Category Archives: Recommendations

Another Good Prayer for Discernment

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Tom Bolton

We all seemed to like the prayer by Thomas Merton that I linked to last Monday.  Here is another inspiring prayer for discernment.  This is by Vasily Drosdov Philaret, a Russian Orthodox biblical theologian and metropolitan, or archbishop, of Moscow whose … Continue reading →

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Ministry WITH the Poor

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Ministry WITH the Poor This blog will be eye-opening for some.  I think the points made by Rev. Paul Slentz,  Pastor of Sixty-First Avenue United Methodist Church in Nashville,Tenn since 1997, are right on. He starts out with, “A conversation about … Continue reading →

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Why Wesleyan?

Posted on April 13, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I’m glad that others posted links to this video (See, for example, the wesleyananglican blog ). This mini-lecture is very useful for me right now.  I hope you will like it and be inspired by it too. Related articles Methodist … Continue reading →

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Asking Questions versus Telling Answers

Posted on April 12, 2013 by Tom Bolton

It was a simple question, but six months later the words still formed how the young leader processed life. On a walk with my son, he related that he was still processing a question I asked him six months earlier.…

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Comments on a Book: Every Day

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Tom Bolton

In early March I happened upon a book review for Every Day, by David Levithan, while I was heading home on the bus from serving at the Optimist Oratorical Contest. The plot struck me as remarkably creative and I yearned … Continue reading →

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I Have No Idea — A Prayer of Thomas Merton

Posted on April 10, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Richard Hall, a Methodist Minister in Wales, posted this blog Wednesday, and it really hit home to me at lunchtime: The Connexion My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead … Continue reading →

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Studying Mere Christianity

Posted on April 6, 2013 by Tom Bolton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=KeBU5yck2ss This blog may be mostly for John and me. We are participating in a C.S. Lewis reading plan throughout 2013. But I know many others who have studied Mere Christianity this past year, and so this may be a … Continue reading →

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