Category Archives: Poetry, Reflecting on Scripture

Think and discovering Scripture through poetry.

Close to Spring

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Tom Bolton

A Divine Intervention, Near New Year’s Eve So close, so close, these women and men, close to me in this tiny lounge in this huge, huge Church building, this small, fragile church people, these powerful people of God. So close … Continue reading →

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Bearing Images Closely

Posted on February 28, 2013 by Tom Bolton

This poem was percolating in my mind for over a week, but the parts about the song in my youth just didn’t translate well in 2013. There was a lively song in my 1970s that bugged me even then, and … Continue reading →

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Were You There?

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I think I may like this version of Were You There, by Johnny Cash and the Carter Sisters, even more than the one I included in my post on Thursday. This video memory is from 1966, I believe.

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Posted on February 21, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on This Day With God – A Spiritual Journey:
The Arc of the Covenant would now be near them in a tabernacle and David delivers this psalm found in 1 Chronicles 16:7-43 as a thanks to God. This…

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Refreshing

Posted on February 19, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Working through three more stanzas of Psalm 119 from February 2012: K. Knowing Integrity Your hands created me and you know me. Knowing me, Lord, you help me to know me. Knowing you, Holy One, my friends rejoice– They know … Continue reading →

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Habits Good and Bad

Posted on February 12, 2013 by Tom Bolton

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 the Lord has … Continue reading →

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Righteous

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Last Words Hallelujiah! Glory Hallelujiah! This is so great today–today I see it. The righteous man, that old sinner who started listening to God, Now he is blessed! He is blessed in beautiful ways. It is God who blessed him, … Continue reading →

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