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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![my history [five images for @thehighcalling photoplay]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/beach-days1.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
my history [five images for @thehighcalling photoplay]
History is important. We can learn so much from it. So when I saw that the theme for The High Calling's latest PhotoPlay was sharing images that represent our past I was excited to take a look at my own personal history. I was excited to see what I could learn about...
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book review: the drama of ephesians [participating in the triumph of God]
The Drama of Ephesians (IVP, 2010) is an intriguing book that author Timothy Gombis suggests, “Most books (on Ephesians) are either popular treatments or inaccessible scholarly works. My hope is that this book fills that gap between commentary and popular exposition”...
![hell: the conversation [12 quotes from rob bell and francis chan]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/hell-ancient-painting.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
hell: the conversation [12 quotes from rob bell and francis chan]
Hell. It's one of the most controversial doctrines in all of Christianity right now. Personally, I think it's great to get these conversations out there. One of the biggest problems in the church today is Biblical illiteracy, and it's these conversations that often...
the back-to-school supply list
[serialposts]My son starts school in the third grade this week. That means we're checking our lists to make sure that he has everything he needs. I was looking at the supply list from his school, and thinking about the things he's required to bring. This is the list...
![on ‘untitled: thoughts on the creative process’ [an interview with @blainehogan]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/blank-page.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
on ‘untitled: thoughts on the creative process’ [an interview with @blainehogan]
[serialposts]I can't tell you how many times I've sat there staring at a blinking cursor. It's not like I've run out of ideas. I can talk about anything. But sometimes looking at a blank page is just intimidating. I don't know if it's the expectation that comes with a...
are you in business for the money?
I have heard it time and time again. "Well, one goes into business to make money" or "People got laid off because, well, the business is there to make money." The business is there to make money. Well, I don't know if I agree anymore. At least in principle. I think...
![on the creative collective [an interview with @blainehogan]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/creative-collective.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
on the creative collective [an interview with @blainehogan]
[serialposts]I think the word is synergy. It's the idea that the result is greater than the sum of its parts. In other words, one plus one equals three (or four, or five). That's a pretty powerful concept if you really think about it. An idea like this really...
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from jeans to scrubs [when life serves a 180]
I hang my hand out the window, doing the airplane as I drive through the gravel roads of Iowa. The old farm truck I sit in doesn't have air conditioning, but the evening is cool enough that it doesn't bother me. My jeans have holes in them, and when I look down, I...
![on creativity for every Christian [an interview with @blainehogan]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/church-girl.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
on creativity for every Christian [an interview with @blainehogan]
[serialposts]One theme that I've seen pop up over and over around here is this idea of the importance of community in the church. I've been thinking about how the church has become very focused on the 'anointing' of specific individuals as it relates to our spiritual...
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05.31.2026 Trinity Sunday Sermon
