Category Archives: Poetry, Reflecting on Scripture

Think and discovering Scripture through poetry.

To Know Life and to Know God

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I am working from Matt 22:1-4        To Know Life and To Know God I may know life, and may know the fattened calf, but I will not be tangled in guilt. Rather than the needy and the unholy, I … Continue reading →

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Faith

Posted on April 23, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I was thinking about, and writing about, my faith when I wrote this in December 2012. My Faith, fragile, Help my Faith I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, and yet: Help my unbelief today and yesterday and all this … Continue reading →

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Waves Circling Me

Posted on April 22, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I’m sharing a poem from March 2012. The Waves Do Circle Me I hear new waves this morning Splashing on the shore not as warning, But waves splashing on my soul, Calming me, lifting my spirit full. Jesus loved to be … Continue reading →

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Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Posted on April 20, 2014 by Tom Bolton

He Is Risen! I’m looking forward to Sunrise Service today.

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Found

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I’m contemplating Romans 8:28.                     Found Again Known to be lost, and never quite known as I was, the true nature of Christ brings me where I am meant to be. I have seen in this exploration the fuzziness and … Continue reading →

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Presence

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I am pondering Bonhoeffer and Genesis 1:27 today. “Man only knows who he is in the light of God.” —Christology, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Genesis 1:27             In the Light of God’s Presence It is here in the light of Christ, where … Continue reading →

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Grace So Costly

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Tom Bolton

So Costly Grace so costly, the cross is constructed again, true life found in grace. God is at the center, caring, other-person concerned. This life is given through God’s grace, serving life, graced by the love of God. (c) Tom … Continue reading →

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