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Path to Peace

Posted on December 2, 2020 by billtonnis

“Solitude is a way to defend the spirit against the murderous din of our materialism.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; there … Continue reading →

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God Calling

Posted on December 1, 2020 by billtonnis

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world.” – Mahatma Gandhi +++ Listen to my song “You’ll Lead Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Psalm 72:12-13 For he rescues the poor when they cry out, … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving

Posted on November 26, 2020 by billtonnis

“By virtue of Creation, and still more the Incarnation, nothing here below is profane for those who know how to see.” – Pierre Teilhard de Chardin +++ Listen to my song “How Magnificent, Wondrous and Glorious by clicking HERE. +++ … Continue reading →

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Mercy Reigns

Posted on November 25, 2020 by billtonnis

“God’s dream is that you and I and all of us will realize that we are family, that we are made for togetherness, for goodness, and for compassion.” – Desmond Tutu +++ Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube … Continue reading →

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Have Faith

Posted on November 23, 2020 by billtonnis

“Only a life lived in the service to others is worth living.” – Albert Einstein +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 21:1-3 When he looked up he saw some wealthy people … Continue reading →

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Come Together

Posted on November 19, 2020 by billtonnis

“We are one, after all, you and I, together we suffer, together exist, and forever will recreate each other.” – Teilhard de Chardin +++ Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 19:41-42 As … Continue reading →

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Transition

Posted on November 17, 2020 by billtonnis

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu +++ Listen to my song “Changed” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 19:2-3 Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a … Continue reading →

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Divine Alchemy

Posted on October 27, 2020 by billtonnis

“Jesus was not talking about how to be good and how to behave within the framework of a domination system. He was a critic of the domination system itself.” – Marcus Borg, The God We Never Knew +++ Listen to … 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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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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