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Memento Mori

Jonathan Storment — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 15:10:37 +0000

So when I was a junior in college, I got a chance to study in and travel around Europe. by far, the most disturbing, and memorable stop in that city was the Capuchin Crypt. It was a monastery that began in the early 17th century. And it was filled with art, but the art was made of the bones of the monks who had died there .It was a little dark.

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The Victory of the Lamb

Jonathan Storment — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 15:31:11 +0000

In High School when I read Revelation, I remember being struck by how violent it all was. But Revelation is doing war against violence itself. It is subverting the very thing that our human condition is built upon. Might makes right, Power is Victory. Revelation tells us the Gospel doesn't agree, and it's subverts violence itself.

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Painting in Black

Jonathan Storment — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 15:15:46 +0000

So last night at Highland we observed Ash Wednesday.t’s no secret that the younger generations appreciate more and more the ancient aspects of our faith, but it was a joy to watch people from all generations participate in this ancient tradition. And so, in that spirit, I’d like to post some of the thoughts from last night.

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Naming The Loss

Jonathan Storment — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:34:26 +0000

In 2 Corinthians 1, Paul says that we should comfort others with the comfort that we have received in our sufferings. To that end, this is the letter we wrote in December, to our daughter who was never born.

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The Tears of Christmas

Jonathan Storment — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 18:43:19 +0000

It's been one of those weeks. The kind that come along every now and then in life, where creation seems to be screaming more than groaning. This week, a child with Leukemia who we've prayed and fasted for, has taken a turn for the worse. A friend and co-worker at Highland just had his mother pass away, and for reasons that I am not ready to go into today, Leslie and I spent a good part of this week in a hospital room, grieving our own personal stuff.

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