Tag Archives: Tom Bolton’s Hopeful

On Surgery Times

Posted on May 16, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Last year I had surgery to have a tumor removed from my right kidney. I have been blessed that it was found early, and I had a top-notch surgeon. I was doubly blessed that many friends and members of Christ’s body were … Continue reading →

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On Revivival, from 2013

Posted on May 12, 2015 by Tom Bolton

I originally wrote this in 2013 after attending a Revival at Solomon Community Temple, and I am thinking about it as I prepare for a Wesleyan Revival class at my Church this summer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfL7Xf4SJMA Time to Come Clean–John 13:9 We … Continue reading →

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Lisa’s Offshoot

Posted on May 7, 2015 by Tom Bolton

I am again sharing Offshoots Newsletter by Lisa Hernandez. Offshoots May 2015   Mineral Street Programs and Services, Inc. Cultivating healthy individuals, healthy families, for a healthy community. Offshoots May 2015 Dear Friends, Exciting news! As you know in the … Continue reading →

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Faithful

Posted on April 28, 2015 by Tom Bolton

As I prepare for our Confirmation Sunday on May 10, I am thinking about, and writing about, my faith.   Mark 9:24 was the text for worship the year after I wrote this poem, based on the very famous Scripture, in … Continue reading →

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A love Tale

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Tom Bolton

I’m sharing another poem I wrote in 2013, and I honestly had forgotten this one completely. When I read it Tuesday, it was as though it was brand new to me, and I had to read it many times and … Continue reading →

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Grit

Posted on April 14, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Re-posting a poem from July 2013: As I was reading Mark 3: In a Concrete World Some days in this world, the law is such that the silence is deafening, or comments are shouted so harshly that ears ache and … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on April 6, 2015 by Tom Bolton

I’m recalling this poem from February 2013. The 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. Sometimes, repentance is hardest when we are … Continue reading →

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