Tag Archives: Grace

No Shame

Posted on April 27, 2026 by Tom Bolton

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At Always, God

Posted on August 12, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Contemplating 1 Peter 4:19 in the New English Translation (NET Bible) So then let those who suffer according to the will of God entrust their souls to a faithful Creator as they do good. At Always, God In the beginning, … Continue reading →

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To Know Life and to Know God

Posted on April 24, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I am working from Matt 22:1-4        To Know Life and To Know God I may know life, and may know the fattened calf, but I will not be tangled in guilt. Rather than the needy and the unholy, I … Continue reading →

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Found

Posted on April 17, 2014 by Tom Bolton

I’m contemplating Romans 8:28.                     Found Again Known to be lost, and never quite known as I was, the true nature of Christ brings me where I am meant to be. I have seen in this exploration the fuzziness and … Continue reading →

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Grace So Costly

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Tom Bolton

So Costly Grace so costly, the cross is constructed again, true life found in grace. God is at the center, caring, other-person concerned. This life is given through God’s grace, serving life, graced by the love of God. (c) Tom … Continue reading →

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Costly

Posted on January 16, 2014 by Tom Bolton

Romans 6:1-4                So Costly We receive a gift so extravagant Plain folk like me can scarcely comprehend. I know though to repent as I am forgiven, to pursue the holy as I am … Continue reading →

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WORD, LAW and LIFE: R

Posted on October 10, 2013 by Tom Bolton

R. Rejected and Restored Remember that there are so many phonies here, but I am still Restored, in loving the word, and refreshed. Revealed in love, you are sometimes my hiding place, and you are a Rock in the entry, … Continue reading →

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