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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taking the plunge
There is this bridge I cross over every day. Every day, I’m tempted to jump. Before you jump to conclusions (pun intended), I’d like to explain. Outside our local town, there is an old weathered welcome sign, and underneath it hangs a small plaque that shows the...
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phillipians 3:12-21 [straining toward the goal]
[serialposts]Read Philippians 3:12-21 (ESV, NIV, The Message) Paul broke with his past. All his gains he regarded as loss. Nothing of this world mattered to him anymore now that he is aware of the surpassing value of knowing Christ Jesus. So begins the third chapter...
the story of james and tony
There are two men standing at the gates of heaven to get in. The first man James grew up in a tough neighborhood, his father left him when he was young and his mother worked three jobs just to get by. Eventually he got caught up in the wrong crowd. Instead of...
book review: the scent of water
Brokenness is all around us. Earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes. Prostitution, human trafficking, rape. Pornography, objectification, negative body image. Fatherlessness, divorce, orphan care, domestic violence, child abuse. Hunger, disease, drugs....
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philippians 3:1-11 [righteousness through faith in Christ]
[serialposts]Read Philippians 3:1-11 (ESV, NIV, The Message) I stood alone on the cold floor with cold feet. Shivering and staggering at the weight of my guilt and shame. ‘I deserve it’ I muttered to myself. There was no saving from it this time. No escape from the...
the love cup
I salvaged this coffee cup from a mountain of belongings left on the curb across the street after the family who abandoned the house two years ago came back to empty their overstuffed garage. Neighbors and strangers alike later culled through the piles, unearthing...
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why has God stopped writing books? [a #soulpancake conversation]
(Question asked by @saveamerica) The responses to my “question” kept rolling in and most of what I read either wasn’t worth responding to because the responder had wrong motivations, or it required someone with a theological degree to answer. I liked this question....
perhaps this is your calling(?)
Last week I asked a question about what you would change about the church if God granted you the ability to change one thing. Some of the things people wanted to see change in included: Christian apathy More open discussion with people who are different...
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philippians 2:19-30 [timothy and epaphroditus]
[serialposts]Read Philippians 2:19-30 (ESV, NIV, The Message) Philippians is one of Paul’s more personable letters, being written to a church he founded and obviously cared a great deal for. This is evident in the many affectionate passages, greetings and prayers in...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
