Tag Archives: restorative justice

Love Includes

Posted on March 13, 2017 by billtonnis

When we take part in exclusion…we take part in delusion. (Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” by clicking HERE) +++ Luke 6:37 “Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and … Continue reading →

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Restorative Justice

Posted on January 9, 2017 by billtonnis

Love erases the lines of division. (Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” by clicking HERE) +++ Isaiah 42:6-7 I, the Lord, have called you for the victory of justice, I have grasped you by the hand; I formed you, … 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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Relentless Love

Posted on November 17, 2015 by billtonnis

Luke 19:10 “For the Son of Man has come to seek and to save what was lost.” If you’ve ever felt lost…ever felt like you didn’t measure up…ever felt like you let someone down…ever felt like you let yourself down…ever … Continue reading →

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Restorative Justice

Posted on October 30, 2015 by billtonnis

Luke 14:5-6 Then he said to them, “Who among you, if your son or ox falls into a cistern, would not immediately pull him out on the sabbath day?” But they were unable to answer his question. Jesus had just healed … Continue reading →

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Love Restores

Posted on August 19, 2015 by billtonnis

Matthew 20:4 “You too go into my vineyard, and I will give you what is just.” Jesus told the parable of the landowner who hired laborers to work in his vineyard at the start of the day…during the middle of the … Continue reading →

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Restorative Justice

Posted on December 11, 2014 by billtonnis

Isaiah 41:13 For I am the LORD, your God, who grasp your right hand; It is I who say to you, “Fear not, I will help you.” The prophet Isaiah lived 700 years before Jesus but he made some incredibly … Continue reading →

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Restorative Justice

Posted on August 5, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 15:14 Let them alone; they are blind guides (of the blind). If a blind person leads a blind person, both will fall into a pit.” We are sorely in need of leaders with both wisdom and compassion. These are … Continue reading →

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Grace Happens

Posted on May 9, 2014 by billtonnis

Acts 9:17 “Saul, my brother, the Lord has sent me, Jesus who appeared to you on the way by which you came, that you may regain your sight and be filled with the holy Spirit.” When Saul was blinded by … Continue reading →

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