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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?

Praise Be

Posted on August 24, 2020 by billtonnis

“Any moment of genuine happiness we’ve ever had was a moment of self-forgetfulness.” – (from Unbinding by Kathleen Dowling Singh) +++ Listen to my song “Glorify You with Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 145:10 All your works … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on August 17, 2020 by billtonnis

“What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” – Jesus +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 19:21-22 Jesus said to him, “If you … Continue reading →

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Grace Abounds

Posted on August 14, 2020 by billtonnis

Radical Love is animating all of creation, but many humans are unaware. +++ Listen to my song “Radically Okay” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ezekiel 16:60, 63 Yet I will remember the covenant I made with you when you … Continue reading →

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Unchained

Posted on August 13, 2020 by billtonnis

“Without forgiveness, there is no future.” Desmond Tutu +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 18:21-22 Then Peter approaching asked Jesus, “Lord, if my brother sins against me, how often must I forgive … Continue reading →

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Come Together

Posted on August 12, 2020 by billtonnis

“What we have to recover is our original unity.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my song “There Is Three” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 18:20 “For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there … Continue reading →

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Beloved Outcast

Posted on August 11, 2020 by billtonnis

Grace throws all the rules out the window. +++ Listen to my song “The Way You Are” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 18:12-13 Jesus said, “If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them goes astray, … Continue reading →

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Empty Yet Full

Posted on August 10, 2020 by billtonnis

Surrendering to the call of Love leads us to abundant life. +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ John 12:24 “Amen, amen, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls to … Continue reading →

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Be You

Posted on August 7, 2020 by billtonnis

“Attachment to things drops away by itself when you no longer seek to find yourself in them.” – Eckhart Tolle +++ Listen to my song “Let It Be Done to Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 16:25 “For … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on August 6, 2020 by billtonnis

Part of the Gospel message is that death leads to new life. +++ Listen to my song “Going Over There” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 17:4 Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Lord, it is good that … Continue reading →

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Creation Continues

Posted on August 5, 2020 by billtonnis

“To follow Jesus is to be a wholemaker, essentially to love the world into new being and life.” – Ilia Delio +++ Listen to my song “Seasons” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Jeremiah 31:3-4 With age-old love I have … Continue reading →

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