Tag Archives: Tom Bolton’s Hopeful

Presence and Presents from 2014

Posted on January 14, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Last week, I re-blogged four of my posts that received the most hits in 2014. This week, I am going to re-blog 4 of my poems that most pleased me in 2014. In April, I was getting ready to have … Continue reading →

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Birthdays

Posted on January 13, 2015 by Tom Bolton

  I was thinking about the birthdays of friends on Friday.           Birthdays, Dreamed and Held Today I am celebrating birthdays old and new, Remembered and missed, Remembered true and made up too, Celebrated and passed through. I think of … Continue reading →

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Shining

Posted on January 11, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Matt 12:30               Sun Shined So filled with Spirit, can there be evil there? So filled, in the light, Love-alive, can there be room for any less? Is there perfection? Am I also blessed to be a blessing? In this community, … Continue reading →

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Crucifixion by Bartolome Esteban Murillo

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Tom Bolton

Originally posted on Hopeful:
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (born late December 1617, baptized January 1, 1618 – April 3, 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of…

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John Wesley on Prayer: reblogged

Posted on January 7, 2015 by Tom Bolton

I am re-blogging my four posts that got the most views in 2014.  I’m not sure these are my best blogs, but they have the most attractive key words.  (Tomorrow, I will re-blog Crucifixion by Bartolome Esteban Murillo, which is a … Continue reading →

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Whole Made

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Tom Bolton

  On Hebrews 6:1 and 1 John 4:18              In Love Made Whole It is in this world where we lead, and are blessed to bless, preparing for the immortal days, contemplating a place never seen, and God-Word, unseen in … Continue reading →

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Known

Posted on January 4, 2015 by Tom Bolton

On John 17:20-23                  Known in Love We pray for pure sanctification, to know those in the fellowship of the communion. Father and Son to guide us, and Spirit alive in us, we are made seven, and whole in One. … Continue reading →

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