Tag Archives: Shalom House

Existence Is Resistance

Posted on November 21, 2011 by

My new favorite phrase. I don’t want to use the phrase “existence is resistance” as if I just invented it. I learned it from Palestinians, like those from Stop the Wall, and from the Christian Peacemaker Teams in At-Tuwani, south … Continue reading →

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U.S. Duty to Report on Israel

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

After being in Israel and Palestine for ten days, I am a bit shocked. I don’t think it is just jet-lag. The situation there is much worse than I imagined. I’ve decided that the relationship between the United States and … Continue reading →

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Last Twelve Weeks of Shalom House?

Posted on August 3, 2011 by

[The ShalomHouse Guidance Team has posted this a couple of places -- why not here, too? You might be a future member, or someone who will help!] In 12 weeks Shalom House might end and its function distributed among the … Continue reading →

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Kristen and the Sword of Wendell Berry

Posted on April 25, 2011 by

I have been meaning to tell this little story about Kristen for a few weeks. The Monday after resurrection Sunday seems like a good time to tell it. Our good feeling of new life is going to meet up with … Continue reading →

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My Week of Seeing Jesus in the Morsels

Posted on February 21, 2011 by

Lent is coming soon and it will inspire a good fast. That’s good, because I could use one. But until then, I think I am determined to receive whatever I am served at whatever table I am seated to see … Continue reading →

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Can We Do Without the House, the Body, the Incarnation?

Posted on November 22, 2010 by

We have been looking all over the region and all over the country for the people God is nudging into the proactive peacemaking work of Shalom House. I’m not sure we are the best lookers, but we are manifestly not … Continue reading →

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Conversion Stories

Posted on October 18, 2010 by

In my circles, the word “conversion” sort of has a bad reputation. I think that is because strange, power-hungry men (for the most part) have been in the mass media for decades prowling for conversions. People feel like it would … Continue reading →

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A Fast with Shalom House

Posted on December 22, 2009 by

We had a great blessing-of-a-feast last night – turkey, all the accoutrements, Gwen’s famous (or should be) dessert punch, amazing friends and comrades. Now for the fast. The people of Shalom House have called for a fast today. Our friends over … Continue reading →

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