Tag Archives: Thomas Merton

All Inclusive

Posted on May 4, 2020 by billtonnis

God’s love knows no boundaries. +++ Listen to my song “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Acts 11:17-18 “If then God gave them the same gift he gave to us when we came to believe in the … Continue reading →

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Listen to Your Heart

Posted on April 27, 2020 by billtonnis

We are spiritual beings in need of spiritual nourishment. +++ Listen to my song “Listen to Your Heart” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ John 6:27 “Do not work for food that perishes but for the food that endures for … Continue reading →

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Communion

Posted on April 21, 2020 by billtonnis

“What we have to recover is our original unity.” – Thomas Merton +++ Listen to my song “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Acts 4:32 The community of believers was of one heart and mind, and no … Continue reading →

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Good Vibrations

Posted on March 9, 2020 by billtonnis

When we serve others we receive unfathomable treasure. +++ Listen to my song “Pour Me Out” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Luke 6:38 “Give and gifts will be given to you; a good measure, packed together, shaken down, and … Continue reading →

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Listen

Posted on February 12, 2020 by billtonnis

A healthy dose of silence could be the cure you’ve been looking for. +++ Listen to my song “Turn off the Noise” on YouTube by clicking HERE. +++ Mark 7:14-15 Jesus summoned the crowd again and said to them, “Hear … Continue reading →

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Delusion of Division

Posted on November 5, 2019 by billtonnis

Let’s open our hearts and attempt to build bridges. (Listen to my song “Listen to Your Heart” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Romans 12:5 We, though many, are one body in Christ and individually parts of one another. +++ … Continue reading →

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Your Calling

Posted on April 4, 2019 by billtonnis

Nothing is more important than being your true self. (Listen to my song “I Want to Follow You” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ John 5:44 “How can you believe, when you accept praise from one another and do not … Continue reading →

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Original Unity

Posted on March 5, 2019 by billtonnis

“We are already one. But we imagine we are not.” – Thomas Merton (Listen to my song “All Are One” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Mark 10:31 “But many that are first will be last, and [the] last will … Continue reading →

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New Life in Progress

Posted on February 4, 2019 by billtonnis

If it seems things are going wrong…you’re in the midst of a turnaround. (Listen to my song “Make Your Way” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 31:23 Once I said in my anguish, “I am cut off from your … Continue reading →

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The Word Became Flesh

Posted on December 24, 2018 by billtonnis

“Into this world, this demented inn in which there is absolutely no room for him at all, Christ comes uninvited. But because he cannot be at home in it, because he is out of place in it, and yet he … Continue reading →

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