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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

God’s test

Kids test their parents all the time.  How many times can they say, “Mom, Mom, MOM!” until she answers? How long can they play…

Prayer

Leave me alone! (No, don’t)

Recently I took time off from work and personal obligations for a weekend away. I needed some quiet time to relax. During my stay,…

Bible 101

We need a doctor

“Why do churches talk about sin? Wouldn’t it be better to focus on God’s love?” Have you ever wondered that? If you have, you’re…

Living My Faith

God’s intentions, not mine

It can be discouraging to be a Christian in today’s social and political culture. We are pressured not to express our faith or God’s…

Bible 101

Sing with your heart (and your head)

I love worship music. But I also find worship music incredibly dangerous. Why? Because there’s something powerful about the harmonies and rhythms of music…

Bible 101

God plans ahead of time

In my 20s, I took a short-term job in addition to my full-time work. I was looking forward to the extra money. However, for…

Life’s Challenges

Remember and fight

When you’re under spiritual attack and can’t get out from under the weight of discouragement, read Nehemiah 4-6. It’s a slow burn of good…

Bible 101

You will go home again

Have you ever gone to a class reunion or back to visit a former place of employment? Neither is quite the same, is it?…

Friends & Family

Love each other!

When my sister and I were little and we’d argue, my parents would make us hold hands and say to each other, “My sister…

Living My Faith

Jesus’ mission for us

Sometimes my own man-pride watches a YouTube video about how to fix a leak and then struts confidently through the Home Depot plumbing aisle….

Living My Faith

Be the tree!

Have you ever thought, “When I read the Word, I don’t feel like I get anything out of it”? You want immediate gratification because…

Who is God?

God with us

Last summer my family saw the war tent of General George Washington. We sat in an intimate theatre in Philadelphia’s Museum of the American…