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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.

Abstract and Concrete

Posted on December 27, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Hopeful:
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…

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Devotions to Our God in the Manger 2014: Fulfilled

Posted on December 24, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Luke 1 A D V E N T  2 0 1 4:    D E V O T I O N S   T O   O U R   G O D   I N   T H E   M A N G E R … Continue reading →

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Thomas Kemper’s Mission Musings for Advent

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Thomas Kemper is the General Secretary for Global Ministries of the United Methodist Church- See more at: http://www.umcmission.org/learn-about-us/news-and-stories/2014/december/1218becomingkairos#sthash.jUiL2y1D.dpuf He regularly writes an essay–Mission Musings–and I particularly am moved by his Advent message this year. You may see the full message … Continue reading →

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Devotions to Our God in the Manger 2014: In Light

Posted on December 23, 2014 by Tom Bolton

A D V E N T   2 0 1 4:   D E V O T I O N S    T  O  O U R   G O D   I N   T H E   MA N G E R Week 4                                                                                                                          Human The Light and the … Continue reading →

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A Special Christmas Offering

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I might have called this a “Christmas gift” or “Christmas offering>, but I like the message as it is. I’m repeating this recommendation from 2012. It ties in well with the Advent Book study we have been enjoying at West … Continue reading →

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Devotions to Our God in the Manger 2014: Human Too

Posted on December 22, 2014 by Tom Bolton

A D V E N T  2 0 1 4:    D E V O T I O N S   T O   O U R   G O D   I N   T H E   M A N G E R Week 4                                                                                                                   … Continue reading →

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Longest Night 2014

Posted on December 21, 2014 by Tom Bolton

It is the longest night, a time when some of us are in the ecstasy of Advent, and some of us are blue, and some are in moments of each. Longest Night Service From Tuesday- December 21, 2010, revised for … Continue reading →

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