Tag Archives: true self

Divine Success

Posted on September 30, 2019 by billtonnis

Serving others is the fruition of self-emptying. (Listen to my song “God’s Love Is All You Need” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Luke 9:48 Jesus said to them, “Whoever receives this child in my name receives me, and whoever … Continue reading →

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Everything Is Beautiful

Posted on September 18, 2019 by billtonnis

Be your unique self with gusto and glee. (Listen to my song “Show Me…Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Luke 7:33-35 “For John the Baptist came neither eating food nor drinking wine, and you said, ‘He is possessed by … Continue reading →

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Dying and Rising

Posted on September 11, 2019 by billtonnis

Letting go of things that won’t last…opens us to life with no end. (Listen to my song “Glorify You with Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Colossians 3:3-4 For you have died, and your life is hidden with Christ … Continue reading →

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Reason to Rejoice

Posted on August 16, 2019 by billtonnis

We exist within Eternal Love so that we might receive it and give it. (Listen to my song “Lift Up Our Voices” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 136:2 Praise the God of gods; for his mercy endures forever. … Continue reading →

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Transformation in Progress

Posted on August 15, 2019 by billtonnis

Life and death are different sides of the same coin. (Listen to my song “Make Your Way” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 1 Corinthians 15:26-27 The last enemy to be destroyed is death, for “he subjected everything under his … Continue reading →

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Give to Live

Posted on August 9, 2019 by billtonnis

Love is the way to your true self. (Listen to my song “Glorify You with Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 16:26 “What profit would there be for one to gain the whole world and forfeit his life?” … Continue reading →

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In the Name of Love

Posted on July 17, 2019 by billtonnis

God wants to collaborate with you…just as you are. (Listen to my song “The Way You Are” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Exodus 3:10-11 Now, go! I am sending you to Pharaoh to bring my people, the Israelites, out … Continue reading →

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Kenosis

Posted on July 15, 2019 by billtonnis

Dying to our ego’s pursuits…leads to the fullness of life. (Listen to the song of the day “Breathe On Me” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 19:39 “Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life … Continue reading →

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Resurrection

Posted on June 14, 2019 by billtonnis

If you are struggling…know that each moment is birthing of new life. (Listen to my song “Take the Road Less Traveled” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 We are afflicted in every way, but not constrained; perplexed, … Continue reading →

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Solidarity

Posted on June 10, 2019 by billtonnis

Love erases lines that separate and divide. (Listen to my song “All Are Welcome” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ John 19:25 Standing by the cross of Jesus were his mother and his mother’s sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, … Continue reading →

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