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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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Life Song

Posted on February 5, 2016 by billtonnis

Be present to all that is in thanks and gratitude. The Book of Sirach 47:8 With his every deed he offered thanks to God Most High, in words of praise. With his whole being he loved his Maker and daily had … Continue reading →

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Let Go and Live

Posted on February 4, 2016 by billtonnis

What attachments are blinding you to true life? ~~~ Mark 6:8 Jesus instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick–no food, no sack, no money in their belts. ~ Just how obsessed are you with your … Continue reading →

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Grace Upon Grace

Posted on February 3, 2016 by billtonnis

God looks at us through the lens of love. Psalm 32:5 Then I declared my sin to you; my guilt I did not hide. I said, “I confess my faults to the Lord,” and you took away the guilt of my … Continue reading →

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Transformation In Progress

Posted on February 2, 2016 by billtonnis

Trust that a Great Love is leading you to new life. Hebrews 2:18 Because he himself was tested through what he suffered, he is able to help those who are being tested. ~ The world is full of egos vying … Continue reading →

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Coalesce

Posted on February 1, 2016 by billtonnis

Reach out to those left out. Mark 5:5-7 Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones. Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated … Continue reading →

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Go with the Flow

Posted on January 29, 2016 by billtonnis

A Great Love is secretly energizing you, me and all creation. Mark 4:26-27 He said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would … Continue reading →

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Shine Your Light

Posted on January 28, 2016 by billtonnis

Mark 4:21 He said to them, “Is a lamp brought in to be placed under a bushel basket or under a bed, and not to be placed on a lampstand?” ~ The Good News of God’s unconditional love, mercy, grace, … Continue reading →

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