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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[god in the yard] cycle: sabbath
[serialposts] I know that some say Sabbath is just about God, that it's not about resting up to be more productive, that it should not mean "nowhere goes somewhere" because we shouldn't be so focused on the "somewheres." But I believe that's exactly what Sabbath may...
the indigenous church and the missionary
Foreign missionaries do not create churches, but simply help local converts develop their own spiritual gifts and leadership abilities and gradually develop their own churches. Missionaries provide teaching and pastoral care alone. The church is thus indigenous from...
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courageous in calling [the story He’s telling]
If I’m a part of the story you are telling I need to be courageous about my calling My calling to play the part assigned to the character you formed for me Why are we so afraid to step out of the margin? Why are we so afraid to dream with You, write the vision and...
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[god in the yard] gone: presence
[serialposts] Every day I practice looking for Him. I have read Brother Lawrence. He taught me to look. And Ann tells me how not to practice, but how to abide. Still, I miss Him some days. No matter how I look. Or how I don’t. Some days my heart is a stone and the...
what does community interpretation look like?
[serialposts]In my last two columns we discussed misunderstandings of Bible interpretation and the foundation for interpreting the Bible in community. So in this final installment of the three part series on Bible interpretation we will explore what interpreting the...
i’ve got my eyes on something bigger
A local pastor was invited to a country club to play with a group of very wealthy business men. He was not invited because he was a pastor. In fact, the business men didn’t know he was a "man of the cloth". He was invited to play simply because he was a good golfer....
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eyes [the gateway to the soul]
He sits on a small bench across the room. I watch him, quietly moving steady hands across keys, and the familiar melody of “How Great Thou Art” floats toward me, gently caressing my senses before continuing its journey down the hallway behind me; a hallway often...
persistent, forceful, suffering prayer
The relationship between prayer and the mission of the church is essential, fundamental, and priority. Prayer essentially is a rejection of Satan's strongholds, an affirmation, and a call to God to be directly involved in the world. Prayer is a rebellion against the...
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[god in the yard] open: prayer
[serialposts] He walks through the kitchen, pauses behind me as I reach into the pantry. Catches me as I turn back around: “So, what are you doing right now?” I giggle all flustered, murmur something about a million little things, and dodge. Later I am the one passing...
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Conversations with Daughters, Season 3, Episode 26: The Bible Dude
