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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who’s coming to dinner?
As a follow up to my last post (who attends your church?) we should also ask, "Who is coming to dinner?" This question was asked to me. Why do we talk only about the church service and the attendance of people with "alternate" lifestyles? The church is made of people,...
book review: faith without illusions
If you’re a value-conscious book buyer, you owe yourself a copy of Andrew Byers’ Faith Without Illusions: Following Jesus as a Cynic-Saint (IVP Books, 2011). This book packs a bigger wallop than its 211 pages suggest. However, I wouldn’t plan to read it at the beach....
pentecost sunday
Read: Acts 2: 1-21 In most churches, for reasons partly liturgical and partly practical, the Church calms down a bit for the summer months. Adult Forums, Sunday School, Confirmation and the like all take a hiatus, while worship guides us through our celebrations of...
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[god in the yard] home: hospitality
[serialposts] “Share with God's people who are in need. Practice hospitality.” Romans 12:13 Hospitality. The word evokes for me images of church fellowship halls, lined with long tables, loaded with steaming offerings for the Sunday afternoon potluck dinner. I can...
the land of no birthdays
Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you. Happy birthday to you all .... Happy birthday to you! As we sang these familiar words, tears formed in the woman's eyes. But it's not my birthday, she said. I gently responded to her, That's okay. Today we're celebrating...
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[god in the yard] with: submission
[serialposts] I hate the word “submission.” I do not want to submit to anyone, preferring to run full-force into the dark, rather than listen, rather than abide, rather than be controlled. Perhaps this is why I have not yet married; I am afraid that submissive wife...
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the character He’s forming [courageous in calling]
What on earth am I doing on earth? Why am I here? What's the meaning of life? A lot of people have taken the easy route in finding the answers to these questions, and found at the end of the route that there actually exist no answers. I remember asking a friend whom I...
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[god in the yard] me: self care
[serialposts] The scream of the coffee grinder startles me and I'm finally awake. "Good Lord, it's morning." I whisper coarsely, and I wonder how I got into the kitchen. I smell the freshly ground beans, and I briefly wonder what they'd taste like if I'd pour milk...
who attends your church?
In a recent conversation with a friend I heard of a man who was asked to leave a local church because he was a cross-dresser and was unwilling to change his clothes when he came to church. Obviously each situation in a local church is different and should be handled...
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05.31.2026 Trinity Sunday Sermon
