Tag Archives: Christianity

Be

Posted on March 25, 2021 by billtonnis

“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson +++ Listen to my song “Listen to Your Heart” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry … Continue reading →

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Self-Emptying Path

Posted on March 24, 2021 by billtonnis

“Our vocation is not simply to be, but to work together with God in the creation of our own life, our own identity, our own destiny.” – Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me … Continue reading →

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Rebirthing

Posted on March 23, 2021 by billtonnis

“As the mystics everywhere have repeatedly told us, it is only in accepting death that real life is found.” Ken Wilber, Grace & Grit +++ Listen to my song “Take the Road Less Traveled” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support … Continue reading →

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Come Together

Posted on March 22, 2021 by billtonnis

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” – Mother Teresa +++ Please listen to my song “Radically Okay” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs … Continue reading →

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All Is Sacred

Posted on March 19, 2021 by billtonnis

“In the days ahead, you will either be a mystic (one who has experienced God for real) or nothing at all.” – Karl Rahner +++ Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry … Continue reading →

Awaken

Posted on March 18, 2021 by billtonnis

“The present moment is filled with joy and happiness. If you are attentive, you will see it.” – Thich Nhat Hanh +++ Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my … Continue reading →

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The Great Compassion

Posted on March 17, 2021 by billtonnis

“A saint is not someone who is good but who experiences the goodness of God.” – Brennan Manning +++ Listen to my song “How Magnificent, Wondrous and Glorious” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs … Continue reading →

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Be Present

Posted on March 16, 2021 by billtonnis

“Peace comes from within. Do not seek it without.” – Buddha +++ Listen to my song “I Will Give You Rest” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs and books at the links following the … Continue reading →

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Rise

Posted on March 15, 2021 by billtonnis

“Make ready for the Christ, Whose smile, like lightning, sets free the song of everlasting glory that now sleeps, in your paper flesh, like dynamite.” – Thomas Merton, “The Victory,” the Collected Poems of Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my … Continue reading →

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Love Connection

Posted on March 12, 2021 by billtonnis

“To follow Jesus is to be a wholemaker, essentially to love the world into new being and life.” – Ilia Delio, Making All Things New +++ Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support … Continue reading →

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