Tag Archives: Christianity

Desires of the Heart

Posted on February 18, 2016 by billtonnis

May love be our motivation. ~~~ Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” *** It seems to me that many people approach God … Continue reading →

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Surrender to Grace

Posted on February 17, 2016 by billtonnis

God loves us just as we are. ~~~ Psalm 51:18-19 For you do not desire sacrifice; a burnt offering you would not accept. My sacrifice, God, is a broken spirit; God, do not spurn a broken, humbled heart. *** Making a … Continue reading →

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Mercy Reigns

Posted on February 16, 2016 by billtonnis

May love be the motivation of all our actions. ~~~ Psalm 34:19 The Lord is close to the broken-hearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed. *** It seems this world rewards the “winners” and rejects the “losers.” Our culture says … Continue reading →

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Your Kingdom Come

Posted on February 15, 2016 by billtonnis

When we reach out to those in need, we experience the Presence of God ~~~ Matthew 25:34-35 ‘Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was … Continue reading →

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Mercy Reigns Album Project

Posted on February 12, 2016 by billtonnis

Hi all! I need your help! I’ve kicked off an effort to fund my new “Mercy Reigns” album project on the crowdfunding site “Indiegogo”. If you like my blog…you’ll like my music! Please click HERE to go to my page … Continue reading →

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True Sacrifice

Posted on February 12, 2016 by billtonnis

The universal calling is to channel God’s Love ~~~ Isaiah 58:6-7 ~~~ “This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; setting free the oppressed, breaking every yoke; Sharing your bread … Continue reading →

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Let Go and Live

Posted on February 11, 2016 by billtonnis

What masks are camouflaging your true self? *** Luke 9:23-24 Jesus said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his … Continue reading →

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Ash Wednesday

Posted on February 10, 2016 by billtonnis

Live your life with an eternal perspective Matthew 6:2 “When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win praise of others.” ~~~ As we enter … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Craving

Posted on February 9, 2016 by billtonnis

Awaken to God’s intimate Presence Psalm 84:3 My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord. My heart and flesh cry out for the living God. ~~~ This is profoundly true but most people are probably quite unaware … Continue reading →

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Becoming Whole

Posted on February 8, 2016 by billtonnis

Let love transform your pain to gain. ~~~ Mark 6:56 Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as … Continue reading →

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