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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the joys and challenges of working with refugees, part one
[serialposts]As an eleven year-old dreamer in Dumas, a small town in the Texas panhandle, I attended mission classes at our local Baptist church and wondered if God would call me to be a missionary to Africa. The thought thrilled and terrified me at the same time. But...
the rise of the “so whats”
I read an article in USA Today that talked about the rise of the ‘So Whats.’ What’s that? It’s people who do not claim to be a people of faith or staunch atheists; instead, they are a growing group who say, “So what?” As one person interviewed said, “(Growing up) I...
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the #haiti diaries 2012 [a @helponenow trip]
Since my last mission trip to Haiti, I couldn't wait to get back. That was August 2010, just eight months after the earthquakes that shattered an already struggling nation. I've even made it down to the other side of the island, but my heart ached to be just across...
aren’t all souls equal?
Read John 13 “To the wondering patriarch He now says in effect, ‘It’s all right, Abraham. I never intended that you should actually slay the lad. I only wanted to remove him from the temple of your heart that I might reign unchallenged there. I wanted to correct the...
artful markings
We all have mundane moments. You know, the ones that are boring and barely worth noting. Like the drab experience of checking out at the grocery store... Or the hazy everydayness of making the morning coffee... Or the commute home... Then we have moments of grand...
18 books that @bibledude readers are reading
We like to read around here. AND... I'm kind of a geek for reports. I gain a great deal of understanding about what makes this place tick when I look at things like search engine keyword reports that tell me how people get here. One of the reports that I've looked at...
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they came bearing gifts [a #loveblitz report]
We gathered in the church parking lot. Everyone came bearing gifts. Everyone came to bless another in need. Everyone came because we wanted to show the kind of Love that Jesus taught would set us apart. During a time when we remember the birth of Christ and the visit...
a look back: the top 11 from 2011
It's been an incredible year! We officially moved to a multi-blogger format. We passed over 1,000 posts and half a million published words. And we've experienced continued, steady growth (over 70% per year for each of the last three years). We've even released the...
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because He came, we have life [@bibledude advent series]
[serialposts] READ 1 John 5:11-12 And this is the testimony, that God gave us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life. John 8:12 Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, "I am the light...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
