Tag Archives: peace

Let Go and Live

Posted on February 11, 2016 by billtonnis

What masks are camouflaging your true self? *** Luke 9:23-24 Jesus said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Craving

Posted on February 9, 2016 by billtonnis

Awaken to God’s intimate Presence Psalm 84:3 My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord. My heart and flesh cry out for the living God. ~~~ This is profoundly true but most people are probably quite unaware … Continue reading →

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Let Go and Live

Posted on February 4, 2016 by billtonnis

What attachments are blinding you to true life? ~~~ Mark 6:8 Jesus instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick–no food, no sack, no money in their belts. ~ Just how obsessed are you with your … 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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Coalesce

Posted on February 1, 2016 by billtonnis

Reach out to those left out. Mark 5:5-7 Night and day among the tombs and on the hillsides he was always crying out and bruising himself with stones. Catching sight of Jesus from a distance, he ran up and prostrated … Continue reading →

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Go with the Flow

Posted on January 29, 2016 by billtonnis

A Great Love is secretly energizing you, me and all creation. Mark 4:26-27 He said, “This is how it is with the kingdom of God; it is as if a man were to scatter seed on the land and would … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on January 21, 2016 by billtonnis

Psalm 56:3 O Most High, when I am afraid, in you I place my trust. God is always there for you even when it feels otherwise. Feelings of God’s presence are nice but even when you don’t feel that Presence…God … Continue reading →

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Be a Wholemaker

Posted on January 20, 2016 by billtonnis

Mark 3:5 Looking around at them with anger and grieved at their hardness of heart, he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and his hand was restored. Jesus was always about bringing people together and restoring … Continue reading →

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Mercy Reigns

Posted on January 19, 2016 by billtonnis

Mark 2:23-24 As he was passing through a field of grain on the sabbath, his disciples began to make a path while picking the heads of grain. At this the Pharisees said to him, “Look, why are they doing what … Continue reading →

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Light Bearer

Posted on January 15, 2016 by billtonnis

Mark 2:1-2 When Jesus returned to Capernaum after some days, it became known that he was at home. Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them, not even around the door, and he preached the word to … Continue reading →

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