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2016-10-05T21:16:27-05:00

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Tribe: The Greatest Poverty of All

Last updated on: October 5, 2016 at 9:16 pm By Jonathan Storment

A few weeks ago the New York Times ran an op-ed piece on the new epidemic that Western society is slowly beginning to become aware of. It kills more people than obesity (and some of the stats I’ve read suggest is even more deadly than smoking). It’s what Mother Teresa once called the greatest poverty of all, and the Western world is drowning in it. Loneliness. In the Times article, the author Katie Hafner begins by recounting a small but... Read more

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2016-10-03T10:44:24-05:00

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Tribe: Longing for War

Last updated on: October 3, 2016 at 10:44 am By Jonathan Storment

As the bombs were falling around the people of London, everyone was worried that it would trigger mass hysteria. It certainly seems like it would. For 57 straight days, German planes dropped bombs in highly residential areas. Hundreds of people were killed and tens of thousands of people were displaced from their homes. The projections by London officials was that the blitz of London would cause total chaos. Projections were for the psychiatric breakdown for as many as four million people…but... Read more

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2016-05-29T18:29:23-05:00

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Church Work: God in the Neighborhood

Last updated on: May 29, 2016 at 6:29 pm By Jonathan Storment

I’ve dedicated the next few Fridays to churches/ministers who are wanting to develop vision. And I’ve asked my good friend Steve Cloer to give some practical advice for what it means for a local church to develop a vision. Steve is an incredible leader and preacher who works with the Southside Church of Christ in Fort Worth. A couple of years ago, Steve and I were having lunch together and I asked him how ministry was going, and his eyes lit up talking about the... Read more

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2016-09-29T00:58:12-05:00

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Welcome to the World “Judah Danger Storment”

Last updated on: September 29, 2016 at 12:58 am By Jonathan Storment

My favorite author for the past few years has been G.K. Chesterton. He lived over 100 years ago in England, wrote voraciously and laughed a lot. In fact, the reason I love his writings is because they make me happy. Chesterton has a way of seeing the world with wonder and awe and humility. And that brings me to yesterday. When my wife gave birth to our fifth (and final) child Judah Danger Storment. It’s easy after a while to take life for granted, and stop... Read more

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2016-09-25T22:13:48-05:00

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Tribe: Freedom’s Not All It’s Cracked Up To Be

Last updated on: September 25, 2016 at 10:13 pm By Jonathan Storment

The best scene in any movie to me, is hands down, the ending of It’s a Wonderful Life. I know it’s sappy and sentimental and overdone, but I still watch the movie every year, and mainly for the last five minutes. To me it’s a vision of what it would look like to live a sacrificial life for the community around you, and what happens when that community does the same. When I watch it, I ache for that kind... Read more

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2016-05-29T18:29:16-05:00

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Church Work: Leading By Vision

Last updated on: May 29, 2016 at 6:29 pm By Jonathan Storment

“Where there is no vision, the people perish.” –Every Preacher who’s ever talked about vision. (also a Proverb) For the next few weeks, I’d like to dedicate Friday’s to talk about the importance of vision in churches, and how to go about discerning what your church vision could be. Over the next couple of weeks, look forward to Steve Cloer and Josh Ross talking about practical ways of doing this. I know that vision and leadership are a bit of buzzwords... Read more

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2016-09-22T09:30:19-05:00

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Tribe: Going Native

Last updated on: September 22, 2016 at 9:30 am By Jonathan Storment

Tuesday I started a series reviewing the New York Times bestselling book Tribes by Michael Junger. I started with a story about Junger meeting a homeless man who took care of him while he was out hitchhiking, and how that one act of generosity changed Junger’s life. But what I found interesting was why Junger was out hitchhiking across America in the first place. As a teenager, who grew up in a privileged family from Boston, he was living the quintessential... Read more

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2016-09-14T10:35:03-05:00

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Tribe: This Isn’t Working Anymore

Last updated on: September 14, 2016 at 10:35 am By Jonathan Storment

The alarm clock buzzes at 6 A.M. and from the moment your feet hit the floor you’re day runs at a frantic pace. You’ve got kids to dress, feed and drop off, meetings to make, and deadlines to fill. By the time the day is over, and dishes are put away, you don’t feel like doing anything else. You feel guilty because you rarely have time for friends, or any larger commitments, but all you and your significant other feel... Read more

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2016-05-29T18:29:09-05:00

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Church Work: Being a Grown-Up in Ministry

Last updated on: May 29, 2016 at 6:29 pm By Jonathan Storment

“When I was a child I thought as a I child, but when I became a man I put away childish things.” -Paul When I first started working at a church, I was pretty set on wearing jeans to the office. And I didn’t want anyone to ever use the word “professional” to describe me. Turns out I had nothing to worry about. And I understand the reasoning for not wanting to be a “professional” in ministry, but too often... Read more

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2016-09-12T16:20:32-05:00

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Blog Update for Going Forward

Last updated on: September 12, 2016 at 4:20 pm By Jonathan Storment

So I’ve loved moving over to Patheos and getting to be a part of the larger conversation of faith and culture that is going on here. When I was first moving over here, Patheos asked me to write more in the first few months than normal to introduce myself and build up the platform. So over the past couple of months, I’ve been posting everyday Monday-Friday and I’ve loved it! I love the conversation, the feedback and even the pushback. But since I... Read more

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