Tag Archives: Christianity

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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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2020 by billtonnis

“By virtue of Creation, and still more the Incarnation, nothing here below is profane for those who know how to see.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin +++ Listen to my song “How Magnificent, Wondrous and Glorious by clicking HERE. +++ … Continue reading →

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Mercy Reigns

Posted on November 25, 2020 by billtonnis

“God’s dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.” – Desmond Tutu +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube … Continue reading →

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Glory Be

Posted on November 24, 2020 by billtonnis

“Let the beauty we love be what we do. There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.” – Rumi +++ Listen to my song “How Magnificent, Wondrous and Glorious” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 96:11-12 … Continue reading →

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