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The Finger Is a Gun

Jonathan Storment — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 14:03:32 +0000

Tina Fey's new book BossyPants, has a fantastic chapter where she talks about working with improv class. She says it's more than just a way of comedy, it's a worldview. This is what that means:

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Better than Rows

Jonathan Storment — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 15:25:06 +0000

It’s been said that a friend is someone who knows the song that is in your heart, and when you forget the words they can sing it back to you. I like that metaphor. And sometimes it’s literal. I remember when the moment in the above video happened. It was the 2003 NBA Playoffs. The [...]

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You Are Not Alone

Jonathan Storment — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 16:00:52 +0000

So yesterday was my first sermon to preach as the Highland Preaching minister. It was a day I’ll never forget as both exciting and terrifying,, On many levels, this was a moment that had been a long time in the making. I remember growing up in my tiny church, Brother Foy used to take me [...]

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Communitas

Jonathan Storment — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 14:28:22 +0000

I’ve written on this blog before about Robert Putnam’s work in his book “Bowling Alone.” He makes the observation that has been cited by hundreds of different authors and speakers that while bowling as a whole is on the rise, bowling league participation is drastically reduced. That is more people are bowling, but they are bowling [...]

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Virtual Community

Jonathan Storment — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:32:41 +0000

So I’m interested to know your thoughts on this. It’s the head of the Catholic church in England taking a stand against the next wave of evil. But it’s not homicide, abortion, or drugs. The forbidden fruit this time is something far more innocuous. It’s text messages. To be fair, it’s actually a lot more [...]

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