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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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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haiti [micro]blogging for 2012-02-10
[serialposts] And so the journey begins... (@ Tampa International Airport (TPA) w/ 15 others) http://t.co/s5AQVAWw# I'm drinking my last Starbucks before flying off to Haiti. If you've read my book, then you get the irony. #theunlikelymissionary# A little layover,...
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building a better boat [thoughts before my trip back to haiti]
[serialposts]I feel like I'm learning the definition of trust as I hesitantly step into the boat. My anxiety increases with every heartbeat as I casually inspect the vessel that's about to take me across Lake Azuei. Now isn't the time for me to recall the River...
and it wasn’t even a “Christian” concert.
A few years ago, I led worship on a retreat for a room full of seminary wives and students. Even though we were from all over the world, we had Jesus in common. We also had a need for rest and refreshment. My Northern Irish friend shipped her mom across the pond as...
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