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.

Echoing passover

Posted on February 28, 2016 by Tom Bolton

In 2009, discussing the Last Supper during Lent with our Confirmands, it was clear that few knew on that day the stories of Exodus. In order to help remedy that condition with our youth (and adults), for several years we celebrated … Continue reading →

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A Joyous Saturday

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Tom Bolton

Can it get any better than listening to Copeland while finishing some work on a quiet Saturday? He said to them, “Go and eat delicacies and drink sweet drinks and send portions to those for whom nothing is prepared. For … Continue reading →

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In the Exodus

Posted on February 21, 2016 by Tom Bolton

Reprinting from 2013. 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 … Continue reading →

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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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