Tag Archives: Faith

Haiku Weekend

Posted on July 19, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Awash in grace: Adrift in my world I will find you beside me. Grace felt, never earned. Related articles Midsummer Haiku (consideredkula.wordpress.com) Haiku Tuesday (foryour3ye.wordpress.com)  

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A New Suit

Posted on July 18, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Morning Story and Dilbert:
Vintage DilbertJuly 17, 2001 Billy Graham is now 92 years old with Parkinson’s disease. In  January, leaders in Charlotte, North Carolina, invited him to a luncheon in his honor. Billy initially  hesitated to…

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My Faith

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Tom Bolton

As I prepare for our Confirmation Sunday, I am thinking about, and writing about, my faith.  Mark 9:24 will be the text for worship this week. My Faith, fragile, Help my Faith I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, … 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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My Faith, Fragile, Help my Faith

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Thinking about, and writing about, my faith. My Faith, fragile, Help my Faith I believe, I believe, I believe, I believe, and yet: Help my unbelief today and yesterday and all this week and forever. How can it be? Redeemed … Continue reading →

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Confirmation Haiku Experiments

Posted on June 22, 2012 by Tom Bolton

Written around the time of our 2010 Confirmation service: In soft May flowers, These faithful new believers Share new unbelief. Pushing through spring reds, New brothers and sisters Lift high our loving Christ. As dew on new grass, These faithful seven … Continue reading →

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