Monthly Archives: March 2012

John Maxwell on Filing

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Tom Bolton

This morning, I happened upon an older blog by John Maxwell about how he files. I have not done well with filing my references and resources over the years. I often want to use  materials and references for classes I … Continue reading →

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In this Beloved Community

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Tom Bolton

In This Beloved Community In this village, conversation is new and can-do; As Jesus healed, preached, healed, we do what we are called to do. Beloved, as God loves us, not often so lovable, We seek new communities, our miracles … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 27, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on enMissioned:
Leader of faithful souls, and guide Of all that travel to the sky, Come and with us, even us, abide, Who would on thee alone rely, On thee alone our spirits stay, While held in life’s…

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Starlight Mints

Posted on March 26, 2012 by Tom Bolton

No. 10 Peppermint candy, Lovely Taste, Delicious beauty, A peripatetic dancer, Skipping,                     Hopping, Whirling around and around and around and Tickling my senses, Forcing lust, Casting blue-green shadows and Mighty images. i l – o – v – e Peppermint … Continue reading →

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Echoing Passover in This Worship

Posted on March 25, 2012 by Tom Bolton

In 2009, discussing the Last Supper during Lent with our Confirmands, it was clear that none of them knew on that day the stories of Exodus. In order to help remedy that condition with our youth (and adults), these past … Continue reading →

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The Waves Do Circle Me

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I wrote early this morning while I was working at the Divine Intervention cold weather ministry, and after finally spending some time editing my responses to John Wesley’s questions. The Waves Do Circle Me I hear new waves this morning … Continue reading →

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John Wesley on Prayer

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I’ve been reading from a little book I found on eBay a few weeks ago:  How to Pray:  The Best of John Wesley on Prayer (Uhrichville, OH:  Barbour Publishing, 2007), and it has some wonderful excerpts from Wesley’s sermons on … Continue reading →

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