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 2012-02-10
[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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how to develop a biblical worldview in your kids [using secular media]
It's Saturday morning, and I'm taking care of the kids. Not just my nine year-old son and nine month-old daughter, but two of my nephews had just spent the night too. They all just finished breakfast and the boys were looking for something to do. "Hey Uncle Dan. Can...
thoughts on @barackobama at the 2012 national prayer breakfast
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3WCQP5IA1Y&w=590] For the record, I hate talking about politics. Specifically, I hate how divided people become when talking about politicians and how they deal with the issues. I know that 'hate' is a pretty strong word,...
8 books @bibledude readers are reading right now
During the month when my book finally came out in a print version, I'm not surprised that it was the best-seller in this month's list of stuff that our readers are picking up. But one thing I think is nice to see in this month's list is a focus on three key themes......
book review: the resignation of eve
Other women love their churches and their people, but they know they aren't being given the opportunity to think, strategize, innovate, and create new ways of doing church that both men and women find appealing. Often when they have expressed their desire for more...
where did the transcendence go?
On Thursday nights, our core team gathers to eat and plan and pray and dream about launching a second campus of our congregation. It's the one meeting of my week that I'm not responsible for—the one church meeting that I can just attend. And I get to attend as the...
which tree are you eating from?
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, “You may surely eat of every tree of the garden, but of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall surely die.” - Genesis 2:16-17 (ESV) Then the angel showed me...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
