Tag Archives: wholeness

Your Holy Longing

Posted on November 17, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 18:40-43 Jesus asked the blind man, “What do you want me to do for you?” He replied, “Lord, please let me see.” Jesus told him, “Have sight; your faith has saved you.” He immediately received his sight and followed … Continue reading →

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Grace Is Free

Posted on October 10, 2014 by billtonnis

Galatians 3:10 All who depend on works of the law are under a curse. This sounds confusing. We are told to follow the rules…but then St. Paul tells us that if we depend on “works of the law” (in other … Continue reading →

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Love Is the Way

Posted on October 2, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 27:8 “Come,” says my heart, “seek God’s face”; your face, Lord, do I seek! What are you seeking? Your heart is yearning for something. There is always a desire to fill the void…to satisfy what is not being satisfied … Continue reading →

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Carpe Diem

Posted on September 26, 2014 by billtonnis

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2,4 There is an appointed time for everything, and a time for every affair under the heavens. A time to be born, a time to die; a time to plant, a time to uproot the plant. A time to … Continue reading →

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Let Go

Posted on September 24, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 9:3 Jesus said to them, “Take nothing for the journey, neither walking stick, nor sack, nor food, nor money, and let no one take a second tunic.” Just like the apostles…we are being sent out to be Christ (unconditional … Continue reading →

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Now Is the Time

Posted on September 12, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 84:6 Happy are those who find refuge in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrim roads. The more I let go of my selfish desires (the yearnings of my ego)…the more I “die to myself”…the more I then experience … Continue reading →

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Take the Road Less Traveled

Posted on September 1, 2014 by billtonnis

Luke 4:24 “Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place.” Jesus had just told the leaders in the synagogue that He was the one the prophet Isaiah had foretold…who would “proclaim liberty to captives … Continue reading →

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God Is Love

Posted on August 22, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 107:5-6 Hungry and thirsty, their life was wasting away within them. They cried to the Lord in their distress; from their straits he rescued them. Jesus said that He is the vine and we are the branches. When we … Continue reading →

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Everyone Has a Calling

Posted on August 6, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 17:3-5 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with him. Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, … Continue reading →

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Unconditional Love

Posted on August 4, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 14:30-31 But when (Peter) saw how strong the wind was he became frightened; and, beginning to sink, he cried out, “Lord, save me!” Immediately Jesus stretched out his hand and caught him, and said to him, “O you of … Continue reading →

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