Tag Archives: God

All Are Welcome

Posted on November 3, 2020 by billtonnis

“The kingdom of God is not a matter of getting individuals to heaven, but of transforming the life on earth into the harmony of heaven.” – Walter Rauschenbusch +++ Listen to my song “All Are Welcome” on YouTube by clicking … Continue reading →

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The Call to Serve

Posted on November 2, 2020 by billtonnis

“Miss no single opportunity of making some small sacrifice, here by a smiling look, there by a kindly word; always doing the smallest right and doing it all for love.” – St. Therese of Lisieux +++ Listen to my song … Continue reading →

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Peacefully Oppose

Posted on October 29, 2020 by billtonnis

“When the church hears the cry of the oppressed it cannot but denounce the social structures that give rise to and perpetuate the misery from which the cry arises.” – St. Oscar Romero +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” … Continue reading →

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Be the Change

Posted on October 23, 2020 by billtonnis

“In a gentle way, you can shake the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi +++ Listen to my song “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 4:1-3 I, then, a prisoner for the Lord, urge you to live in … Continue reading →

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Agape

Posted on October 22, 2020 by billtonnis

“To say that I am made in the image of God is to say that love is the reason for my existence, for God is love.” – Thomas Merton, New Seeds of Contemplation +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me … Continue reading →

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Eternal Bond

Posted on October 21, 2020 by billtonnis

“God loved us before he made us; and his love has never diminished and never shall.” – Julian of Norwich +++ Listen to my song “How Wonderful to Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 3:2-3 If, as I … Continue reading →

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You Belong

Posted on October 20, 2020 by billtonnis

“My eye and God’s eye are one eye, one seeing, one knowing, one love.” – from Sermons of Meister Eckhart +++ Listen to my song “All Are Welcome” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 2:17-19 (Christ Jesus) came and … Continue reading →

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Vocation

Posted on October 19, 2020 by billtonnis

“Every child has known God…the God who only knows four words and keeps repeating them, saying: “Come dance with Me.”” – Hafiz +++ Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Ephesians 2:10 For we … Continue reading →

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Rejoice

Posted on October 15, 2020 by billtonnis

“When we wallow in guilt, remorse, and shame over real or imagined sins of the past, we are disdaining God’s gift of grace.” – Brennan Manning +++ Listen to my song “Lift Up Our Voices” on YouTube by clicking HERE. … Continue reading →

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Rest

Posted on October 14, 2020 by billtonnis

“There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.” – Rumi +++ Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, generosity, faithfulness, … Continue reading →

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