Tag Archives: calling

Vocation

Posted on October 19, 2020 by billtonnis

“Every child has known God…the God who only knows four words and keeps repeating them, saying: “Come dance with Me.”” – Hafiz +++ Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 2:10 For we … Continue reading →

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Be Free

Posted on October 12, 2020 by billtonnis

“Yet the fact remains that we are invited to forget ourselves on purpose, cast our awful solemnity to the winds and join in the general dance.” – Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation +++ Listen to my song “Love Will … Continue reading →

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In Christ

Posted on September 21, 2020 by billtonnis

“We’ve learned to fly the air as birds, we’ve learned to swim the seas as fish, yet we haven’t learned to walk the Earth as brothers and sisters.” – Martin Luther King Jr +++ Listen to my song “I Stand … Continue reading →

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Action Required

Posted on September 18, 2020 by billtonnis

“The more I get to know Jesus, the more trouble he seems to get me into.” – Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical +++ Listen to my song “I Want to Follow You” on YouTube by … Continue reading →

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Unearned Blessing

Posted on September 17, 2020 by billtonnis

“Every breath we draw is a gift of God’s love; every moment of existence is a grace.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my song “Changed” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ 1 Corinthians 15:9-10 For I am the least … Continue reading →

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Do Your Thing

Posted on September 8, 2020 by billtonnis

“We are invited to forget ourselves on purpose, cast our awful solemnity to the wind, and join in the general Dance.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Romans 8:28 … Continue reading →

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Calling

Posted on September 4, 2020 by billtonnis

“Your vocation is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” Frederick Buechner +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ 1 Corinthians 4:1 Thus should one regard us: as … Continue reading →

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Christian

Posted on August 31, 2020 by billtonnis

“A church that doesn’t provoke any crisis, a gospel that doesn’t unsettle, a word of God that doesn’t get under anyone’s skin, a word of God that doesn’t touch the real sin of the society in which it is being … Continue reading →

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Purpose Driven

Posted on July 20, 2020 by billtonnis

The keys to a life well-lived are in the following scripture verse. +++ Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Micah 6:8 You have been told, O mortal, what is good, and what the … Continue reading →

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Road Less Traveled

Posted on July 14, 2020 by billtonnis

Taking the narrow path is tough, but it leads to freedom. +++ Listen to my song “Take the Road Less Traveled” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 11:20 Jesus began to reproach the towns where most of his mighty … Continue reading →

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