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Blessings Abound

Posted on September 3, 2020 by billtonnis

“Love is the affinity which links and draws together the elements of the world… Love, in fact, is the agent of universal synthesis.” – Teilhard de Chardin +++ Listen to my song “Lift Up Our Voices” on YouTube by clicking … Continue reading →

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The Gift of Grace

Posted on February 15, 2019 by billtonnis

Let the unconditional love of God…set you free. (Listen to my song “Come to Jesus” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 32:5 Then I declared my sin to you; my guilt I did not hide. I said, “I confess … Continue reading →

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Be Renewed

Posted on February 14, 2018 by billtonnis

You are loved and accepted as is by the Love that made you. (Listen to my song “The Way You Are” on YouTube by clicking HERE) +++ Psalm 51:12 A clean heart create for me, God; renew in me a … Continue reading →

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Be Made New

Posted on November 28, 2016 by billtonnis

God’s healing is sometimes physical…but always spiritual. (Listen to my song “Heal Me” by clicking HERE) +++ Matthew 8:8 The centurion said in reply, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you enter under my roof; only say the word … Continue reading →

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Grace Upon Grace

Posted on February 3, 2016 by billtonnis

God looks at us through the lens of love. Psalm 32:5 Then I declared my sin to you; my guilt I did not hide. I said, “I confess my faults to the Lord,” and you took away the guilt of my … Continue reading →

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Unconditionally Loved and Accepted

Posted on August 27, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 23:27 “Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites. You are like whitewashed tombs, which appear beautiful on the outside, but inside are full of dead men’s bones and every kind of filth.” Most of Jesus’ words were kind … Continue reading →

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Smile

Posted on July 24, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 36:6 Lord, your love reaches to heaven; your fidelity, to the clouds. Laws and rules are needed. But when it comes to Jesus…love always had the final say. God’s extreme, extravagant love is so immense…so amazing…so beyond what we … Continue reading →

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Grace

Posted on July 4, 2014 by billtonnis

Matthew 9:10-12 While he was at table in his house, many tax collectors and sinners came and sat with Jesus and his disciples. The Pharisees saw this and said to his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors … Continue reading →

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God Is with You

Posted on April 1, 2014 by billtonnis

Psalm 46:2-3 God is our refuge and our strength, an ever-present help in distress. Thus we do not fear, though earth be shaken and mountains quake to the depths of the sea. God is always here. God Is. When Moses … Continue reading →

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Free to Be

Posted on November 4, 2013 by billtonnis

Psalm 22:31-32 And I will live for the LORD; my descendants will serve you. The generation to come will be told of the Lord, that they may proclaim to a people yet unborn the deliverance you have brought. From generation … Continue reading →

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