Category Archives: Today’s Contemplation

Be Here

Posted on December 14, 2020 by billtonnis

“God comes to you disguised as your life.” – Paula D’Arcy +++ Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Please support my ministry by scrolling below the following reflection and purchasing my songs and books. … Continue reading →

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True Self

Posted on December 10, 2020 by billtonnis

“The snow goose need not bathe to make itself white. Neither need you do anything but be yourself.” – Lao Tzu +++ Listen to my song “Glorify You with Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 145:10 All your … Continue reading →

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Living Grace

Posted on December 9, 2020 by billtonnis

“I am a Christian, not because someone explained the nuts and bolts of Christianity, but because there were people willing to be nuts and bolts.” – Rich Mullins +++ Listen to my song “I Will Give You Rest” on YouTube … Continue reading →

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Yes, And

Posted on December 8, 2020 by billtonnis

“Surrender is the simple but profound wisdom of yielding to rather than opposing the flow of life.” – Eckhart Tolle +++ Listen to my song “Let It Be Done to Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 1:38 Mary … Continue reading →

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Making All Things New

Posted on December 7, 2020 by billtonnis

“God is ever newness in love. Transcendence, therefore, is the future beyond that draws us in the present movement toward greater wholeness and unity.” – Ilia Delio, The Emergent Christ +++ Listen to my song “Give Praise and Thanks” on … Continue reading →

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Source of Life

Posted on December 4, 2020 by billtonnis

“God loved us before he made us; and his love has never diminished and never shall.” – Julian of Norwich +++ Listen to my song “God Is” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 27:1 The LORD is my light … Continue reading →

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Love Is a Verb

Posted on December 3, 2020 by billtonnis

“Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.” – Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to … Continue reading →

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Path to Peace

Posted on December 2, 2020 by billtonnis

“Solitude is a way to defend the spirit against the murderous din of our materialism.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; there … Continue reading →

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God Calling

Posted on December 1, 2020 by billtonnis

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi +++ Listen to my song “You’ll Lead Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 72:12-13 For he rescues the poor when they cry out, … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on November 30, 2020 by billtonnis

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” – Frederick Buechner +++ Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 4:18-20 As … Continue reading →

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