Category Archives: Today’s Contemplation

True Fasting

Posted on February 15, 2013 by billtonnis

Isaiah 58:6-7 “This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; Sharing your bread with the hungry, sheltering the oppressed and the homeless; Clothing … Continue reading →

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Let Go and Live

Posted on February 14, 2013 by billtonnis

Luke 9:23-24 Jesus said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his life will lose it, but whoever loses his … Continue reading →

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Dying to Self

Posted on February 13, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 6:2 “When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win praise of others.” As we enter into the season of Lent…many Christians will receive … Continue reading →

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Transformation

Posted on February 12, 2013 by billtonnis

Mark 7:8-9 “You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.” He went on to say, “How well you have set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your tradition!” The rules and rituals are good when they … Continue reading →

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Wonderfully Made

Posted on February 11, 2013 by billtonnis

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 means you! But that also … Continue reading →

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Nothing Shall I Want

Posted on February 8, 2013 by billtonnis

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 we striving to make more money and gain more … Continue reading →

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Drop Your Attachments

Posted on February 7, 2013 by billtonnis

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. Jesus says many things that turn our ways of thinking upside down. In today’s scripture verse Jesus … Continue reading →

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Positive Change

Posted on February 6, 2013 by billtonnis

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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Love Endures

Posted on February 5, 2013 by billtonnis

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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Love Frees Us

Posted on February 4, 2013 by billtonnis

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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