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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.

Thinking on a Child, Grown too Fast

Posted on August 13, 2014 by Tom Bolton

      Maibandu, Are You Safe?   I know Maibandu in my mind, and in her letters, But letters that are written with helping hands. I see, in little images, the long-past deaths– Father, Brothers, Play-palls–of Men and boys gone sooner … Continue reading →

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At Always, God

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Contemplating 1 Peter 4:19 in the New English Translation (NET Bible) So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good. At Always, God In the beginning, … Continue reading →

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The Ancient Fathers of the Desert: Introduction and Commentary

Posted on August 11, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on A Pastor's Thoughts:
I found this article and thought it might be helpful to those who read this blog for information on the Desert Fathers. Click on the link below. The Ancient Fathers of the Desert:…

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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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