Category Archives: progressive Christianity

Christ-like

Posted on March 18, 2019 by billtonnis

May we be both just AND compassionate. (Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Luke 6:36 “Be merciful, just as your Father is merciful.” +++ How do you know that someone is a Christian? I’m … Continue reading →

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Sacred Choice

Posted on March 15, 2019 by billtonnis

Will we be channels of love…or hate? (Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 5:22 “But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and … Continue reading →

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Reflect Compassion

Posted on March 14, 2019 by billtonnis

One rule is all you need. (Listen to my song “I Stand in the Light” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 7:12 “Do to others whatever you would have them do to you. This is the law and the … Continue reading →

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New-Life-in-Progress

Posted on March 13, 2019 by billtonnis

Let go and let God. (Listen to my song “Make Your Way” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 51:12 A clean heart create for me, God; renew within me a steadfast spirit. +++ Renewal and growth require change. This … Continue reading →

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Contemplation

Posted on March 12, 2019 by billtonnis

Pure presence speaks volumes. (Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 6:7-8 “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do … Continue reading →

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Breath of God

Posted on March 11, 2019 by billtonnis

Our Loving Source is in you, me and every living thing. (Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 25:40 “And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen, I say to you, … Continue reading →

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Agent of Mercy

Posted on March 8, 2019 by billtonnis

Each of us is called to serve in the unique way that only each of us can. (Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Isaiah 58:6-7 Is this not, rather, the fasting I wish: releasing … Continue reading →

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This Is the Moment

Posted on March 7, 2019 by billtonnis

Do not fret over past actions…for now is the time of salvation. (Listen to my song “Take the Road Less Traveled” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Deuteronomy 30:15 See, I have today set before you life and good, death … Continue reading →

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Project Love

Posted on March 6, 2019 by billtonnis

We are meant to be part of the grand, evolving work of creation. (Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 2 Corinthians 5:20 We are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through … Continue reading →

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Original Unity

Posted on March 5, 2019 by billtonnis

“We are already one. But we imagine we are not.” – Thomas Merton (Listen to my song “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 10:31 “But many that are first will be last, and [the] last will … Continue reading →

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