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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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...
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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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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...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
