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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.

My Letter to Myself February 2012

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Tom Bolton

When I was young, did I even listen to me? Sometimes I heard and sometimes I listened to some, and sometimes to me. I heard and tucked far back, because it hurt to listen, to hear. And now in the … Continue reading →

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For More than Habit

Posted on August 3, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Exodus 16:15-19 New Revised Standard Version (NRSV) When the Israelites saw it, they said to one another, “What is it?” For they did not know what it was. Moses said to them, “It is the bread that the Lord has … Continue reading →

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How can we have Jesus as our main focus?

Posted on August 2, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Classically Christian:
Apse of St John’s Lateran, my pic The fourth-century mystic, Evagrius Ponticus, proclaims in his controversial Kephalaia Gnostica that the highest end of the Christian life is contemplation of the Holy Trinity. Which is all…

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In This Dark

Posted on July 22, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Upon Psalm 17          In This Dark In this dark, we are afraid and we grieve; we feel alone and we are lost. Children die in paths to prosperity, passengers perish in civilian planes, and homeless friends hunger. There is … Continue reading →

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Fully Here

Posted on July 15, 2014 by Tom Bolton

This Good Earth The grass so green, Emeralds can’t quite cut it, I raise my eyes. Sunshine stuns. I am in this world completely. It nourishes me and holds me. God’d goodness is here displayed. His nurture and care is … Continue reading →

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Thursday Prayer — July 10

Posted on July 12, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on A Pastor's Thoughts:
May the sun go down anger, stress, and worry. Made the sun go down on problem solving and planning. May the sun go down unrushed and on deadlines May the sun go down…

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We Know When there is Peace Yet Found

Posted on July 8, 2014 by Tom Bolton

On reading 2 Peter 3:11-14 We Know When there is Peace Yet Found Upon morning routines and walks here and there, upon reading words open and inviting, we seek this holy place. How long shall we search for peace not … Continue reading →

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