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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a re-evaluation of my time [invitations from God]
He sat in his wheel chair on the corner of Goodwin and Granite Streets as if he meant to cross. The man did not follow the other pedestrians. Across the street, I carried my book and walked fast towards Wild Iris Coffee Shop and wondered why he sat unmoving in his...
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[reverend fun] something to believe in
We all do this, don't we? We create our own systems based on what we think is best. But what if our kids started doing that too? It seems obvious that we are to follow the ways of God and not our own. When we come to salvation, we are to put off our old...
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the unlikely missionary [a new book by @bibledude]
I blame it on the 'WP Word Count' plugin that I installed. It tells me how many words are written/published by each contributor on the site. And as the guy who started the site, I'm definitely leading all contributors with a whopping 300,000 published words! When I...
assumptions we make
Sometimes people are rude. Some people barely treat other people like they're human, let alone created in the image of God. After a few years of working off and on at a pizza restaurant I have come to realize how much our assumptions impact the way we treat other...
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the hard work of forgiveness [part two]
[serialposts] "The only thing that takes more work, tears and sweat than division is reconciliation." - Shane Claiborne You are not sure where to begin. You've forgiven another person's words, actions and misdeeds, but you can not decide if you want them in your life...
when evil almost wins
One would assume the older one gets, the easier it is to be good. At least that's what I used to think. But after the last month, I'm convinced it only gets more difficult and I'm embarrassed to sit here writing this to you because the words I write are suppose to...
![in our backyard [an interview with @nitabelles on #humantrafficking]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/chains.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
in our backyard [an interview with @nitabelles on #humantrafficking]
[serialposts] That doesn't happen here does it? Isn't that mostly overseas? Recently I heard those questions as I was telling someone about my passion for helping victims of human trafficking. As I explained my desire to get more involved, they couldn't believe I...
pursuing your passion
"Make your vacation your vocation." That's the advice that I received many years ago from a leader that I had come to respect. In this nugget of wisdom, he's not talking about goofing off, or trying to make a living doing nothing. Rather, he's talking about finding a...
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the hard work of forgiveness [part one]
[serialposts]I had bruised her heart and battered our friendship without reason, other than the immature excuse: "That was what everyone else was doing." When it finally came time to back away from that swirling group of toxic and all of the same accusations and...
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05.31.2026 Trinity Sunday Sermon
