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] the muir house: a novel
[serialposts]I’ve had the pleasure of reading Mary DeMuth’s work in the past, but only her memoir, Thin Places, which I found soul-bare in its honesty and strikingly poignant in its delivery. I hadn’t yet been exposed to Mary’s fiction before reading The Muir House....
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[reasons they leave #6] the church is unfriendly to doubt
[serialposts]My Thoughts on Reason #6 of The Barna Report They threw leaves into the air on this beautiful Fall Sunday. I wish all our days could reflect such happy abandon. I stood in front of my church across from the courthouse plaza watching those kids. On my...
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[video] 60 seconds to significance: why is work important?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMC-7owya9Y It's all about transforming lives. I've seen this in rural Kenya, as well as downtown in the city where I live in here in Florida. We all want to feel like we're able to contribute to society in some way. In fact, I could...
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[mankind toons] rocks, paper, scissors
Two of every kind of bird, of every kind of animal and of every kind of creature that moves along the ground will come to you to be kept alive. ~ Genesis 6:20 Source: MankindToons.com
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[reasons they leave #5] the exclusivity of christianity
[serialposts]“I’ve got good news and bad news,” I announced to the fifteen or so members of my church’s high school youth group. “The good news is I brought cookies. The bad news is I need help with my homework. I’ve been asked to write a blog post about this reason...
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fight #poverty with @fivetalents [november 1-7]
In The Unlikely Missionary: From Pew-Warmer to Poverty-Fighter you hear the story about how I found passion and purpose for my faith as I studied the issue of extreme poverty. Then you follow my journey as I discover the impact of microenterprise through sharing the...
where would Jesus spend his time on halloween?
The perspectives in the church on Halloween are pretty extreme. Most Christians either love it, hate it, or create a Christian-alternative for it (which is sort-of celebrating it without saying you're celebrating it). I realize that merely talking about Halloween in...
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[reasons they leave #4] the church is judgemental regarding sexuality
[serialposts] Is leaving the church the same thing as leaving God? Just days ago, I received this text message from a teenager struggling with finding Christian community. God is important to her. She's a young woman with faith much stronger than many adults. And yet...
be careful, they break very easy…
A couple of months ago we went to see the Houston Astros play the Pittsburgh Pirates. Our youngest daughter, Zhenya, doesn’t know anything about baseball. She didn’t care that the Astros had firmly established their position in last place of their conference by...
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05.31.2026 Trinity Sunday Sermon
