Category Archives: Poetry, Reflecting on Scripture

Think and discovering Scripture through poetry.

Chastened and Eyed

Posted on December 9, 2021 by Tom Bolton

Chastened and Eyed On Hebrews 12:10, looking at Matthew 16:23 and Luke 26:61-62 I seek the worthy life. When Jesus looked at Peter, With no new words, Peter remembered His words, a Warning before the rooster crowed three times. Man, … Continue reading →

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Winning My Shirt

Posted on December 1, 2021 by Tom Bolton

 And if anyone wants to sue you and take your shirt, hand over your coat as well. —- Matthew 5:40 NIV Winning My Shirt When I was sued, I thought only of winning; I focused on his lies and never … Continue reading →

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2016 Re-run

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Tom Bolton

Another re-run: In that One Week, in the World In that one week, there was an anniversary party, with 60 years remembered and celebrated and re-lived, and friends found and met and recalled. There was cake and movies and photos. … 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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