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True Fasting

Posted on February 16, 2018 by billtonnis

What the world needs now…is love. (Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Isaiah 58:6-7 This, rather, is the fasting that I wish: releasing those bound unjustly, untying the thongs of the yoke; Setting free … Continue reading →

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Be Renewed

Posted on February 14, 2018 by billtonnis

You are loved and accepted as is by the Love that made you. (Listen to my song “The Way You Are” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 51:12 A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a … Continue reading →

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All Shall Be Well

Posted on February 13, 2018 by billtonnis

Since God is Love…everything is truly radically okay. (Listen to my song “Radically Okay” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 94:18-19 When I say, “My foot is slipping,” your love, Lord, holds me up. When cares increase within me, your … Continue reading →

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Pour Me Out

Posted on February 12, 2018 by billtonnis

The Love that sustains you and everything is available now to those who are awake. (Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ James 1:11 For the sun comes up with its scorching heat and … Continue reading →

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Give Praise and Thanks

Posted on February 9, 2018 by billtonnis

We are immersed in the Presence of Eternal Love. (Listen to my song “How Magnificent, Wondrous and Glorious” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 81:10 There must be no foreign god among you; you must not worship an alien … Continue reading →

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Love Unites

Posted on February 8, 2018 by billtonnis

May each of us be missionaries of peace and justice. (Listen to my song “All Are Welcome” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 7:24 From that place Jesus went off to the district of Tyre. He entered a house … Continue reading →

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Have Faith

Posted on February 7, 2018 by billtonnis

When you give your life for Love…you will receive abundant blessings. (Listen to my song “Take the Road Less Traveled” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 37:5 Commit your way to the Lord; trust that God will act. +++ … Continue reading →

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Shades of Gray

Posted on February 6, 2018 by billtonnis

Let love of God, neighbor and self be your guide. (Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 7:8-9 “You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.” Jesus went on to say, “How well you have … Continue reading →

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Be Healed

Posted on February 5, 2018 by billtonnis

Be present to the Divine Presence. (Listen to my song “The Way You Are” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 6:56 Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him … Continue reading →

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Keep Hope Alive

Posted on February 2, 2018 by billtonnis

Trust that you are being led through your struggle to a transformed life. (Listen to my song “Changed” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Hebrews 2:18 Because he himself was tested through what he suffered, he is able to help … Continue reading →

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