Monthly Archives: August 2012

The Program from Hopeful for Those Who Hunger

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Here is the Powerpoint from the program on August 26: Hopeful_08262012 We didn’t end up using the video, because it was really audio with no need for the guests to read along.  But this gives you some idea of the … Continue reading →

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Class Meetings Anyone?

Posted on August 24, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Paragraph 256.1b in the UMC Book of Discipline is a wonderful direction, it seems to me. It provides important guidance to the Wesleyan way of Christian formation and seems to encourage the use of classes and class leaders even today: Accountable … Continue reading →

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On Fasting

Posted on August 23, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I had good experience with fasting last year, but it became more complicated this year after my diabetes became more difficult to treat. Still, I found that the best aspects of fasting for me involved giving up Facebook time and … Continue reading →

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I Hunger

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I Hunger Away from the paths I usually walk, I hunger. My mind clear, grains green all around me, I open my heart, my mind, my soul today. Fill me up.

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William Booth: A Valued Model

Posted on August 16, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I’m off to find the full documentary. In 1865, William Booth, an ordained Methodist minister, with his wife Catherine, formed an evangelical group dedicated to preaching among the “unchurched” people living in the midst of appalling poverty in London’s East … Continue reading →

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On Grace

Posted on August 15, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Contemplating Bonhoeffer more and focusing on Jesus, I wrote this Tuesday. Grace, Held Each Day I accept this grace with eyes wide open, Fully knowing the value, the steep price paid. Today I am full of grace, given freely to … Continue reading →

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On August Changes

Posted on August 14, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I have been thinking about recent changes and also thinking way back to my early adulthood this morning. I went to vote at 7:00 today, and it was disconcerting to have a primary election in August. We haven’t had that since the … Continue reading →

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