Tag Archives: restoration

All Are One

Posted on April 5, 2022 by billtonnis

“If our desire for justice is not rooted primarily in the pursuit of restoration, then reconciliation will be nearly impossible to achieve. It is precisely because grace is undeserved that makes it grace.” – Jamie Arpin-Ricci +++ Listen to the … Continue reading →

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Renewal in Progress

Posted on December 6, 2021 by billtonnis

“To follow Jesus is to be a wholemaker, essentially to love the world into new being and life.” – Ilia Delio +++ Listen to the PODCAST version of Today’s Contemplation by clicking HERE. For a deeper reflection, listen to my song “Pour Me … Continue reading →

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Compassionate Care

Posted on October 5, 2021 by billtonnis

“To follow Jesus is to be a wholemaker, essentially to love the world into new being and life.” – Ilia Delio +++ Listen to my song “Shall We Sing” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs and … Continue reading →

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Big Picture

Posted on September 9, 2021 by billtonnis

Image by Enlightening Images from Pixabay “There is no ‘them and us.’ There is only us.” – Greg Boyle, SJ +++ Listen to my song “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs and books (Mercy Reigns & Listen to … Continue reading →

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Purpose Driven

Posted on January 14, 2021 by billtonnis

“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my … Continue reading →

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Transition

Posted on November 17, 2020 by billtonnis

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.” – Lao Tzu +++ Listen to my song “Changed” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 19:2-3 Now a man there named Zacchaeus, who was a … Continue reading →

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Come Together

Posted on September 7, 2020 by billtonnis

“If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.” – Mother Teresa +++ Listen to my song “Radically Okay” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 6:6-7 On another Sabbath he went … Continue reading →

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Whole-Maker

Posted on June 26, 2020 by billtonnis

Be a restorer, not a divider (which will take courage and truth). +++ Listen to my song “I Stand in the Light” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Matthew 8:1-3 When Jesus came down from the mountain, great crowds followed … Continue reading →

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Divine Justice

Posted on October 7, 2019 by billtonnis

True Love uplifts and restores. (Listen to my song Love Will Always Lead You Home on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Jonah 2:1-3; 11 But the LORD sent a great fish to swallow Jonah, and he remained in the belly … Continue reading →

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Restoration in Progress

Posted on January 10, 2017 by billtonnis

Allow God’s Unconditional Love to bring you peace. (Listen to my song “Heal Me” by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 1:23-25 In their synagogue was a man with an unclean spirit; he cried out, “What have you to do with us, … Continue reading →

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