Make a Donation
You are here: Home Explore Written Devotions

Written Devotions

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.

Filter:
Life’s Challenges

Break free from greed

Everyone wants to be free from guilt. Everyone wants to be free from anger. But not everyone wants to be free from greed. Why…

Life’s Challenges

When life doesn’t make sense

Do you have a black belt in planning ahead or a bruised ego from your plans failing? One thing is true. Life goes wrong;…

Life’s Challenges

The results of pruning

I hate pruning the grapevine in my garden. Cutting off some of the plant always seems counterproductive when what I want is a larger,…

Life’s Challenges

Think again

A few months ago, my mom won an award from the Rotary Club of Madison, Wisconsin. The rotary folks invited our family to a…

Life’s Challenges

Unseen footprints

Have you woken up midway through the night to find that the trouble that lurked in the corners before bed is now perched like…

Life’s Challenges

A final assignment

As a former college theater professor, wanting my students to succeed was a double-edged sword. One side hoped they would fulfill their dreams. The…

Life’s Challenges

Which lie knows your name?

Do you have an untrue thought that you think a lot? I do. About 75% of Sundays when I’m preaching, I think, “Mike, you…

Life’s Challenges

A strange kind of joy

Have you ever thanked God for helping you grow through times of testing?  Listen in on this prayer of thanks and praise to God…

Life’s Challenges

A double-edged sword

A parody of the game show Jeopardy had guests who were not the brightest misreading the categories, much to the frustration of the host….

Life’s Challenges

But I

There are three words that have changed my life in amazing ways—GOD is here! But there are two words that have changed my life…

Life’s Challenges

An acceptable time

God has a particular plan in mind for each of us. He always works the circumstances in our lives for good. Sometimes it can…

Life’s Challenges

Being a Christian is hard!

“Why is my life as a Christian so hard? It wasn’t this hard before.” That has been spoken or thought by many new Christians….