Category Archives: progressive Christianity

Rooted in Love

Posted on August 29, 2019 by billtonnis

We are called to be whole-makers. (Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 1 Thessalonians 3:12 May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all. +++ This prayer … Continue reading →

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Higher Consciousness

Posted on August 26, 2019 by billtonnis

Laws can be both enforced and tempered with compassion and human dignity. (Listen to my song “Radically Okay” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 23:13 Jesus spoke to the crowds and his disciples, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, … Continue reading →

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Open Your Heart

Posted on August 23, 2019 by billtonnis

What if everyone made love their top criterion in life’s decisions? (Listen to my song “Love God” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 22:35-40 One of the Pharisees [a scholar of the law] tested him by asking, “Teacher, which commandment … Continue reading →

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All Are Welcome

Posted on August 22, 2019 by billtonnis

God invites everyone to the party. Who are we excluding? (Listen to my song “All Are Welcome” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 22:10 The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good … Continue reading →

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Love Unlimited

Posted on August 21, 2019 by billtonnis

Our calling is to mirror the Mercy that God is. (Listen to my song “God Is” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 20:14-15 “What if I wish to give this last one the same as you? [Or] am I … Continue reading →

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Open Mind and Heart

Posted on August 20, 2019 by billtonnis

Attachments are roadblocks on the path of life. (Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 19:23-24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one … Continue reading →

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Be Here Now

Posted on August 19, 2019 by billtonnis

Life is beautiful when we let go of our minds’ incessant commentary. (Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 19:16 Now someone approached him and said, “Teacher, what good must I do to … Continue reading →

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Reason to Rejoice

Posted on August 16, 2019 by billtonnis

We exist within Eternal Love so that we might receive it and give it. (Listen to my song “Lift Up Our Voices” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 136:2 Praise the God of gods; for his mercy endures forever. … Continue reading →

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Transformation in Progress

Posted on August 15, 2019 by billtonnis

Life and death are different sides of the same coin. (Listen to my song “Make Your Way” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 1 Corinthians 15:26-27 The last enemy to be destroyed is death, for “he subjected everything under his … Continue reading →

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Reach Out

Posted on August 14, 2019 by billtonnis

Within caring relationships we experience the Source of Life. (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 am I in the … Continue reading →

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