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Daily devotions written by Pastor Mike and many other Time of Grace writers. These Bible-based messages cover a wide variety of topics and help you seek what matters most in life: Jesus. Join the thousands of people who receive these devotions for encouragement by subscribing to have them delivered to your inbox each morning.

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Living My Faith

Behave like a creationist

If you want to avoid a physical, emotional, and spiritual crash, start at the beginning of the Bible. In the very first half of…

Bible 101

You are royalty

On September 8, 2022, Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, passed away at the age of 96. The world watched in fascination at the…

Life’s Challenges

Don’t forget to look up!

I was several hours into a 25-mile hike with my family when I realized something odd.  I had stopped looking up. Somewhere between mile…

Living My Faith

Believe him

“Lord, to whom shall we go? You have the words of eternal life.”—Simon Peter (John 6:68) Just because you know something doesn’t mean you…

Living My Faith

Give what you can

The story of Jesus and the generous but poor widow in Luke 21:1-4 is worth your time. Jesus has a different way of determining…

Living My Faith

Just give it!

One of the biggest struggles that my congregation has is keeping its generous commitments. Whenever we open the Bible and preach on giving, people…

Living My Faith

Stick with grace

I took some unofficial measurements of the offering boxes in our church lobby and the cross that hangs in our sanctuary. I discovered that…

Living My Faith

Start with grace

If you grew up in church, what do you remember hearing about financial giving? Did it start with grace? Was Jesus the first part…

Living My Faith

No coincidence. Just providence.

Why are you here? Out of all the things you could be doing or words you could be reading, why are you here right…

Living My Faith

The potential is in the seed

At any given moment, there are two versions of you: the version that is and the version that could be. There was a commercial…

Living My Faith

Refreshed

A strange thing happens when you comfort someone else with God’s Word: you get comforted. An unexpected thing happens when you encourage someone else…

Living My Faith

Jesus is my vine

Jesus loved to use parables and metaphors to explain who he was. This is one of them: Jesus said, “I am the vine; you…