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 first meeting
We walked in and looked around. I don't think they are here yet, he said. I turned to the hostess. There will be four of us please. As she brought us to a table for four, we sat nervously. Watching through the large windows as cars drove up, we silently wondered ......
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book review: transforming discipleship [making disciples a few at a time]
The goal of Transforming Discipleship by Greg Ogden [1] is to help the church rethink the practice of discipleship. Ogden suggests that small groups (i.e. three to four persons) are the primary way discipleship is demonstrated in the New Testament. He calls these...
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walk with me [an interview with @danohlerking]
[serialposts]Legacy. It is a game-changer. Sometimes the biggest impact that we can have is not merely in the lives of those we help, but in the lives of those we have the greatest influence over... our kids. When I talk with a guy like Dan Ohlerking, I see a man...
prayer, pride, and trust: the hand-off
This morning, I prayed while showering. I pray in the shower every morning—have for years—because I’m never interrupted there. It’s ten minutes of hot water and chatting with my King. This morning, however, I listened to myself and I heard pure pridefulness pouring...
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the @childrenscup back-to-school project [an interview with @danohlerking]
[serialposts]While on a mission trip to Uganda, I saw a message scribbled with chalk on a door. It said, "No education, no future," and continued, "with education dreams com true." I don't think I realized right away how much that image would impact me. We live in a...
i walked away
I said my final goodbyes and began to walk out the door. As I walked through the double glass doors, tears rolled down my face. I wanted to collapse on the cement and never leave. But I pushed forward, vowing to never look back. To move on to the new life I was...
indescribable love
How can one describe the depths and mercy and grace that is God’s love? Lord, your love is indescribable, but oh, grant me words to try. Fill me with inspiration. Your love baffles, defies explanation, astounds. Your love whispers, clues abounding in its mystery, yet...
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on @childrenscup [an interview with @danohlerking]
[serialposts]I'm always honored to talk to people who are working to help kids have a better chance at life. Dan Ohlerking is one of those guys. He's the Internet Campus Pastor at Healing Place Church in Baton Rouge, LA, but he also works with an organization started...
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reason to believe [combat hospital]
Every once in a while I catch something on TV that just leaves me in awe. Recently, I've checked out a few episodes of ABC's Combat Hospital, and had one of those moments. The show is set in a military hospital in wartime Afghanistan. Honestly, the jury is still out...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
