Tag Archives: spirituality

Mercy Reigns

Posted on February 16, 2016 by billtonnis

May love be the motivation of all our actions. ~~~ Psalm 34:19 The Lord is close to the broken-hearted, saves those whose spirit is crushed. *** It seems this world rewards the “winners” and rejects the “losers.” Our culture says … Continue reading →

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Your Kingdom Come

Posted on February 15, 2016 by billtonnis

When we reach out to those in need, we experience the Presence of God ~~~ Matthew 25:34-35 ‘Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was … Continue reading →

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Mercy Reigns Album Project

Posted on February 12, 2016 by billtonnis

Hi all! I need your help! I’ve kicked off an effort to fund my new “Mercy Reigns” album project on the crowdfunding site “Indiegogo”. If you like my blog…you’ll like my music! Please click HERE to go to my page … Continue reading →

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Let Go and Live

Posted on February 11, 2016 by billtonnis

What masks are camouflaging your true self? *** Luke 9:23-24 Jesus said to all, “If anyone wishes to come after me, he must deny himself and take up his cross daily and follow me. For whoever wishes to save his … Continue reading →

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Ash Wednesday

Posted on February 10, 2016 by billtonnis

Live your life with an eternal perspective Matthew 6:2 “When you give alms, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets to win praise of others.” ~~~ As we enter … Continue reading →

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Spiritual Craving

Posted on February 9, 2016 by billtonnis

Awaken to God’s intimate Presence Psalm 84:3 My soul yearns and pines for the courts of the Lord. My heart and flesh cry out for the living God. ~~~ This is profoundly true but most people are probably quite unaware … Continue reading →

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Becoming Whole

Posted on February 8, 2016 by billtonnis

Let love transform your pain to gain. ~~~ Mark 6:56 Whatever villages or towns or countryside he entered, they laid the sick in the marketplaces and begged him that they might touch only the tassel on his cloak; and as … Continue reading →

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Life Song

Posted on February 5, 2016 by billtonnis

Be present to all that is in thanks and gratitude. The Book of Sirach 47:8 With his every deed he offered thanks to God Most High, in words of praise. With his whole being he loved his Maker and daily had … Continue reading →

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Let Go and Live

Posted on February 4, 2016 by billtonnis

What attachments are blinding you to true life? ~~~ Mark 6:8 Jesus instructed them to take nothing for the journey but a walking stick–no food, no sack, no money in their belts. ~ Just how obsessed are you with your … 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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