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Source of Life

Posted on April 11, 2016 by billtonnis

If you are rich in love, kindness and generosity…you are truly wealthy. +++ John 6:27 “Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you.” +++ … Continue reading →

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Team Effort

Posted on March 7, 2016 by billtonnis

Each of us is invited to the great dance of creation. ~~~ Isaiah 65:17-18 Lo, I am about to create new heavens and a new earth; The things of the past shall not be remembered or come to mind. Instead, … Continue reading →

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Salvation

Posted on February 19, 2016 by billtonnis

Love is the Source of all life. ~~~ Psalm 130:3-4 If you, Lord, mark our sins, Lord, who can stand? But with you is forgiveness and so you are revered. *** If our loving Creator was actually a God marking our every … Continue reading →

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Desires of the Heart

Posted on February 18, 2016 by billtonnis

May love be our motivation. ~~~ Matthew 7:7 “Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.” *** It seems to me that many people approach God … Continue reading →

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Surrender to Grace

Posted on February 17, 2016 by billtonnis

God loves us just as we are. ~~~ Psalm 51:18-19 For you do not desire sacrifice; a burnt offering you would not accept. My sacrifice, God, is a broken spirit; God, do not spurn a broken, humbled heart. *** Making a … Continue reading →

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Grace Upon Grace

Posted on February 3, 2016 by billtonnis

God looks at us through the lens of love. Psalm 32:5 Then I declared my sin to you; my guilt I did not hide. I said, “I confess my faults to the Lord,” and you took away the guilt of my … Continue reading →

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Turn Toward Love

Posted on January 4, 2016 by billtonnis

Matthew 4:17 From that time on, Jesus began to preach and say, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” What better way to start the year than with the words of Jesus at the very beginning of his … Continue reading →

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Live Your Calling

Posted on December 14, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 25:4 Make known to me your ways, Lord; teach me your paths. Isn’t it true that we spend a lot of our time trying to get our way and blaze our path in this world? This is the agenda of … Continue reading →

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Love Is Calling

Posted on October 27, 2015 by billtonnis

Romans 8:22-23 We know that all creation is groaning in labor pains even until now; and not only that, but we ourselves, who have the first fruits of the Spirit, we also groan within ourselves as we wait for adoption, … Continue reading →

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Mercy Reigns

Posted on October 26, 2015 by billtonnis

Romans 8:16-17 The Spirit itself bears witness with our spirit that we are children of God, and if children, then heirs, heirs of God and joint heirs with Christ, if only we suffer with him so that we may also … Continue reading →

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