Tag Archives: gospel

Called to Change

Posted on December 29, 2020 by billtonnis

“Worship of Jesus is rather harmless and risk-free; actually following Jesus changes everything.” – Richard Rohr +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ 1 John 2:4-6 Whoever says, “I know Jesus,” but does not … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on November 30, 2020 by billtonnis

“The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet.” – Frederick Buechner +++ Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 4:18-20 As … 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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Good News

Posted on October 5, 2020 by billtonnis

“Jesus lived and died in vain, if he did not teach us to regulate the whole life by the eternal law of love.” – Thomas Merton quoting Gandhi +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE. … Continue reading →

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Now Is the Time

Posted on September 30, 2020 by billtonnis

“Worship of Jesus is rather harmless and risk-free; actually following Jesus changes everything.” – Richard Rohr +++ Listen to my song “I Want to Follow You” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 9:59-60 To another Jesus said, “Follow me.” … Continue reading →

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Action Required

Posted on September 18, 2020 by billtonnis

“The more I get to know Jesus, the more trouble he seems to get me into.” – Shane Claiborne, The Irresistible Revolution: Living as an Ordinary Radical +++ Listen to my song “I Want to Follow You” on YouTube by … Continue reading →

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Blessings Abound

Posted on September 3, 2020 by billtonnis

“Love is the affinity which links and draws together the elements of the world… Love, in fact, is the agent of universal synthesis.” – Teilhard de Chardin +++ Listen to my song “Lift Up Our Voices” on YouTube by clicking … Continue reading →

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Lost and Found

Posted on August 28, 2020 by billtonnis

God doesn’t call the qualified; He qualifies the called. +++ Listen to my song “You’ll Lead Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ 1 Corinthians 1:17 For Christ did not send me to baptize but to preach the gospel, and … Continue reading →

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Freedom

Posted on August 17, 2020 by billtonnis

“What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” – Jesus +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 19:21-22 Jesus said to him, “If you … Continue reading →

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Good News

Posted on August 6, 2020 by billtonnis

Part of the Gospel message is that death leads to new life. +++ Listen to my song “Going Over There” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 17:4 Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Lord, it is good that … Continue reading →

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