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About Tom Bolton

I'm a Husband and Dad, a former Enterprise Systems Manager at the City of Milwaukee, and a Disciple and Lay Servant at First United Methodist of West Allis. As I study the Bible, sometimes I feel moved to work through my understanding by writing poetry. I also am continuing to learn in my dialysis experience and pursuit of a kidney transplant. Sometimes I just feel like writing about something that grabs my attention too.

I am again thinking about, and writing about, my faith.   Mark 9:24 was the text for worship shortly after I wrote this poem, based on the very famous Scripture in Mark 9, after I had written this in 2012.

Posted on March 28, 2026 by Tom Bolton

Recently I have been thinking about setting some of my poems to music. A blogging friend of mine has been using an ap to create music for some of his poetry, and so I began to think about trying that. … Continue reading →

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REPAIR: Restoring My Blog and Personal Well-Being

Posted on March 14, 2026 by Tom Bolton

I’ve been working on repairing my health and strength. I’ve been working on repairing my confidence and activity-level. I’ve been repairing my out-of-date plans. And now, I start repairing my old blog site. I am hopeful. Since I last posted … Continue reading →

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Studying James all Summer

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Tom Bolton

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Why We Are Disciples

Posted on February 19, 2023 by Tom Bolton

I loved the recent essay in the UMC Discipleship Ministries page. I am copying some here with my short notes added. DISCIPLESHIP THROUGH ACTS OF COMPASSION, JUSTICE, WORSHIP, AND DEVOTION To witness to Jesus Christ in the world means to … Continue reading →

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Developing Your Growth Plan

Posted on April 12, 2022 by Tom Bolton

I read this great reminder from John Maxwell about personal growth plans.  I agree that all these tasks are critical for leaders (and followers too): To develop your own intentional growth plan, you must:    Make a commitment to intentionally grow.    … Continue reading →

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H O L Y

Posted on January 27, 2022 by Tom Bolton

Upon studying 2 Peter 1:4:  by which He has given to us exceedingly great and precious promises, so that through these things you might become partakers of the divine nature and escape the corruption that is in the world through … Continue reading →

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Leaders Lead in Sunday School Too

Posted on January 26, 2022 by Tom Bolton

I’ve been studying how to breathe new life into our Sunday School Classes and our small groups.Allan Taylor provided this great list about why Sunday School is so important, and I added a few comments. Sunday School is about God’s … Continue reading →

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