Tag Archives: life

Listen to Your Heart

Posted on February 6, 2019 by billtonnis

Each of us is called to be the unique person we were made to be. (Listen to my song “Listen to Your Heart” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 6:4-5 Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without … Continue reading →

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Go with the Flow

Posted on January 31, 2019 by billtonnis

Life is meant to be a continuum of giving and receiving. (Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 4:24 “The measure with which you measure will be measured out to you…” +++ What … Continue reading →

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Christianity 101

Posted on January 30, 2019 by billtonnis

Caring for the poor, the stranger and those in prison is a mandate of Jesus. (Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 4:20 “But those (seeds) sown on rich soil are the ones who … Continue reading →

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Now Is the Time

Posted on January 29, 2019 by billtonnis

God is always present. Are you? (Listen to my song “Sing a New Song” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 40:2, 4 Surely, I wait for the LORD; who bends down to me and hears my cry, and puts … Continue reading →

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Be a Light

Posted on January 25, 2019 by billtonnis

Being a fan of Jesus…is not the same as being a follower. (Listen to my song “May I Be Light” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Acts 9:1-2 Now Saul, still breathing murderous threats against the disciples of the Lord, … Continue reading →

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Law of Love

Posted on January 23, 2019 by billtonnis

Compassion is always a requirement in a Christian response. (Listen to my song “I Want to Follow You” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 3:1-4 Again Jesus entered the synagogue. There was a man there who had a withered … Continue reading →

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Pour Me Out

Posted on January 17, 2019 by billtonnis

EGO stands for: Edge God Out (Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 1:45 The man went away and began to publicize the whole matter. He spread the report abroad so that it … Continue reading →

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Compassion Commanded

Posted on January 15, 2019 by billtonnis

Love overrules the rules. (Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 1:21-22 Then they came to Capernaum, and on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught. The people were astonished at his teaching, … Continue reading →

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Unity

Posted on December 3, 2018 by billtonnis

What do you suppose is God’s vision for the world? (Listen to my song “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Isaiah 2:4 They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; One nation … Continue reading →

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Give Praise

Posted on November 29, 2018 by billtonnis

We are all part of a bigger Life in a vast expanse of Love. +++ Psalm 100:5 Good indeed is the LORD, his mercy endures forever, his faithfulness lasts through every generation. +++ There is an All Encompassing Goodness at … Continue reading →

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