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Change of Heart

Posted on June 15, 2021 by billtonnis

(Image by Kranich17 from Pixabay) “…love has within it a redemptive power. And there is a power there that eventually transforms individuals.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. +++ Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my … Continue reading →

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Empty Yet Full

Posted on June 10, 2021 by billtonnis

Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay “Our greatest fulfillment lies in giving ourselves to others.” Henri Nouwen +++ As part of this reflection, listen to my song “Changed” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs and books at … Continue reading →

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Life Changer

Posted on June 3, 2021 by billtonnis

“Lord, grant that I might not so much seek to be loved as to love.” – St. Francis of Assisi +++ Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my … Continue reading →

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Silence Speaks

Posted on May 28, 2021 by billtonnis

“Simply to be with God is to be drawn into being the person God calls us to be.” – John Main OSB +++ Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing … Continue reading →

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Restorative Justice

Posted on May 21, 2021 by billtonnis

“The practice of forgiveness is our most important contribution to the healing of the world.” – Marianne Williamson +++ Listen to my song “Come to Jesus” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs and books … Continue reading →

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Live to Love

Posted on April 30, 2021 by billtonnis

“Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?” – Mary Oliver, The Summer Day +++ Listen to my song “Changed” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs … Continue reading →

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Divine Reflection

Posted on April 8, 2021 by billtonnis

“It is the self-planted in us by the God who made us in God’s own image – the self that wants nothing more, or less, than for us to be who we were created to be.” – Parker Palmer, Let … Continue reading →

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Come Together

Posted on March 22, 2021 by billtonnis

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” – Mother Teresa +++ Please listen to my song “Radically Okay” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs … Continue reading →

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Mercy Is Courageous

Posted on February 12, 2021 by billtonnis

“A kind gesture can reach a wound that only compassion can heal.” – Steve Maraboli, Life, the Truth, and Being Free +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs … Continue reading →

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Transformation in Progress

Posted on February 2, 2021 by billtonnis

“Love is the funeral pyre where the heart must lay its body.” – Hafiz +++ Listen to my song “Love Will Always Lead You Home” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs and books by … Continue reading →

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