Heart, Mind, and Soul
I am often asked how you can tell the difference between a genuine follower of Jesus and those who are religious in their thinking, but...
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with Author T.A. Boland
Welcome to the home of author T.A. Boland.
As you explore these pages, you'll find insights on spiritual growth, Bible study, life lessons and maybe a story or poem thrown in the mix.
Be encouraged that you are not in this life alone.
"And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age" (Matt 28:20).
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Martha, Jesus Loves You!
Poor Martha has been berated for decades in modern evangelical studies for women. She is painted as the workaholic who was chastised by...
The Wise Man's House
When I was growing up and when my kids were growing up in the church, we sang a song about a wise man building his house. The little...
The World According to John
Anyone who has been to Sunday School is familiar with the famous words found in the Bible in John 3:16. “For God so loved the world that...
When Sadness Surrounds
I met Darlene through the university. We began chatting on a school message board, then began having email conversations. Darlene was...
The Darkness and the Light
There is no darkness powerful enough to withstand the light. Even in the hands of a small child, a single flame repels and transfigures...
The Magical, Mystical Kingdom of Community
I was at a bluegrass festival a few years ago. As is common at these events, there were bands scheduled on the main stage all day. At the...
Go the Extra Mile?
What does it mean to be love when the world around you is trying to be right? What does it look like to express compassion when culture...
Looking for Good News
Forget religion. Forget the rules of conditional acceptance and the lousy things a religious person said or did and the spiritual leader...
Going to Church with Jesus
I can’t wait for the day that I go to church with Jesus. I continue to be amazed by the idea of Immanuel, “God with Us”. The God of...
The Unwrapped Gift
When my kids were little, one of my favorite moments of Christmas was when they would open their carefully wrapped gifts. We had spent...
All Things Inevitable
All Things Inevitable Copyright 2020 T.A. Boland Grapefruit juice in the morning Prune juice every night Two eggs a week is the limit To...
Two Dates and a Dash
I don’t make a habit of visiting old cemeteries as some do. The cemetery I was looking for was the last place of interest to be...
Mrs. Cobb
She lived in a run-down, two-room house on the property next to the house I grew up in. My mother went to visit her regularly and I...
Neighborhood Friends
Last summer, I made a new friend in the form of a pigeon I call Phoebe. I met Phoebe last August during a heat wave. I found her...
Joshua ben Joseph
In his early years, he lived in a Jewish community. He was known and respected by the people around him. He worked hard in his father’s...
Comes the Night
Come, like a breeze in the trees at high altitude brush the world with fresh hues, vibrant golds and amber against a canvas of indigo...
A Sense of the Sacred
I enjoyed my time in Israel. The most striking feature of the numerous basilicas we visited was not the beauty and historicity of the...
Never Chastise a Caterpillar
Never chastise a caterpillar For lacking wings to fly Nor accuse him of being cowardly If he refuses to even try. Though his destiny is...
Phenominal
I am a nominal Christian an inheritor of depreciated faith recipient of a “get out of hell free” card like a used car at a clearance sale...
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