Author Archives: Tom Bolton

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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.

To Heal

Posted on February 12, 2016 by Tom Bolton

Healing Reading Isaiah 53:5 Scourged To Heal Near lictors, nauseated and sweating, we seek to know our ailing, to confess our place, and there to seek wellness. The scourge, so devious, so malevolent, made most evil by man, is laid … Continue reading →

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From Abstract to Living

Posted on December 23, 2015 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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Then Lifted

Posted on December 11, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Reading Psalm 52            Estranged, then Lifted As David, angry, and yet aware of flourishing olive trees–fruitful and beautiful! These sinners around me, and of me, are big shots, boasting in our own minds. The saints are here too, laughing, … Continue reading →

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From Sin

Posted on December 10, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Upon studying Genesis 11:                               Sin Proud, alert, important, in charge, in control, I am me, alone, lost. A creator, a builder, a survivor, I too am a destroyer, lost, alone, and proud still. Why am I so sad? Why … Continue reading →

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Generations

Posted on December 9, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Genesis 26:18 and Deut. 6:6-9                  Continuity I would re-dig the wells in this day, and renew the covenant in this way. Covenant waters, clogged and war-polluted, I seek the waters for me and for mine. Contention, Enmity, Broad Places, … Continue reading →

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Anticipating Advent

Posted on November 14, 2015 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 1   … Continue reading →

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Ongoing Mission

Posted on November 14, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Janjay K. Innis is a missionary with Global Ministries serving as an advocate for young adult mission service in the Missionary Services unit of the agency. She is a former US-2 missionary, and was commissioned to her present work in … Continue reading →

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