Monthly Archives: July 2013

Abstract and Concrete

Posted on July 23, 2013 by Tom Bolton

As I was reading Mark 3: In a Concrete World Some days in this world, the law is such that the silence is deafening, or comments are shouted so harshly that ears ache and minds are crushed. The doing that … Continue reading →

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Effective Development Assistance Works

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Effective Development Assistance Works Bread For the World Institute published an excellent series of papers, called Development Works, in 2012.  The first paper, in March 2012, focused on some questions we often hear: How can it help hungry people overseas? But … Continue reading →

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Haiku Sun

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Tom Bolton

This gray day I will Love you more than I could know. You fill me this way. Related articles Two Days of Thought (westernqueensland.wordpress.com) https://tbolto.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/confirmation-haiku-experiments/

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Haiku Weekend

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Awash in grace: Adrift in my world I will find you beside me. Grace felt, never earned. Related articles Midsummer Haiku (consideredkula.wordpress.com) Haiku Tuesday (foryour3ye.wordpress.com)  

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More on Holy Conferencing

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Tom Bolton

More on Holy Conferencing I have been following Kevin Watson on Holy Conferencing. He starts out in this part, ““Holy conferencing” seems to be one of the buzz words for contemporary United Methodism. This post is the second post on … Continue reading →

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Ozma of Oz

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Tom Bolton

As most of you now know, I select two “off-kilter projects” for myself each year. They aren’t really so odd, but they take my mind in different directions from what I am accustomed. In 2013, my OKPs are to get … Continue reading →

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A New Suit

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Morning Story and Dilbert:
Vintage DilbertJuly 17, 2001 Billy Graham is now 92 years old with Parkinson’s disease. In  January, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, invited him to a luncheon in his honor. Billy initially  hesitated to…

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