Tag Archives: being

Now Is the Time

Posted on January 29, 2019 by billtonnis

God is always present. Are you? (Listen to my song “Sing a New Song” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 40:2, 4 Surely, I wait for the LORD; who bends down to me and hears my cry, and puts … Continue reading →

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Wake Up

Posted on January 14, 2019 by billtonnis

Put your mind on pause. Stop. God is here. (Listen to my song “I Stand in the Light” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 1:14-15 Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the gospel of God: “This is the time of … Continue reading →

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Top Priority

Posted on January 8, 2019 by billtonnis

May all we say and do be filtered by compassion. (Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 1 John 4:8 Whoever is without love does not know God, for God is love. +++ … Continue reading →

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Eternally Safe

Posted on December 13, 2018 by billtonnis

Take refuge in the One who created everything in love. (Listen to my song “God Is” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Isaiah 41:13 For I am the LORD, your God, who grasp your right hand; It is I who … Continue reading →

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Look and Listen

Posted on November 13, 2018 by billtonnis

Experience the present moment…or miss life. (Listen to my song “Listen to Your Heart” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 37:4 Find your delight in the LORD who will give you your heart’s desire. +++ What is your “heart’s … Continue reading →

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Path to Peace

Posted on September 17, 2018 by billtonnis

Less is more on the spiritual journey. (Listen to my song “Glorify You with Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 40:17 But may all who seek you rejoice and be glad in you. May those who long for … Continue reading →

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Listen

Posted on October 19, 2017 by billtonnis

God speaks in the silence. (Listen to my song “Turn Off the Noise” by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 130:5 I wait with longing for the Lord, my soul waits for his word. +++ The act…or should I say non-act…of “waiting” … Continue reading →

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God Is For You

Posted on March 29, 2017 by billtonnis

An Eternal Love will never give up on you. (Listen to my song “God Is” by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 145:14 The Lord supports all who are falling and raises up all who are bowed down. +++ Our Creator is … Continue reading →

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Blessed Into Being

Posted on September 5, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 5:36 “No one tears a piece from a new cloak to patch an old one. Otherwise, he will tear the new and the piece from it will not match the old cloak.” The Pharisees thought that strict adherence to … Continue reading →

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Wonderfully Made

Posted on October 4, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 139:1-2, 7, 13-14 O LORD, you have probed me, you know me: you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar. Where can I hide from your spirit? From your presence, where can I flee? … Continue reading →

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