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.
A little bit racist?
A song in the Broadway musical Avenue Q kind of shocked me when I first heard its refrain. The lyrics say that everyone is…
Ordinary is how God ordinarily works
I bet you’d love to make some extraordinary changes in your life. Maybe to unconditionally love the people in your family, even that sibling…
I look good!
Sometimes my wife grimaces when I exit the bedroom in the morning. “What’s the matter? Doesn’t this match?” I ask. “Nope! Not even close!”…
I love bread!
I love bread! I love it toasted and slathered with real butter. I love it at those nice restaurants doused in olive oil and…
The hurt of forgiveness heals
Just forgive and forget. Have you heard that advice? It likely developed as encouragement from people who don’t know grace. Joseph knew grace. God’s…
Rest and . . . grow
We have an opportunity right now to journey into the heart of God’s kingdom plan for us. Take a few minutes to quiet your…
Lead your heart
Disney movies, graduation speeches, motivational blogs, and even some well-meaning mommies preach, “Follow your heart.” Let’s appreciate the idea that our head knowledge can’t…
Ashes, ashes, we all fall down
“Ring around the rosy, a pocketful of posies. Ashes, ashes, we all fall down!” Few people realize that this nursery rhyme dates all the…
Our great heritage!
Who first told you? Who first told you that Jesus died on a cross to take away all of your mistakes or that God…
Start with sameness
Imagine an alien invasion. I mean the kind with green skin and arriving in spaceships. I would expect earthlings to unite on the basis…
That’s just who I am
She overspends the credit card again. When confronted, she excuses her impulsive shopping: “That’s just who I am.” People explain away anger, unfaithfulness, porn,…
Gifted for God’s glory
You are gifted for glory. The word glory means that someone or something makes you gasp, “Wow!” A sunrise, a newborn baby, or the…