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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philippians 1:12-18a [the advance of the gospel]
UPDATE: You can now get the Philippians Community Commentary, enhanced with additional Bible study tools, on Kindle! Amazon.com Widgets [serialposts]Read Philippians 1:12-18 (ESV, NIV, The Message) Paul was nothing if not focused, his field of vision bounded above and...
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philippians 1:1-11 [greeting, thanksgiving, and prayer]
UPDATE: You can now get the Philippians Community Commentary, enhanced with additional Bible study tools, on Kindle! Amazon.com Widgets [serialposts]Read Philippians 1:1-11 (ESV, NIV, The Message) In these first eleven verses, Paul establishes a tone and message that...
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book review: veneer [living deeply in a surface society]
"I'm afraid we're going to pass on giving you this opportunity." Silly me. I thought my track record and work history would be enough, but apparently he had another idea of what the job would require of me. "Sometimes when we come into work we need to put on a certain...
![igniting your passion for God [an interview with @mafeinberg]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/group-prayer.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
igniting your passion for God [an interview with @mafeinberg]
[serialposts]Here's that word again. Community. We've recently talked about interpreting the Bible in community, and now we're talking about praying in community. There seems to be something about doing things with other people that increases it's impact. Can we pray...
introduction to paul’s letter to the philippians
UPDATE: You can now get the Philippians Community Commentary, enhanced with additional Bible study tools, on Kindle! Amazon.com Widgets [serialposts]The letter to the Philippians is a well known text in the Bible and the apostle Paul is the undisputed author. May the...
![why we need to hear God’s voice [an interview with @mafeinberg]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/walking-in.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
why we need to hear God’s voice [an interview with @mafeinberg]
[serialposts]What do you do when you hear God's voice telling you to do something? Do you shrug it off? Do you pray more to ask for clarification? Or are you quick to respond and follow His guidance? In this part of the interview, Margaret Feinberg deals with the idea...
![what about evil and suffering? [the God i don’t understand]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/port-au-prince.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
what about evil and suffering? [the God i don’t understand]
[serialposts]Who of us hasn't asked why bad things happen to good people? We're confronted with the marks of living in a fallen world every day, yet we struggle to understand why we have to deal with such pain and suffering. In the first part of The God I Don't...
![on listening to God’s voice [an interview with @mafeinberg]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/listening.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
on listening to God’s voice [an interview with @mafeinberg]
[serialposts]There's so much noise in the world today that it can be difficult to remember what silence sounds like. And with all of this noise, it can also be difficult to clearly hear God's voice. Here's the best example that I can think of to illustrate what I...
![how God speaks to people [an interview with @mafeinberg]](https://b826465.assetcdn.net/2.0/826465/wp-content/uploads/genesis.jpg?lossy=2&strip=1&webp=1)
how God speaks to people [an interview with @mafeinberg]
[serialposts]Have you ever heard the voice of God? You know, like the Charlton Heston or James Earl Jones audible voice giving you the clear direction that you're looking for? I don't think that I have, but I'm pretty sure that God has communicated with me in other...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
