Tag Archives: journey

Be the Change

Posted on February 15, 2021 by billtonnis

“Success is a journey, not a destination. The doing is often more important than the outcome.” – Arthur Ashe +++ Listen to my song “Salvation” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs and books at … Continue reading →

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Radical Trust

Posted on September 25, 2019 by billtonnis

Blessed, broken and sent. (Listen to my song “Changed” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Luke 9:3 Jesus said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let no one take … Continue reading →

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Be Free

Posted on February 7, 2019 by billtonnis

What do you need to let go of…so you can truly live? (Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 6:7-8 Jesus summoned the Twelve and began to send them out two by two … Continue reading →

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Journey to Wholeness

Posted on March 13, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 7:9-11 “Which one of you would hand his son a stone when he asks for a loaf of bread, or a snake when he asks for a fish? If you then, who are wicked, know how to give good … Continue reading →

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Pay It Forward

Posted on July 11, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 10:8-10 Without cost you have received; without cost you are to give. Do not take gold or silver or copper for your belts; no sack for the journey, or a second tunic, or sandals, or walking stick. The laborer … Continue reading →

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God Centered

Posted on June 3, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 112:1, 4 Happy those who fear the Lord, who greatly delight in God’s commands. They shine through the darkness, a light for the upright; they are gracious, merciful, and just. Today’s scripture says so much. We are all looking … Continue reading →

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Fear No More

Posted on April 4, 2013 by billtonnis

Luke 24:36-39 While they were still speaking about this, he stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” But they were startled and terrified and thought that they were seeing a ghost. Then he said to … Continue reading →

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Drop Your Attachments

Posted on February 7, 2013 by billtonnis

Mark 6:8 He instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick–no food, no sack, no money in their belts. Jesus says many things that turn our ways of thinking upside down. In today’s scripture verse Jesus … Continue reading →

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Come and See

Posted on January 4, 2013 by billtonnis

John 1:38-39 Jesus turned and saw them following him and said to them, “What are you looking for?” They said to him, “Rabbi” (which translated means Teacher), “where are you staying?” He said to them, “Come, and you will see.” … Continue reading →

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Open Mind

Posted on August 9, 2012 by billtonnis

Matthew 16:23 “You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” We tend to base so much of our lives on our own ability to reason…and yet Jesus was quite clear in his response to Peter that … Continue reading →

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