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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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Bonhoeffer’s Confirmation Sermon

Posted on March 23, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I had decided last year to present this sermon by Bonhoeffer to our Confirmation Class in the form of a letter, handed to each of them and each parent, before our Confirmation Service in May.  I think I will do that … 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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Not Bewitched, Away from Turkey

Posted on October 23, 2012 by Tom Bolton

As I walked last Thursday, with heavy clouds low upon the horizon, I remembered my class from Wednesday night, and claimed the fredom of the Gospel. Not Bewitched, Away from Turkey I learn somehow, in ways I cannot describe, to … Continue reading →

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Bonhoeffer Deeply Moving Me

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Tom Bolton

https://tbolto.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/bonhoeffer-trailer/ I posted a trailer for this wonderful Dietrich Bonhoeffer biography in March. I’ve been re-reading the book this week, and to say that it is moving me is an understatement. Bonhoeffer’s words really get under my skin. I think … Continue reading →

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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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