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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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Friends & Family

Ten ways to help people through pain

What do you do when a loved one is in pain? When a friend is grieving a miscarriage, a buddy just got dumped, or…

Friends & Family

The masks we wear

When I was five, my eight-year-old brother would play “Scare Clark.” This game consisted of him wearing a hockey mask and jumping out of…

Depression & Anxiety

The heavenly Father’s got this

If you have children, are you a fretting parent? I’m mainly chilled out, but I’ve also been known to—as I call it—panic pray. As…

Friends & Family

God doesn’t give what we want

After a few years of marriage, Kim and I decided that we needed some counseling. With two kiddos in diapers, we were running on…

Friends & Family

I wasn’t there when they died

It is one of the most haunting regrets people can have—being absent at the moment a loved one dies. Let me encourage you in…

Friends & Family

A friend you can count on

Have you ever heard the phrase, “a friend in need is a friend indeed”? I’m not sure what that means, but I know my…

Friends & Family

Commitment

When I got terribly sick recently, my wife’s commitment to me was tested to the full. She almost spent as much time in the…

Friends & Family

Comfort in the darkness

Some parents experience the darkness of losing a child at a young age. How do they move on? As one who lost a sister…

Friends & Family

Using the unexpected

In Judges 3 the Israelites finally cried out to God for deliverance from wicked King Eglon. God heard their cries and sent a man…

Friends & Family

Who needs help?

Have you ever read the book of Judges? It’s a fascinating read full of unlikely heroes. That’s what a judge is in this Bible…

Bible 101

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…

Friends & Family

Back to school

This is my least favorite time of year. In Michigan where we live, this is the time all the kids go back to school….