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Posted on January 8, 2015 by billtonnis

1 John 4:21 This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. Who is the one person that you just don’t want to have to deal with? Who is that one person that … Continue reading →

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God Satisfies

Posted on December 16, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 34:11 The powerful grow poor and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing. It’s a paradox. The more material stuff you collect…the more your ego wants and can never be satisfied. It will always want … Continue reading →

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The True You

Posted on November 26, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 21:17-19 “You will be hated by all because of my name, but not a hair on your head will be destroyed. By your perseverance you will secure your lives.” Jesus promised His followers that they would be persecuted. But … Continue reading →

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Find Your Life

Posted on November 18, 2014 by billtonnis

Revelation 3:17-18 For you say, ‘I am rich and affluent and have no need of anything,’ and yet do not realize that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked. I advise you to buy from me gold refined by … Continue reading →

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Becoming Your True Self

Posted on November 14, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 17:33 “Whoever seeks to preserve his life will lose it, but whoever loses it will save it.” Life is a process of letting go. It’s just the opposite of what our egos and our culture tell us. They say…grab … Continue reading →

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All Is Grace

Posted on November 7, 2014 by billtonnis

Philippians 3:17 Join with others in being imitators of me, brothers and sisters, and observe those who thus conduct themselves according to the model you have in us. It may sound arrogant of St. Paul to tell the Philippians to … Continue reading →

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Christ Culture

Posted on October 29, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 13:30 “For behold, some are last who will be first, and some are first who will be last.” Jesus says that the people our culture looks down upon…those viewed as being “last”…might actually be looked upon as “first” in … Continue reading →

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Let Your Light Shine

Posted on October 27, 2014 by billtonnis

Ephesians 5:8 For you were once darkness, but now you are light in the Lord. Live as children of light. When each of us believes our ego is the center of the universe and everything revolves around “me”…we are in … Continue reading →

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Grace Is Free

Posted on October 10, 2014 by billtonnis

Galatians 3:10 All who depend on works of the law are under a curse. This sounds confusing. We are told to follow the rules…but then St. Paul tells us that if we depend on “works of the law” (in other … Continue reading →

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Let Go

Posted on October 9, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 11:9, 11, 13 “Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish? If … Continue reading →

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