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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.

TidBits to Follow Effective Development Post

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I thought I’d share a few important statistics that go with the reports I wrote about last Sunday:  Effective Development: 89% the share of the world population who now have access to safe drinking water. 3 billion: the number of people living … Continue reading →

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Voice from the Past

Posted on July 25, 2013 by Tom Bolton

To Hear Her Voice Again I was fourteen when first I heard her voice less regularly. She was away more months at a time, and Her voice then was brittle and softly sad. Her voice frightened me too often, and … Continue reading →

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Abstract and Concrete

Posted on July 23, 2013 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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Effective Development Assistance Works

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Effective Development Assistance Works Bread For the World Institute published an excellent series of papers, called Development Works, in 2012.  The first paper, in March 2012, focused on some questions we often hear: How can it help hungry people overseas? But … Continue reading →

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Haiku Sun

Posted on July 21, 2013 by Tom Bolton

This gray day I will Love you more than I could know. You fill me this way. Related articles Two Days of Thought (westernqueensland.wordpress.com) https://tbolto.wordpress.com/2012/06/22/confirmation-haiku-experiments/

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Haiku Weekend

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Awash in grace: Adrift in my world I will find you beside me. Grace felt, never earned. Related articles Midsummer Haiku (consideredkula.wordpress.com) Haiku Tuesday (foryour3ye.wordpress.com)  

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More on Holy Conferencing

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Tom Bolton

More on Holy Conferencing I have been following Kevin Watson on Holy Conferencing. He starts out in this part, ““Holy conferencing” seems to be one of the buzz words for contemporary United Methodism. This post is the second post on … Continue reading →

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