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.
Will you welcome Jesus?
If Jesus knocked on your front door, would you let him in? The Samaritans didn’t. “[Jesus] sent messengers on ahead, who went into a…
God’s mercy
When I think of God’s mercy, I think of a particular dog growing up. His name was Buddy, but my father called him Snagglytooth…
Christmas is more crazy than baby
It took me 41 years of celebrating the birth of Jesus to realize this truth: the Bible’s Christmas is more crazy than baby. Read…
Joyful love for God
Sometimes we tend to be more exuberant about our sports teams than we are about God. If God is both the root and apex…
Being a good neighbor
Jesus knew that everyone loves a good story. He told many in his teaching ministry. There were stories about lost sheep and coins, wayward…
God’s church. Your place.
Who placed your right hand as your right hand and not as your kneecap? God did. At church, who places people with musical gifts…
Good, better, best vs. bad, worse, worst
We all want to be chosen. Chosen for a team. Chosen for a date. Chosen for a scholarship. Chosen for a promotion. You and…
Jesus didn’t compromise
Secular history tells us that Pontius Pilate ruled for ten years. Most governors were only in office a quarter of that time and then…
Christ in the crazy
In my experience, most of us either have a crazy-busy Christmas or a crazy-hard Christmas. If you’re blessed with family and friends, a good…
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…
Anger is ego
The so-pathetic-you-want-to-laugh story of James and John reminds us that most anger is just ego. “When the disciples James and John saw [the Samaritans’…
A not-so-merry Christmas
Merry Christmas! Except … what if this Christmas season isn’t so merry? So many people are in a hard chapter of life. Perhaps it’s…