What is “Shalom” anyway? And what is this blog about?
Shalom Means Peace … And So Much More. Shalom is the Hebrew word for holistic peace — peace that permeates every aspect of our lives and our being. It is a word used throughout scripture to describe the absolute joy, flourishing, fulfillment, and bliss found in the presence of God. It also conveys the beautiful, interdependent relationships that God’s people eternally share with Him, each other, and all of creation.
Nothing Broken… Nothing Missing… The way things are supposed to be. Shalom is what has come into the world through Christ, and is made complete when Christ returns and fully eradicates sin and death forever. God is glorified as Shalom happens. We have a mission as God’s people to discover and display the Shalom of God’s Kingdom to this hurting world by faithfully proclaiming the Gospel in WORD and DEED as we share life with our neighbors. This blog documents one Kingdom Family’s journey to Shalom…
Vicious debates. Degrading Commercials. Facebook Blow-outs. This election is a war zone. As much as I want to join the bandwagon, lamenting the flaws of the candidates, may Jesus’ words guide my opinion-flaunting: “He who is without sin cast the first stone.” (John 8:7) and “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. […]
You know God’s moving and people are repenting when they stop with their frantic activities for God and start listening to Him. On that Sunday morning when worshipping with a local church here in Atlanta, the pastor declared that they had started opening up space in their service for a time of listening for the […]
~~~~ Its been sitting there on that page of that tattered prayer journal for years now. Long before we moved into this place, long before we even met a face, long before we were walking in this season of friendship and fun and mission together, those words and those verses were being prayed over us. […]
If your walk with God is starting to dull, start prayer walking your streets. Every time we go, there are stories of God ordaining our feet in amazing ways. On one of our most recent walks, a woman drives pasts us while we are knocking at a friend’s door to remind her about Celebrate!Grove […]
We had walked through our season of having a very open home, with multiple families and children living with us…. And then we were led into a much cherished reprieve from houseguests… So when my friend, Melanie, that faithful girl who cleans my kitchen EVERY Sunday after Shalom Night, needed a place to stay, I’m […]
Oh, Consuming Presence of God Pursue this wandering heart, no matter how far it may trod, ever-seeking glory that’s rightfully due Your Name, this fallen flesh still seeks the fame. But on this altar, here I crawl. twisted motives… deceitful desires… burn it all. The good, the bad, the disgusting, too. All can be used […]
Its hard to believe that this happened a month ago now (and that I never actually posted about it), but now as the next one approaches this weekend we covet prayers for God to gather His people, feed His people, and refresh His people. It wasn’t exactly a day to celebrate being a mother. But […]
Danny and Kimberly Iverson met while in college and fell in love 3 years later while Danny was leading an inner-city ministry in Newark, NJ. Their hearts for the disinvested spaces of society, and the conviction of God’s love and redemptive purposes for such places, drew them together on mission and continues to be a driving force as they follow God’s calling to discover and display an expression of the body of Christ that is focused on reconciliation and renewal. They love being on mission with their family of eight children – Daniel Josiah, Trinity, Katy-Grace, Benjamin Zion, Malachi, Judah, Gwennalyn and Joel. They currently live in Atlanta, GA and are sharing life with their neighbors and leading a house church and community development organization called Restore Life. Sign up to receive their newsletter.
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