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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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Living Grace

Posted on December 9, 2020 by billtonnis

“I am a Christian, not because someone explained the nuts and bolts of Christianity, but because there were people willing to be nuts and bolts.” – Rich Mullins +++ Listen to my song “I Will Give You Rest” on YouTube … Continue reading →

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Love Is a Verb

Posted on December 3, 2020 by billtonnis

“Love in action is a harsh and dreadful thing compared to love in dreams.” – Dostoyevsky’s The Brothers Karamazov +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 7:21 “Not everyone who says to … Continue reading →

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Grace Happens

Posted on October 6, 2020 by billtonnis

“Most of us were taught that God would love us if and when we change. In fact, God loves you so that you can change.” – Richard Rohr +++ Listen to my song “Changed” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ … Continue reading →

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Just Do It

Posted on September 22, 2020 by billtonnis

“Preach the gospel at all times and when necessary use words.” – St Francis of Assisi +++ Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 8:19-21 The mother of Jesus and his brothers … Continue reading →

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Love Wins

Posted on September 1, 2020 by billtonnis

“All shall be well. And all shall be well. And all manner of things shall be well.” – Julian of Norwich +++ Listen to my song “I Stand in the Light” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 145:9 The … Continue reading →

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Creation Continues

Posted on August 5, 2020 by billtonnis

“To follow Jesus is to be a wholemaker, essentially to love the world into new being and life.” – Ilia Delio +++ Listen to my song “Seasons” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Jeremiah 31:3-4 With age-old love I have … Continue reading →

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Action Required

Posted on June 5, 2020 by billtonnis

For love and justice to be real, they must be lived. +++ (As part of this reflection, listen to my song “I Want to Follow You” and consider purchasing it on Amazon Music to support my ministry. Thank you!) +++ … Continue reading →

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