About billtonnis
Child of God, Pastoral Minister, Chaplain, Music Minister, Jail Minister, singer-songwriter, author, activist, former radio news anchor, imperfect follower of Jesus inspired by God's unconditional love, proud uncle... what else is there?
Genesis 2:24-25 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body. The man and his wife were both naked, yet they felt no shame. This picture … Continue reading →
Genesis 2:16-17 The Lord God gave man this order: “You are free to eat from any of the trees of the garden except the tree of knowledge of good and bad. From that tree you shall not eat; the moment … Continue reading →
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Tagged changed, destined for redemption, failure, Genesis 2, Give Praise and Thanks, God, God loves you, love, St. Paul, tree of knowledge, unconditional love
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Mark 7:8-9 “You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.” Jesus went on to say, “How well you have set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your tradition!” The Pharisees were “either-or” type people. Either you … Continue reading →
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Tagged both-and, either-or, God loves you, greatest commandment, Jesus, live to love, living Christ, Love God, Love over law, Mark 12:30, Mark 7, Pharisees, Thomas Keating, tradition
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Psalm 104:24 How varied are your works, Lord! In wisdom you have wrought them all. God has made all things and deemed them “good.” Scripture says that we are all made in God’s image. That includes the person that most … Continue reading →
Hebrews 13:5 Let your life be free from love of money but be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never forsake you or abandon you.” Are you striving to make more money and gain more … Continue reading →
Mark 6:8 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick–no food, no sack, no money in their belts. I once heard a financial adviser talking about how people need to have a million dollars saved … Continue reading →
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Hebrews 12:14 Strive for peace with everyone, and for that holiness without which no one will see the Lord. It seems like there is so much cynicism and dissension in the world. Do we respond with more of the same? … Continue reading →
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Tagged all is one, cynicism, dissension, ego, God, God loves you, Hebrews 12, holy, Jesus, let go, Listen to Your Heart, Make Me a Channel, true self
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Hebrews 12:3-4 Consider how he endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggles against sin you have not yet resisted to the point of shedding blood. Sometimes life is … Continue reading →
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Tagged always accepted, come to Jesus, compassion, crucified, death, forgive, God loves you, Hebrews 12, Jesus, live to love, love, Luke 23, new life, persecution, resurrection
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Hebrews 2:14-15 …through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and free those who through fear of death had been subject to slavery all their life. By becoming human Jesus showed … Continue reading →
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Tagged death leads to life, fear of death, Give Praise and Thanks, God loves you, Hebrews 2, Jesus, love of God, love wins, one in God, Pour Me Out, resurrection, Romans 8:38-39, St. Paul, worldly attachments
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Psalm 37:4 Find your delight in the Lord who will give you your heart’s desire. That deep yearning inside you is the groaning of “your heart’s desire.” The trouble is…our egos want to satisfy that yearning with physical or material … Continue reading →
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