Tag Archives: transformation

Greatest Commandment

Posted on March 8, 2013 by billtonnis

Mark 12:32-34 The scribe said to Jesus, “Well said, teacher. You are right in saying, ‘(God) is One and there is no other than he.’ And ‘to love him with all your heart, with all your understanding, with all your … Continue reading →

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Radical Grace

Posted on February 25, 2013 by billtonnis

Luke 6:36-37 “Be merciful, just as [also] your Father is merciful. Stop judging and you will not be judged. Stop condemning and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be forgiven.” The world has not changed. Humans continue … Continue reading →

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Trust

Posted on January 29, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 40:2, 4 I waited, waited for the Lord; who bent down and heard my cry, and put a new song in my mouth, a hymn to our God. This Psalm is very powerful and meaningful to me because it … Continue reading →

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Commanded to Love

Posted on January 10, 2013 by billtonnis

1 John 4:21 This is the commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother. Who is the one person that you just don’t want to have to deal with? Who is that one person that … Continue reading →

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Self-Transformation

Posted on November 1, 2012 by billtonnis

Ephesians 6:16-17 In all circumstances, hold faith as a shield, to quench all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. St. Paul … Continue reading →

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Unmerited Forgiveness

Posted on August 16, 2012 by billtonnis

Ezekiel 16:62-63 For I will re-establish my covenant with you, that you may remember and be covered with confusion, and that you may be utterly silenced for shame when I pardon you for all you have done, says the Lord … Continue reading →

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Open Mind

Posted on August 9, 2012 by billtonnis

Matthew 16:23 “You are thinking not as God does, but as human beings do.” We tend to base so much of our lives on our own ability to reason…and yet Jesus was quite clear in his response to Peter that … Continue reading →

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God Is On Your Side

Posted on July 24, 2012 by billtonnis

Micah 7:19 You will cast into the depths of the sea all our sins. God has a goal for each of us and will never give up on achieving it. The goal is for each of us to become whole. … Continue reading →

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All Is One

Posted on June 25, 2012 by billtonnis

Matthew 7:1-2 “Stop judging, that you may not be judged. For as you judge, so will you be judged, and the measure with which you measure will be measured out to you.” Jesus tells us that before we notice the … Continue reading →

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