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Live Your Life

Posted on January 31, 2018 by billtonnis

May you listen to your heart…and follow. (Listen to my song “Listen to Your Heart” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 6:4 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his native place and among … Continue reading →

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Be Still

Posted on January 29, 2018 by billtonnis

Amidst every struggle may you awaken to a peace beyond understanding. (Listen to my song “Make Your Way” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 3:6-7 Whenever I lay down and slept, the Lord preserved me to rise again. I … Continue reading →

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Come Together

Posted on January 26, 2018 by billtonnis

May we all take part in God’s unfolding love story. (Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 4:26-27 Jesus said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as … Continue reading →

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Action Required

Posted on January 25, 2018 by billtonnis

Good preaching means little without good works. (Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 16:15 Jesus said to them, “Go into the whole world and proclaim the gospel to every creature.” +++ … Continue reading →

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Be Present

Posted on January 24, 2018 by billtonnis

May we slow down so we can truly live. (Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 4:18-19 “Those (seeds) sown among thorns are another sort. They are the people who hear the word, … Continue reading →

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Solidarity

Posted on January 23, 2018 by billtonnis

May we all come to see that we are one human family. (Listen to my song “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 3:35 “For whoever does the will of God is my brother and sister and … Continue reading →

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Awestruck

Posted on January 19, 2018 by billtonnis

We are part of a grand, unfolding love story. (Listen to my song “How Magnificent, Wondrous and Glorious” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 57:6 Be exalted above the heavens, O God; above all the earth be your glory! … Continue reading →

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Have Faith

Posted on January 18, 2018 by billtonnis

We are being sustained by the Source of all Compassion. (Listen to my song “Make Your Way” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 56:3 O Most High, when I am afraid, in you I place my trust. +++ God … Continue reading →

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Love Endures

Posted on January 17, 2018 by billtonnis

Be the compassionate change we so desperately need. (Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 3:5 Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, he said to the man, “Stretch … Continue reading →

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Love Rules

Posted on January 16, 2018 by billtonnis

May all laws be regulated by compassion. (Listen to my song “I Want to Follow You” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 2:23-24 As he was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, his disciples began to … Continue reading →

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