Tag Archives: presence

Contemplation

Posted on March 12, 2019 by billtonnis

Pure presence speaks volumes. (Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 6:7-8 “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think that they will be heard because of their many words. Do … Continue reading →

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This Is the Moment

Posted on March 7, 2019 by billtonnis

Do not fret over past actions…for now is the time of salvation. (Listen to my song “Take the Road Less Traveled” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Deuteronomy 30:15 See, I have today set before you life and good, death … Continue reading →

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Project Love

Posted on March 6, 2019 by billtonnis

We are meant to be part of the grand, evolving work of creation. (Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 2 Corinthians 5:20 We are ambassadors for Christ, as if God were appealing through … Continue reading →

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Awakening Grace

Posted on March 4, 2019 by billtonnis

How present are you? (Listen to my song “Turn Off the Noise” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 10:23 Jesus looked around and said to his disciples, “How hard it is for those who have wealth to enter the … Continue reading →

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Build Bridges

Posted on March 1, 2019 by billtonnis

Reach out to those who are left out. (Listen to my song “There Is Three” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Sirach 6:14-15 Faithful friends are a sturdy shelter; whoever finds one finds a treasure. +++ If you have a … Continue reading →

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Allow

Posted on February 26, 2019 by billtonnis

It is what it is…for now. (Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Sirach 2:4-6 Accept whatever happens to you; in periods of humiliation be patient. For in fire gold is tested, and the … Continue reading →

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Sweet Surrender

Posted on February 22, 2019 by billtonnis

When Love is our guide…concerns disappear. (Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 23:1 The LORD is my shepherd; there is nothing I lack. +++ When I am attached to material things…I’m in chains. … 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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New Life in Progress

Posted on February 4, 2019 by billtonnis

If it seems things are going wrong…you’re in the midst of a turnaround. (Listen to my song “Make Your Way” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 31:23 Once I said in my anguish, “I am cut off from your … 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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