Category Archives: Recommendations

Creeds

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Tom Bolton

For most of my life, I was very reluctant to see any value in creeds.  It seemed to be too much rote, with too many inflexible ideas. But then I listened to Krista Tippet’s 2003 interview with Jaroslav Pelikan, who died … Continue reading →

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A Christian Library by John Wesley

Posted on June 11, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I try to search original writings by John Wesley on a fairly regular basis. Sometimes, I find myself searching many sources.  I found this collection at the Wesley Center Online to be really accessible. The Wesley Center Online website is a … Continue reading →

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A Wonderful Day in the Neighborhood in the Garden

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Tom Bolton

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OFzXaFbxDcM&feature=share

I’ve been thinking and reading a lot about Blessed Community lately. And then this video caught my attention today (thanks for pointing it out to me Cousin Dona!) Mr. Rogers really got it. He knew Blessed Community. This video is Mister Rogers, remixed by Symphony of Science’s John Boswell for PBS Digital Studios. **If you like this video, please support your local PBS station.**

I love it, and I will keep supporting PBS.

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John Maxwell on Filing

Posted on March 29, 2012 by Tom Bolton

This morning, I happened upon an older blog by John Maxwell about how he files. I have not done well with filing my references and resources over the years. I often want to use  materials and references for classes I … Continue reading →

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Posted on March 27, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on enMissioned:
Leader of faithful souls, and guide Of all that travel to the sky, Come and with us, even us, abide, Who would on thee alone rely, On thee alone our spirits stay, While held in life’s…

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John Wesley on Prayer

Posted on March 24, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I’ve been reading from a little book I found on eBay a few weeks ago:  How to Pray:  The Best of John Wesley on Prayer (Uhrichville, OH:  Barbour Publishing, 2007), and it has some wonderful excerpts from Wesley’s sermons on … Continue reading →

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Bonhoeffer Trailer

Posted on March 18, 2012 by Tom Bolton

As someone noted, this short video, for the Dietrich Bonhoeffer biography (a book!) by Eric Metaxas, is better than many movie trailers.  Bonhoeffer is always so worth reading! Sometimes I struggle with some translations of his works.  The biography is helpful … Continue reading →

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