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…
A band of of high intelligence military personnel burst through the door (of the bathroom while I was cleaning it), chanting “We are the army! We are the army!” Fortunately, I was able to snag a few pictures of them before they were on to their next assignment (the first of which had been “Alert […]
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Step 1– make a blog using iWeb and then have your computer crash. Been there, done that-3 years ago. Step 2-write about hard topics that offend the people you live around. Been there, done that– 1 month ago. Step 3-forget to renew your domain name, and have missionaries in Haiti take it, thus leaving you […]
I don’t know if it was just God testing my willingness, or what, but Terry and Murray STILL haven’t come to stay with us. When I wrote the Unexpected Guests post, they were schedule to move their stuff in in the next day or so, but something always came up. Whenever they were suppose to […]
This morning I was reading Acts 13 4-12 to the kids at breakfast. Its the story of the Jewish sorcerer opposing Paul when he was trying to share the Gospel with the proconsul. Paul “let’s ’em have it” and when I get to those parts I tend to be a little animated when I read. […]
Japan Disaster Report from Dan Iverson from Shane Burgett on Vimeo.
I just had to swing by Winn-Dixie really quick after church and then I was gonna get the kids fed and down for naps so that I could get a good “Sabbath rest” in aka, read a good book, go for a run, and have time with Danny. As I pulled out of the parking […]
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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