Category Archives: About Tom

General things about who Tom Bolton thinks he is.

On the Road to OZ

Posted on July 31, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I just finished book 5 of the Baum OZ books:  The Road to OZ.  I liked this children’s book quite a good bit.  By the time he wrote this, I think Baum was writing the stories and characters he wanted … Continue reading →

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Back from My Journey IN OZ

Posted on July 27, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I finished the fourth OZ book by L. Frank Baum this week. It was a fun trip with Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz. In this story, Dorothy is joining Uncle Henry in California at Hugson’s Ranch, on their way … 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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Ozma of Oz

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Tom Bolton

As most of you now know, I select two “off-kilter projects” for myself each year. They aren’t really so odd, but they take my mind in different directions from what I am accustomed. In 2013, my OKPs are to get … Continue reading →

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Today

Posted on June 22, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Today in Christ                  Today I am in Christ, Not only in Grace, Not only in Faith. Today I give thanks to God because he is good, and my faith is filled with … Continue reading →

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Heaven Prep

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I’ve been thinking lately about the fact that we find some of Paradise on earth when we are in relationship with the resurrected Jesus.  I’m not sure we always see it, but I have found it in my life.  I … Continue reading →

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Like A Moth

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I wrote this while at a Faith Alive retreat at the Moravian Converence Center in Mt Morris, Wisconsin, in September 2011. We were contemplating thoughts involving inclusiveness, and looking for new thoughts (new to us individually) about theology. I have … Continue reading →

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