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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book review: when helping hurts [how to alleviate poverty without hurting the poor … and yourself]
It was all starting to make perfect sense. I listened to stories about communities who didn't seem to care about maintenance as I stood there in Haiti looking at a broken (and now unusable) well. I also heard stories about American missions teams coming to visit well...
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the 7 project [an experimental mutiny against excess]
http://vimeo.com/25052075 The thoughts running through my head make me sick to my stomach. The kind of sick that causes me to want to shake it up and do whatever it takes to purge myself of the crap (yeah, I said it) that spoils everything else that's in there. And...
don’t let them tame you.
There's this conviction that's drilling deep down within me. And it's slow. But it's steady. And it just sinks and settles. And this conviction is that life is a gift—an opportunity. I'm not talking about a wimpish and half-hearted fling-the-dart-towards-the-target...
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haiti [micro]blogging for 2012-02-16
[serialposts] RT @helpendpoverty: NEW POST: Haiti Trip Journal: When Your Sponsored Kid Doesn't Show Up by @bibledude http://t.co/bzDflSFz # @samo4prez... @chrismarlow just confirmed that @lamarstockton and family will be moving to #capetown # last full day in Haiti,...
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haiti [micro]blogging for 2012-02-15
[serialposts] RT @helpendpoverty: NEW POST: Haiti Trip Journal: More Than Just Building a House by @bibledudehttp://t.co/ZDpJp35y# On the road early (5AM) today for the long (4hr) drive out to Drouin. Today I get to meet the child my family sponsors. #haitiwhnf# Just...
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haiti [micro]blogging for 2012-02-14
[serialposts] We were just able to tell Dario (one of our translators) that his character just got him a job and a mentor with one of the local partners. # @kristabelieves wishing you a happy valentines day too! Wish I was home to celebrate with you, but "it'll be...
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haiti [micro]blogging for 2012-02-13
[serialposts] @ThomasEWard thanks! I love bringing people along on these kinds of pilgrimages! #lovemissionalsocialmedia (it's what my next book is about) # @kristabelieves i'm so blessed with a great wife and kids! # The team is stirring... busy day today. Out to...
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haiti [micro]blogging for 2012-02-12
[serialposts] RT @lamarstockton: looking forward to worshiping with my Haitian brothers & sisters this morning. #haitiwhnf @ChrisMarlow @jasongore # @eloranicole we appreciate the prayers! It's been nothing short of amazing down here in #haiti so far! Beautiful...
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haiti [micro]blogging for 2012-02-11
[serialposts] Rise and shine! Looking forward to our first full day here I Haiti. Coffee is ready and the team is starting to stir. Let's do this! # RT @kristabelieves: @bibledude glad you are there. Remember it's not complicated...just love people. # @kristabelieves...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
