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rev. dan king

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.

 

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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.

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Holy Rhythms for Hurting Hearts

Author · Episcopal Deacon · Speaker · blogging since 2007

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[reverend fun] that was awesome!

[reverend fun] that was awesome!

  19-20 At daybreak the king got up and hurried to the lions' den. As he approached the den, he called out anxiously, "Daniel, servant of the living God, has your God, whom you serve so loyally, saved you from the lions?" 21-22 "O king, live forever!" said...

to the ends of the earth

to the ends of the earth

[serialposts]I'm standing in a remote village in Haiti on the shore of the massive Lake Azeui. I upload a picture of some of the members of our mission team to Facebook and Twitter. They're singing and dancing with the locals. There's a communication gap, but music...

book review: invitations from God

book review: invitations from God

Life brings invitations. Jesus knew his spiritual journey depended upon responsiveness to God’s invitations. Although his job was the most crucial in human history, Jesus did not get compulsive, preoccupied or unable to practice the presence of God or people. In the...

does God change his mind?

does God change his mind?

Do our prayers change God's mind on outcomes? There are many who believe that prayer can change God’s mind and usually cite Exodus 32:7-14 and Isaiah 38:1-6. But how can an omniscient and immutable [1] God change his mind? In Exodus 32:7-14, God is ready to consume...

digging down deep [some thoughts on what we believe]

digging down deep [some thoughts on what we believe]

Okay, I really have to do this. I ran to the bookstore today and yes (on a really tight budget, LOL) I got Joshua Harris' latest book titled Dug Down Deep: Unearthing What I Believe and Why It Matters. The cover's got one of my favorite contemporary writers ( Donald...

serving communion

serving communion

"Body of Christ broken for you." I repeated this simple phrase as I broke off a piece of the loaf that I was serving to each who came forward to partake of the Lord's Supper. It was our last morning together at a Laity Lodge Writer's Retreat; a retreat that I won't...

the hard work of forgiveness [part three]

the hard work of forgiveness [part three]

[serialposts]Now, where do we go from here? You've done the hard work of forgiving a person who wounded you. You've worked towards peace while promoting reconciliation, which is forgiveness between two people. Now you make a choice to release the relationship, or move...

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Night nestles around my home. Day has finally given up its light to make room for the stars and the moon.  The sounds of the city settling are drowned out by silence, and peace descends as I ready for sleep. Slipping into bed, I pull out my leather diary and open it,...

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