Category Archives: Learners Leaders and Relationships

Not a Snap

Posted on November 10, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Friday I received important reminders from the Wisconsin Council of Churches on SNAP, and I’m repeating many of them here: Food Share Cuts Mean More Demands on Emergency Food Providers Share your story and tell Congress not to cut anti-hunger … Continue reading →

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How Does the New Testament Use the Old Testament?

Posted on November 6, 2013 by Tom Bolton

How does the New Testament use the Old Testament? Dr. Ben Witherington discusses the relationship between the New Testament and Old Testament. This is a good video from the Seven-Minute Seminary Series.

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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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A New Suit

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Morning Story and Dilbert:
Vintage DilbertJuly 17, 2001 Billy Graham is now 92 years old with Parkinson’s disease. In  January, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, invited him to a luncheon in his honor. Billy initially  hesitated to…

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Learning To Empathize

Posted on July 13, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Unshakable Hope:
As I begin typing this post, Ann, one of Mary’s oldest and closest friends, is having surgery to remove cancer from her body. Later she’ll have to go through radiation and chemotherapy treatments. In faith…

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What is the Lectionary? An Explanation

Posted on June 20, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on A Grace-Filled Life:
I will warn you that this is a long post but it contains a lot of information if you have ever wondered why some churches stick to a defined system of Scripture readings for…

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Ray Buckley on Importance of Our Names

Posted on June 10, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Ray Buckley Led an Inspiring Bible Study on the Importance of Our Names at Wisconsin Annual Conference. On Saturday, June 8th, Ray Buckley, a renowned author and speaker on Native American spirituality, presented an inspiring Bible Study on the importance … Continue reading →

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