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Let the Joy Rise

Posted on April 22, 2015 by billtonnis

John 6:37-39 “Everything that the Father gives me will come to me, and I will not reject anyone who comes to me, because I came down from heaven not to do my own will but the will of the one … Continue reading →

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Do Not Be Afraid

Posted on April 17, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 27:1 The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom do I fear? One of the most quoted phrases of Jesus was “Do not be afraid.” So why is there so much “fear-based” religion? Why is there such dwelling on … Continue reading →

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Let Your Light Shine

Posted on March 30, 2015 by billtonnis

Isaiah 42:6-7 I formed you, and set you as a covenant of the people, a light for the nations, to open the eyes of the blind, to bring out prisoners from confinement, and from the dungeon, those who live in … Continue reading →

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Shades of Gray

Posted on February 10, 2015 by billtonnis

Mark 7:8-9 “You disregard God’s commandment but cling to human tradition.” Jesus went on to say, “How well you have set aside the commandment of God in order to uphold your tradition!” Jesus was quite at home with all people … Continue reading →

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Compassion Rules

Posted on January 21, 2015 by billtonnis

Mark 3:2 They watched him closely to see if they might accuse him. It was the Sabbath and so under the religious laws…work was forbidden. The law’s purpose was to help people focus on their relationship with God. But when … Continue reading →

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New Wine

Posted on January 19, 2015 by billtonnis

Mark 2:22 “No one pours new wine into old wineskins. Otherwise, the wine will burst the skins, and both the wine and the skins are ruined. Rather, new wine is poured into fresh wineskins.” Jesus was and is new wine. … Continue reading →

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Turn Off the Noise

Posted on December 12, 2014 by billtonnis

Zechariah 2:17 Silence, all people, in the presence of the Lord! For he stirs forth from his holy dwelling. The prophet’s advice from 500 years before Jesus remains a profound one today. How can we expect to hear God speak … Continue reading →

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Unconditionally Loved

Posted on October 31, 2014 by billtonnis

Philippians 1:6 I am confident of this, that the one who began a good work in you will continue to complete it until the day of Christ Jesus. St. Paul speaks to us from experience. He had been changed from … Continue reading →

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Grace Is Free

Posted on October 10, 2014 by billtonnis

Galatians 3:10 All who depend on works of the law are under a curse. This sounds confusing. We are told to follow the rules…but then St. Paul tells us that if we depend on “works of the law” (in other … Continue reading →

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Let Go

Posted on October 9, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 11:9, 11, 13 “Ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. What father among you would hand his son a snake when he asks for a fish? If … Continue reading →

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