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.
What’s your secret?
Hello. My name is Jon Enter. Husband. Father of four. Pastor. Coach. Sin addict. And so are you. You may not see it. You…
Guardrails
Over a decade ago, I heard a brilliant teaching on the need for adding rules to the Bible. If that sounds bad, it wasn’t….
Quiet; be still
I’ve never been in a boat in rough water. Have you? I almost drowned when I was about ten, so choppy water makes me…
Lipstick and a toilet brush
A high school principal was frustrated by the repeated lipstick graffiti on the girls’ bathroom mirrors. One day she asked a group of girls…
Reassurance
“For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons, neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, nor height…
How many motives?
If I made you write an essay listing all the reasons to avoid sin, how long would your essay be? I wouldn’t give you…
DEBT: A four-letter word
Debt can make you do spiritually dumb things. Debt causes stress, affecting your relationships and your waistline. Debt causes fights over spending habits. Debt…
You are not a black sheep
When Ananias reached out his hands toward the serial killer, I wonder if they were trembling. God had spoken directly to Ananias, sending him…
Spiritual food
What is the most unique thing you have ever eaten? Let me take you to the island of Antigua. I was there on a…
Self-control is a “fruit”
I wish self-control was a microwavable meal. Pop in a prayer request, wait a minute or two, and your self-control comes out, steaming and…
You are normal
When you find yourself addicted to destructive behavior, you might assume that you are not normal, the only one who struggles so deeply, so…
The gift of now
Listening to the news and the watercooler gossip about the news, there’s a pretty good consensus that everyone’s positive everything’s bad in the world….