Tag Archives: turn off the noise

Be Present

Posted on August 29, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 24:42 Stay awake! For you do not know on which day your Lord will come. God is present in all of creation. God is present in this moment. Are you? Are you fully alive and experiencing this moment of … Continue reading →

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Transfigured by Love

Posted on August 6, 2013 by billtonnis

2 Peter 1:18-19 We ourselves heard this voice come from heaven while we were with him on the holy mountain. Moreover, we possess the prophetic message that is altogether reliable. You will do well to be attentive to it, as … Continue reading →

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Cultivating Your Soul

Posted on July 26, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 13:22-23 “The seed sown among thorns is the one who hears the word, but then worldly anxiety and the lure of riches choke the word and it bears no fruit. But the seed sown on rich soil is the … Continue reading →

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Importance of Prayer

Posted on June 26, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 7:17 “Just so, every good tree bears good fruit, and a rotten tree bears bad fruit.” A good tree that bears good fruit will have strong roots in fertile soil. A strong family life provides good soil for us … Continue reading →

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Let Go

Posted on June 19, 2013 by billtonnis

Matthew 6:6-8 “When you pray, go to your inner room, close the door, and pray to your Father in secret. And your Father who sees in secret will repay you. In praying, do not babble like the pagans, who think … Continue reading →

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Less Is More

Posted on May 31, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 149:4 For the Lord takes delight in his people, honors the poor with victory. While the consumeristic culture urges us to add more to our lives…amass more and more wealth, power and prestige…the inner spirit urges us to do … Continue reading →

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Contemplation

Posted on May 6, 2013 by billtonnis

Acts 16:13-14 On the sabbath we went outside the city gate along the river where we thought there would be a place of prayer. We sat and spoke with the women who had gathered there. One of them, a woman … Continue reading →

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Contemplative Prayer

Posted on April 18, 2013 by billtonnis

John 6:45 “Everyone who listens to my Father and learns from him comes to me.” It’s not what we do that brings us closer to God but what we let be done to us by God. It is not an … Continue reading →

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Top Priority

Posted on March 14, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 106:19-20 At Horeb they fashioned a calf, worshiped a metal statue. They exchanged their glorious God for the image of a grass-eating bull. When we hear what God’s people did after God had faithfully freed them from oppression through … Continue reading →

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Reflection and Action

Posted on March 7, 2013 by billtonnis

Jeremiah 7:23 This rather is what I commanded them: Listen to my voice; then I will be your God and you shall be my people. Walk in all the ways that I command you, so that you may prosper. “The … Continue reading →

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