The place continues to live up to that dream. It has a Christian intention, and it is welcoming to everybody as a person, meaning we forget about labels. Located across the street from the Earlham School of Religion, the House is open to visitors whenever house residents are home and up and about. The event usually finds between four and a dozen people gathered in Johnson's spacious living room, and the occasional dog that someone has brought along. Even the phone is unplugged.
Students take advantage of the tranquillity for study or napping, prayer and meditation.
And, of course, the kitchen with its well-stocked refrigerator and the freshly baked bread is always available to visitors. With all that stillness don't get the idea that Ichthys House is a mini monastery. All kinds of people drop in and the conversation can get pretty spirited. A number of celebrities visiting Earlham have also dropped in on the fellowship at Ichthys, among them writer Madeleine L'Engle and classical guitarist Christopher Parkening. Other guests have included not a few noted religious writers, activists, and theologians.