I was struck by the final words of the passage: So they went out and fled from the tomb, for terror and amazement had seized them; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid....
it may take an earthquake…
We were driving home Sunday night, tired from an exciting day of Easter and family. Too tired to talk, I flipped the station to Public Radio. "On Being" featured an interview with an Armenian Orthodox theologian and gardener. Krista Tippett's voice remained calm and...
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1 john 5:6-12 [testimony concerning the son of God]
[serialposts]Read 1 John 5:6-12 (ESV, NIV, The Message). When you stop to think about it, the longevity of the church of Jesus Christ is pretty remarkable. Over 2000 years and the church still stands, proclaiming the miracle of transformation through the life, death...
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1 john 5:1-5 [overcoming the world]
[serialposts]Read 1 John 5:1-5 (ESV, NIV, The Message). Today, we're taking a look at 1 John 5:1-5 and what John has to say about what loving the Father has to do with overcoming the world. Everyone who believes that Jesus is the Christ is born of God, and everyone...
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14 books @bibledude readers are reading right now [april 2012]
This has become one of my favorite activities every month… checking out what BibleDude.net readers are buying through this site. It gives me some great insight into what people are digging into, and what kinds of discussions here are really resonating with folks.
through the eyes of mary
I can’t help but think about how hard it was to be Mary during Jesus’ last days. Here was her baby boy, all grown up, being ridiculed and accused. Bruised, beaten, and hung on a cross. What was she thinking as she watched it happen? Maybe she was remembering when the...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
