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Be a Peacemaker

Posted on April 12, 2016 by billtonnis

Love transforms hate. +++ Acts 7:58 They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks at the feet of a young man named Saul. +++ Stephen, the first Christian martyr, was … Continue reading →

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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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Unconditional Love

Posted on April 8, 2016 by billtonnis

Be still and know the Goodness of God. +++ Psalm 27:13-14 But I believe I shall enjoy the Lord’s goodness in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord, take courage; be stouthearted, wait for the Lord! +++ Life … Continue reading →

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Mercy Reigns

Posted on April 4, 2016 by billtonnis

God’s love cannot be earned because it’s already unconditionally given. +++ Psalm 40:7 Sacrifice and offering you do not want; but ears open to obedience you gave me. +++ The prophet Hosea declared that these were the words of God: … Continue reading →

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Thanks Be to God

Posted on April 1, 2016 by billtonnis

Love is the Master Plan. +++ Psalm 118:1 Give thanks to the Lord, who is good, whose love endures forever. +++ Do you believe this? Many people seem to have a toxic image of God as a judgmental ogre looking … Continue reading →

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Be a Peacemaker

Posted on March 31, 2016 by billtonnis

Build bridges…not walls. +++ Luke 24:36 He stood in their midst and said to them, “Peace be with you.” +++ How many times are we tempted to say “I told you so” when we are right and someone else is … Continue reading →

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Sing Your Lifesong

Posted on March 30, 2016 by billtonnis

When we use our gifts and talents in service…it is like a sacred symphony. +++ Psalm 105:1-2 Give thanks to the Lord, invoke his name; make known among the peoples his deeds! Sing praise, play music; proclaim all his wondrous deeds! … Continue reading →

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Rejuvenation

Posted on March 28, 2016 by billtonnis

God is with you and for you in every moment. +++ Psalm 16:11 You will show me the path to life, abounding joy in your presence, the delights at your right hand forever. +++ It’s that nagging perpetual question: What … Continue reading →

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Good Friday

Posted on March 25, 2016 by billtonnis

Death leads to life…always. +++ Psalm 31:6 Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, LORD, God of truth. +++ Let go of all things that won’t last and allow the great Love of God to lead … Continue reading →

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Compassion Calls You

Posted on March 23, 2016 by billtonnis

Love requires reaching out to the rejected. +++ Psalm 69:9-10 I have become an outcast to my kin, a stranger to my mother’s children. Because zeal for your house consumes me, I am scorned by those who scorn you. +++ Following … Continue reading →

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