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.
Blessing #6—Teaching Us Generosity
I suspect that 2020 will throw us the slowest pitch the Christian church has gotten in a long time. Our prayers for revival might…
Blessing #5—Teaching Us to See People
Once self-isolation became the norm in our neighborhoods, I started to (finally) think of my neighbors. The elderly couple down the road—how are they…
Blessing #4—Teaching Us Gratitude
“I have ZERO clue how your wife handles [my son] five days a week!” That was an actual text a church member sent to…
Blessing #3—Teaching Us Family Discipleship
Until the coronavirus hit, I couldn’t recall a time that my family ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner together for an entire week. Neither could…
Blessing #2: Teaching Us Humility
Every time I read the news (which might be a mistake these days), I find another story of a celebrity who tested positive for…
Blessing #1: Teaching Us Our Mortality
Moses once prayed, “Teach us to number our days, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (Psalm 90:12). The daily death count in…
Christ > Corona
If this whole coronavirus seems like a curse, I hear you. Depending on which headline you read, the interruptions, cancellations, and social isolations are…
Jesus, the servant
“If I had all-power, what would I do with it?” Have you ever mused as to what it would be like if God were…
You have too many men
If you would ever perform a “prayer audit” on the content of your communications with God, especially of those prayers that request help, it…
Special treatment
I’ve noticed something interesting that happens whenever I get a new smartphone (which isn’t all that often). As soon as it enters my possession,…
Two words to avoid
There are two words I suggest we avoid in describing Christianity. The words are liberal and conservative. At face value, a liberal is “marked…
Show of force
When tensions rise among nations and their differences are not settled, what can often happen is they resort to a show of force. It…