Reflective Hour with Tammy Toney-Butler

Many of us can feel hopeless as another year ends and one is beginning. We can focus on what we do not have instead of finding gratitude in what we do have.  Blessings come in various packages, but can we identify them? Can we identify the right path when faced with a world full of temptation, darkness, and loss?   How do we navigate the dark and find the Light?  In this episode of Reflective Hour...

Have you lost all hope? Depressed, lonely, suicidal, hopeless, full of shame, guilt? Did you relapse? Are you in need of a Word of encouragement?  Listen to this episode of Reflective Hour with Tammy Toney-Butler to find the pathway to peace and freedom from despair, addiction, loneliness, and depression. Hope exists, and Tammy has found healing in the aftermath of complex trauma left behind as a...

Are you in the middle of a storm? Parenting or serving others while struggling with addiction, depression, despair, and hopelessness? Are you being tested? Tempted? Is this a season of change and growth? Are you being swayed to go in one direction or another?  Check out this episode of Reflective Hour with Tammy Toney-Butler to learn ways to thrive in the middle of the storm or adversity you face....

As Believers, we are one body, guided by the Spirit of Truth. We must ask ourselves, "Who is leading me?" Is the world leading me? Friends? Past hurts and trauma wounds? Where the Holy Spirit is, freedom, peace, and joy follow. Confusion is not of Christ. Are you being convicted in your spirit while walking on the path you are currently on? Do you know how to find your way to the Light? ...

Have you been rejected? Abandoned? Orphaned? Ridiculed? Bullied? Cast out? So many have experienced storms in their lives. Storms that bring seasons of weeping, questioning, and doubt.  What are you building your house-faith on? Are you anchored into the safe mooring of Christ, or are you tethered to a mooring that will break loose and wash away with the currents of change?  Check out this episode...

Do you have doubt Christ has called you to lead a ministry? Do you have doubt He will provide for you during the difficult seasons you are currently facing? Walking Through?  Do you doubt that Christ will fulfill His promises spoken over your life? Do you doubt you will ever be set free from addiction, depression, hopelessness, or some other form of bondage that is tethering you to the lies of the...

As Christ's followers, we are called to sit at many tables Jesus may have flipped.  As you sat at tables yesterday for Thanksgiving, were you surrounded by those with whom you would never choose to break bread?  Were you sitting with those who have cast stones or sown seeds of discord, hate, or hurt at past family gatherings?  What is Christ saying to His True Church about times like these? F...

As Christ followers, we often face adversity in childhood, adulthood, or both. We call out to God to save us and wonder where He was. We ask, "Why me, Lord?" Calling out to a Savior to save us,  redeem us from bondage, yet see no deliverance. Where was He when my child died? My spouse got cancer? When I was raped, beaten? Where was this God you speak of, for my experience was one of wait...

In this episode, we explore Luke 7:36-50, Jesus's love and mercy for a prostitute—a woman labeled by society and church leaders as unworthy, a sinner, dirty, and lost. Yet, Jesus professed His love for her, forgave her sins, and set her free. Free from the lies, hate, and judgment of others. Dive into this episode and get set free by the pool of Living Water as it flows from the True Vine.  ...

This episode explores God's Truth about those He entrusts in our care.  Are we teaching them to have steadfast faith that will see them through any circumstances they face?  The Winds of Change Will Blow, but where will you be standing? On the side of what is noble, pure, correct? Or with the World's truth?  In our lives, we each make choices and decisions that affect others. Do we steer...

As Christians, we are taught to love others as ourselves, forgive those who persecute us, pray for them, and walk in the light of God’s Word. As in the time of the Egyptians when they were being brought out of bondage and into the Promised Land. Leaving the oppressive land and abuse did not mean they would be free of its negative influence. False pagan worship was everywhere, and evil was still pr...

God's action in bringing the Israelites out of Egypt showed His great desire to dwell among and protect them, as a good Father wants to do for His children. God wants to live in our hearts, guide us, and direct our steps.  Our peace is our responsibility, and we must protect it at all costs, place healthy boundaries or borders, and follow the peace and stillness of the Holy Spirit. The Holy S...

Being delivered out of bondage can be messy work. After all, people can become comfortable in the uncomfortable, dirty truth of their current circumstances.  Abusive relationships, addiction, poverty, marginalization, oppression, and periods of drought and famine-spiritual and physical.  Change is hard. Change can result in more work, pain, and periods of drought as you overcome the darkness and s...

God is serious about a relationship with Him as He was in the days of Moses. Sin separates us from God. In Exodus, God set up a system of sacrifices so people could approach Him after purification. God sent His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to die on the Cross so we could gain access to a relational God. Before Christ, the Priests were the people's representatives before God. Christ’s deat...

Have you surrendered those past hurts, lies, and broken promises to Christ? Do you have a relationship with Him, or does He even know you? What's that? You're on the service team at church, the board of a non-profit, a sponsor for needy children, and a volunteer at a homeless shelter. But does Jesus know you? Are you surrendering and obeying His will for your life, or are you dictating w...

Today's mini message of hope brings out the essence of Reflective Hour. As we sit in the darkness, may we unveil His Light of Truth and be transformed and renewed in mind, body, and spirit. The truth of His Word sets even the most oppressed, depressed, and hopeless free. I am a living, breathing example of the Word working in and through my life because of the mercy and love of our Lord and S...

Are you broken? Lost in despair, shame, guilt, fear, regret, and self-loathing. What does His Truth say about brokenness? Join us as we dive into emotional responses after trauma, adverse circumstances, grief, and the loss of a childhood. We will focus on Spirit and Truth and recount a personal testimony of how Christ works to transform even the most broken, covered in darkness, by unveiling the T...

My testimony of faith and freedom found in Christ. I was transformed by His marvelous light and set free. Freedom from childhood rape, freedom from the loss of a father through suicide as a teenager, freedom from food addiction, and freedom from the trauma cascade of shame, fear, regret, self-loathing, guilt, and inability to sleep. You can be set free, too. I found hope in Christ. I am no longer...