Tag Archives: God

You Know Me Well

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Tom Bolton

Pondering Job 40:1-5 You Know Me Well, O God Who am I? How often have I asked that same question? For today, I am not made up of all that I saw and dreamed of yesterday. Yet tomorrow I may … Continue reading →

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H U N G E R

Posted on August 27, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I am repeating a poem from last August. I Hunger Away from the paths I usually walk, I hunger. My mind clear, grains green all around me, I open my heart, my mind, my soul today. Fill me up. (C) … Continue reading →

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Miracle Grow

Posted on August 22, 2013 by Tom Bolton

  All Together   Some days, these snippets, these taught verses Boost me up and make me smug. But I step back and see that it is all one– –One work that I hold to teach and train me– –Breathed … Continue reading →

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Tragic Silence

Posted on August 20, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I wrote this piece on August 15 after reading local and international news. The Scripture in one of the devotions that I read had been Job 1:20-22. Read to the bottom. TRAGIC SILENCE And now my wisdom is silent. For … Continue reading →

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In Great Beauty Judged

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Tom Bolton

I was studying Psalm 50 last week, and perhaps just browsing some through my Bible and through my personal journal, when this piece just kind of flowed out. In Great Beauty, Judged God has been with me, even as I … 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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Close to Spring

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Tom Bolton

A Divine Intervention, Near New Year’s Eve So close, so close, these women and men, close to me in this tiny lounge in this huge, huge Church building, this small, fragile church people, these powerful people of God. So close … Continue reading →

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