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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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Bible 101

The gospel for productive people

Do you consider yourself a productive person? If those personality tests are true, my life is packed with productive people. My mom, my mother-in-law,…

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Audience of one

In Judges 3 after the story of Ehud (who is like a Special Forces operative in the Old Testament), there’s a short mention of…

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It gets messy

In the last devotion, I revealed how Ehud brought God’s judgment upon evil King Eglon in Judges 3. When he plunged a sword into…

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Sin is sin

What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever had to do?  For Ehud in Judges 3, the answer would have been obvious.  Ehud brought tribute to…

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Reformation freedom

The events of October 31, 1517, are fairly well known in church circles. When Martin Luther posted his 95 Theses to the Castle Church…

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Is your name getting called?

My son loves football, so NFL Draft Day is a big deal in our house. Who’s going first? Who was supposed to go early…

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Group needed

Do you ever wonder how much superstars really need their supporting team members, supporting actors, or backup singers?  Make a mental list right now…

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The defeat of darkness

In a galaxy ten billion light-years away, you will likely find planets and stars and solar systems that no one will ever see. Jesus…

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Freedom in Christ

On Saturday mornings in the 80s, I remember seeing the School House Rock tagline that boasted, “Knowledge is power.” One episode of this cartoon…

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Work: A curse or a blessing?

On June 28, 1894, Congress made the first Monday in September a national holiday to honor and recognize the work of laborers who helped…

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What to do with doubt

Recently, I met two women who were struggling with doubt. The first was raised in another religion but had fallen in love with a…

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Today you have God’s blessing

Jesus had come back home to preach. He stood up and quoted the prophet Isaiah: “The Spirit of the Lord is on me, because…