Tag Archives: scapegoat

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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Facing the Truth

Posted on April 13, 2021 by billtonnis

“Evil originates not in the absence of guilt; but in our effort to escape it.” – Shannon L. Alder +++ Listen to my song “Make Me a Channel” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support my ministry by purchasing my songs … Continue reading →

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Rebirthing

Posted on March 23, 2021 by billtonnis

“As the mystics everywhere have repeatedly told us, it is only in accepting death that real life is found.” Ken Wilber, Grace & Grit +++ Listen to my song “Take the Road Less Traveled” on YouTube by clicking HERE. Support … Continue reading →

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The Way

Posted on September 12, 2019 by billtonnis

The path of Jesus is non-violent justice. (Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Luke 6:27-28 “To you who hear I say, love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who … Continue reading →

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Radical Love

Posted on May 7, 2019 by billtonnis

Forgiveness has the power to change the world. (Listen to my song “Radically Okay” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Acts 7:58-60 They threw him out of the city, and began to stone him. The witnesses laid down their cloaks … Continue reading →

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Unify

Posted on November 20, 2018 by billtonnis

What if being in right relationship with others was more important than being right? (Listen to my song “All Are Welcome” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Luke 19:5-7 When he reached the place, Jesus looked up and said to … Continue reading →

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Being Christian

Posted on January 31, 2017 by billtonnis

Following Jesus means siding with the oppressed. (Listen to my song “Salvation” by clicking HERE) +++ Hebrews 12:3-4 Consider how Jesus endured such opposition from sinners, in order that you may not grow weary and lose heart. In your struggle … 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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Let Go and Live

Posted on April 3, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 31:6 Into your hands I commend my spirit; you will redeem me, Lord, faithful God. Jesus shows us the face of God throughout His ministry…all the way to the end. He responds even to His persecutors and killers with … Continue reading →

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Be Compassionate

Posted on April 1, 2015 by billtonnis

Psalm 69:9-10 I have become an outcast to my kin, a stranger to my mother’s children. Because zeal for your house consumes me, I am scorned by those who scorn you. Jesus became the “outcast”…the “scapegoat”…so that we could see … Continue reading →

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