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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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Life’s Challenges

Just like Job

Moments before the tragedy, Tia Coleman’s family was just another group of tourists, smiling for a picture before the tour. Soon after, they boarded…

Bible 101

The beauty around you

It may be in the eye of the beholder, but this beholder sees beauty in the world God created. The colors, shapes, and birdsongs…

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…

Life’s Challenges

The end of “fake news”

Are you as tired as I am of hearing the term fake news? It seems we’ve been bombarded with this idiom ever since the…

Bible 101

No exclusions on grace

There are always exclusions, right? Everything comes with fine print. You go to the doctor and have to sign forms—lots of forms! You rent…

Bible 101

Your baptism is a big deal

Do you think your baptism is a big deal? Big enough to stand up and clap for, to shed a tear over, to annually…

Bible 101

Tired and frozen to the sword

Eleazar might be one of the most famous warriors in Israel whom we’ve never heard of.  “As one of the three mighty warriors, [Eleazar]…

Bible 101

Government according to Jesus

Caesar, a pagan politician who claimed divine powers for himself that belong only to God, deserved obedience from Christians according to Jesus: “Give back…

Living My Faith

An encounter with the living God

You caught the player’s jersey when he threw it into the crowd. The movie icon was out for a run, crossed the street in…

Depression & Anxiety

My foot is slipping!

“When I said, ‘My foot is slipping,’ your unfailing love, Lord, supported me. When anxiety was great within me, your consolation brought me joy”…

Life’s Challenges

How to suffer well

How do you hold on to your faith in God when life is falling apart? When you feel alone at school or devastated after…

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…