Tag Archives: service

Open Your Heart

Posted on August 30, 2019 by billtonnis

Many are missing their lives because they’re stuck in their heads. (Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 25:13 “Stay awake, for you know neither the day nor the hour.” +++ This is … Continue reading →

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Rooted in Love

Posted on August 29, 2019 by billtonnis

We are called to be whole-makers. (Listen to my song “Mercy Reigns” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 1 Thessalonians 3:12 May the Lord make you increase and abound in love for one another and for all. +++ This prayer … Continue reading →

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Higher Consciousness

Posted on August 26, 2019 by billtonnis

Laws can be both enforced and tempered with compassion and human dignity. (Listen to my song “Radically Okay” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 23:13 Jesus spoke to the crowds and his disciples, “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, … Continue reading →

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All Are Welcome

Posted on August 22, 2019 by billtonnis

God invites everyone to the party. Who are we excluding? (Listen to my song “All Are Welcome” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 22:10 The servants went out into the streets and gathered all they found, bad and good … Continue reading →

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Open Mind and Heart

Posted on August 20, 2019 by billtonnis

Attachments are roadblocks on the path of life. (Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 19:23-24 Then Jesus said to his disciples, “Amen, I say to you, it will be hard for one … Continue reading →

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One Human Family

Posted on August 12, 2019 by billtonnis

The Jewish and Christian traditions both call us to put the needs of the poor and vulnerable first. (Listen to my song “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Deuteronomy 10:17-19 “For the LORD, your God, is the … Continue reading →

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Boundless Love

Posted on August 7, 2019 by billtonnis

Compassion has no borders or lines of division. (Listen to my song “God Is” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 15:22 And behold, a Canaanite woman of that district came and called out, “Have pity on me, Lord, Son … Continue reading →

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Free

Posted on August 1, 2019 by billtonnis

Peace is available in this moment…if you accept it. (Listen to my song “Slow Me Down” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 84:3 My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the LORD. My heart and flesh cry … Continue reading →

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Counterculture

Posted on July 25, 2019 by billtonnis

We are called not to be served…but to serve. (Listen to my song “Listen to Your Heart” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 20:20-21 Then the mother of the sons of Zebedee approached him with her sons and did … Continue reading →

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Solidarity

Posted on July 23, 2019 by billtonnis

We are one human family whatever our national, racial, ethnic, economic and ideological differences. (Listen to my song “All Are Welcome” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 12:47-50 Someone told him, “Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, … Continue reading →

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