Author Archives: billtonnis

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?

God of Love

Posted on April 29, 2013 by billtonnis

John 14:7 “If you know me, then you will also know my Father.” Jesus reaches out in unconditional love to all. He stands up to any injustice but while doing so never condemns! Jesus is always reaching out to include … Continue reading →

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Victory by Surrender

Posted on April 26, 2013 by billtonnis

John 14:5-6 Thomas said to him, “Master, we do not know where you are going; how can we know the way?” Jesus said to him, “I am the way and the truth and the life.” Life is a process of … Continue reading →

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No Division

Posted on April 25, 2013 by billtonnis

John 13:16-17 “Amen, amen, I say to you, no slave is greater than his master nor any messenger greater than the one who sent him. If you understand this, blessed are you if you do it.” In Christ all are … Continue reading →

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Saving Light

Posted on April 24, 2013 by billtonnis

John 12:46 I came into the world as light, so that everyone who believes in me might not remain in darkness. It’s easy to become lost in the noise of the world. There are so many competing messages telling us … Continue reading →

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Good Shepherd

Posted on April 23, 2013 by billtonnis

John 10:27-28 “My sheep hear my voice; I know them, and they follow me. I give them eternal life, and they shall never perish. No one can take them out of my hand.” We are the sheep of the Good … Continue reading →

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True Life

Posted on April 22, 2013 by billtonnis

John 10:10 “I came so that they might have life and have it more abundantly.” Jesus did not become human to give us an evacuation plan to heaven. He came that we might have life now and have it more … Continue reading →

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Love Transforms

Posted on April 19, 2013 by billtonnis

Acts 9:17 “Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came, that you may regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit.” When Saul was blinded by … Continue reading →

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Contemplative Prayer

Posted on April 18, 2013 by billtonnis

John 6:45 “Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.” It’s not what we do that brings us closer to God but what we let be done to us by God. It is not an … Continue reading →

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Radical Acceptance

Posted on April 17, 2013 by billtonnis

John 6:37-39 “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one … Continue reading →

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Love Overcomes Hate

Posted on April 16, 2013 by billtonnis

Acts 7:58 They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul. Stephen, the first martyr, was wrongly accused…thrown-out and murdered by the … Continue reading →

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