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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

Christ-like love

It’s easy to look around us and get discouraged. It’s useful to consider how things are different when we live in Christ-like love. This…

Bible 101

God’s mercy seeks you

I was waiting in line at the store to check out, and the lady ahead of me at the cashier was short by $2.72….

Living My Faith

Stay the course!

The race was marked out. The middle school girls were on the line waiting for the gun to signal the start. And off they…

Bible 101

Your pilgrimage with God

As followers of Christ, like the ancient Israelites, our hearts are to be set on the journey of our relationship with Jesus. In biblical…

Living My Faith

Exercising freedom

Freedom is one of THE big ideas. It’s so big that it shapes the course of history. Jesus said, “If the Son sets you…

Living My Faith

Give thanks before …

Gratitude is good for you.  Research of human brains and behaviors strongly associates gratitude with greater happiness, improved health, better relationships, resilience in adversity,…

Living My Faith

Honor God with your body

Few things are harder than honoring God with your body. Your body is where you feel attraction and desire, long for pleasure and connection,…

Living My Faith

Your piece in God’s plan

Jigsaw puzzles. Chances are you really like doing them or you really don’t! In either scenario, we can appreciate that each piece in a…

Living My Faith

All of life is worship

“How lovely is your dwelling place, Lord Almighty! My soul yearns, even faints, for the courts of the Lord; my heart and flesh cry…

Living My Faith

Eternal grip

My daddy was my hero. When I was young, I loved holding his hand on summer walks. He was big, strong, and had a…

Bible 101

No ambiguity

Not long ago I watched a movie called Blackbird. The story revolves around a woman who is suffering from a physically debilitating illness that…

Living My Faith

Building bridges

I identify myself as being a Christian. I like the best teachings of the reformer Martin Luther. What is better than God’s grace alone?…