Tag Archives: Religion and Spirituality

Fear Not

Posted on December 26, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I am reprinting a poem from January 2011. See you next week! No Worries Today I am grown, I have listened, I have faced terrors with calm and boldness. And yet I fear this day. I fear that I may … Continue reading →

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COR Leadership Institute: Finding Leadership Principles in the Ten Commandments

Posted on October 3, 2012 by Tom Bolton

At this year’s Church of the Resurrection Leadership Institute, I attended as my second pre-conference workshop on Wednesday: A Brief Overview of the 10 Timeless Principles for Next Generation Leaders. This packed presentation by Jim Lucas illustrated the bridge  of … Continue reading →

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In Quiet, Listening and Reflections

Posted on June 28, 2012 by Tom Bolton

(I’m reflecting on Galatians and reading Bonhoeffer still.) Today I look in a mirror, and I see there Brother Dietrich behind me at ten o’clock,  and I’m learning to listen, and I’m joyous in this community–even when disappointed in us– … Continue reading →

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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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Disciples Act

Posted on March 21, 2012 by Tom Bolton

We’ve studied the Bible for 19 weeks now in our Disciple Bible class at First United Methodist Church of West Allis.  Truly, it is a marvelous curriculum, and I am with a wonderful group.  I have thought about how the … Continue reading →

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I noticed that AnaYelsi Sanchez’s excellent January blogs on identity and intimacy were reblogged this morning, after some recognition by the Godspace blog. It was featured in the “Easter is Coming: What Do We Hunger and Thirst For?” Lenten Series … Continue reading →

Posted on March 14, 2012 by Tom Bolton | Leave a comment

Contemplating Eli, and Being a Father, a Mentor

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Tom Bolton

I’m repeating this poem from 2010, because folks have responded positively to it, and there are new readers of this blog who may now read it.When I was on a Teen Serve mission trip with a group of teenagers in … Continue reading →

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