God calls us as His people to seek out Shalom for the sake of our city as well as our own personal flourishing. He commands us to discover and display the nothing-broken-nothing-missing peace of His kingdom in every part of our day-to-day lives here in “exile” on this fallen planet filled with so many hurting and hopeless people. What does that even look like?

Dear friend,
Over the last 5 years, my wife Kimberly and I have been developing this material I will be posting the next 21 days. Below is the intro to the Pray Shalom 21-day journey.

We have put our heart into this and are hoping to publish it in book form this summer to release to the world… so as you interact with the content we would love your honest feedback. Our desire is to provide those seeking the Kingdom of God a resource to strengthen our thinking, quicken our hearts and equip us to be faithful previews through our lives of the City of Peace to come. 

Thoughts One of the board members for Restore Life, the organization I lead, recently turned me on to a book she loved by Howard Thurman called “Meditations of the Heart.” I’ve been reading it in the early morning watch as this new year gets started, and God has been using it to speak wonderful things […]

Kimberly’s summer recap with some awesome pictures… Sleeping bags. Sleeping bags. And more sleeping bags…. Socks scattered. socks in the family room. socks on the front porch. socks by the trampoline. mismatched socks in the laundry. Doors opening…and rarely shutting. letting in thick humidity and letting out paid-for electricity in the form of cool air. […]

Meet Gwennalyn Eliana-Esther Iverson. A healthy baby girl born at 5:35pm on March 1, thus making her a birthday buddy with her sister, Katy-Grace who was born on the same day, eight years ago. A tiny little one weighing in at 6lbs 5oz and measuring 19 inches Ready to take on her six siblings and…. […]

Dirty finger nails… His hair in a thick ponytail falling down his back with little wisps protruding in every which direction… various colors of speckled paint on his skin… a sweet smile that was a bit higher on one side of his face than the other but disarmed you faster than you could expect… a […]

Philippians 3:17–4:1 Talks about the “enemies of the cross” and what drives them… Yes, if you are a true follower of Jesus you will inevitably have enemies. But what does it look like to love those who scripture portrays as enemies of the cross of Christ and the flourishing eternal life God has destined for […]