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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when it seems like just another day
My feet closely follow Southern Gal’s across the black and white tiled floor. Hand in hand, we dance toward the counter, sidestepping an older gentleman who motions to a woman waiting and says, “I’m with my bride. Go ahead.” “Creepy,” I think to myself, but when I...
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philippians 2:12-18 [lights in the world]
[serialposts]Read Philippians 2:12-18 (ESV, NIV, The Message) Where the Rubber Meets the Road Actually, the rubber has been meeting the road for a while now. From the very beginning of this lovely letter to the saints of Philippi, Paul mixes together powerful...
sowing seeds of faith
Read: Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 We use to sing a lot at Bible camp. I was a counselor at a camp for about 10 summers. This past week I took a bunch of my kids from the church where I am a pastor to camp for our yearly confirmation retreat. It brought back a lot of good...
order up some soul pancakes!
Someone once advised me to ask questions when approaching an unbeliever. Soul Pancake gives Christians the chance to ask questions. I stumbled onto Soul Pancake via Facebook. It's a strange name that causes cravings for Lone Spur's short stack. Your questions won't be...
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philippians 2:1-11 [Christ’s example of humility]
[serialposts] Read Philippians 2:1-11 (ESV, NIV, The Message) If we are not careful, culture rather than God will actually define reality for us. This is the core of many problems in discipleship today. American Christians need not worry of persecution from the world,...
what would you change?
If God gave you the ability to instantly change one thing in the contemporary church what would it be? Now when you answer the question think about the word church. It could refer to your local church group, your denomination, your church community, the North...
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philippians 1:18b-30 [to live is Christ]
UPDATE: You can now get the Philippians Community Commentary, enhanced with additional Bible study tools, on Kindle! Amazon.com Widgets [serialposts]Read Philippians 1:18-30 (ESV, NIV, The Message) This passage revolves around v21 where Paul explains "For to me to...
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what about the canaanites? [the God i don’t understand]
The God of the Old Testament is arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal,...
i’m a wimp
Yesterday, I was a big wimp. My wife, being the warrior that she is, climbed out of my car confidently and faced her fears head on. "Text me when you're done," I said and drove away. Yes, like a sissy. As I made my getaway, leaving her behind, I made excuses. "It's...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
