Category Archives: Recommendations

Election Civility

Posted on September 26, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Rev. Ben Gosden is associate pastor at Mulberry Street United Methodist Church in Macon. He wrote this column of 10 great suggestions for this election season for the Macon Telegraph this past Sunday: http://www.macon.com/2012/09/22/2185949/ten-things-christians-need-to.html I particularly liked Numbers 1 and 8, … Continue reading →

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Disciples

Posted on September 20, 2012 by Tom Bolton

BECOMING DISCIPLES THROUGH BIBLE STUDY Participating in Disciple Bible Study in 1998 was one of the major life changing activities of my life. I am forever thankful that Jim Marsh led our class and took us down many great paths … Continue reading →

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Jena Nardella’s Excellent Prayer for America

Posted on September 13, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I was much inspired by Jena Nardella’s prayer on September 4, 2012.  It is a good model    for persons of faith who also actively follow and participate in political happenings in America and beyond.  I am reprinting the text of … Continue reading →

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The Line

Posted on September 6, 2012 by Tom Bolton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RGkqh5x6scw&feature=player_embedded

The Line premieres on Oct. 2 at 8 p.m. EDT, in Washington, D.C. The premiere will be followed by a panel discussion on poverty with leading scholars, policy advisers, and religious experts.

College campuses, churches, and homes across the country will host screenings of the film and live stream the panel discussion.

No screenings are scheduled in Wisconsin yet. We may need to work on that.

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Grace

Posted on August 9, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Many Americans have been greatly moved by Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s comments on Cheap and Costly Grace.  When we think about it though, we are often intimidated by the concept of costly grace.  We are challenged far beyond our comfort.  Today  I … Continue reading →

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Book Referrals from Teddy Ray

Posted on August 5, 2012 by Tom Bolton

A Crash Course in Theology ! I appreciate these recommendations on Wesleyan theology from Teddy Ray today.   You can click on the link above to see Pastor Ray’s blog. I loved some of these books, and plan to search … Continue reading →

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Class and Class Meetings

Posted on July 27, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I cancelled (or postponed) my Sunday School Class on Steven W. Manskar’s wonderful   book, Accountable Discipleship: Living in God’s Household, this past Sunday, because we did nor have enough participants–it was me and one other! But I will still … Continue reading →

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