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.
Work: A curse or a blessing?
On June 28, 1894, Congress made the first Monday in September a national holiday to honor and recognize the work of laborers who helped…
Side effects of Jesus
TV commercials for prescription drugs are so amusing. The visuals depict a positive, peppy person living a happy, healthy life with sunny skies and…
The symptoms of (and the cure for) greed
According to Jesus, the love of money is a sickness that needs to be cured. Unfortunately, greed is rather hard to self-diagnose, which is…
God’s logic in the darkness
When you want to know someone, you use words. You have a conversation. The apostle John calls Jesus the Word of God. It’s how…
A gentle whisper
As I held the kettlebell in one hand, the trainer told me to lift it over my head and take one step forward and…
Depend on Jesus
Early in 2021, a rare infection entered my bloodstream and ravaged my heart. I almost died several times. Teams of heroic doctors scrambled to…
Hear me, Lord
Have you thought of designating multiple times per day to stop and pray? “Hear me, Lord, and answer me, for I am poor and…
How low will you go?
When I lead small group Bible studies, we often end with “highs and lows.” We talk about a spiritual high (a blessing, sanctified choice,…
Open your mouth wide
What if in our walk with God, we aimed to be like newly hatched robins: eyes shut, mouths wide open, crying for God’s blessing…
Why we pray in Jesus’ name
There’s a powerful truth tucked away in an Old Testament chapter that’s tempting to skip or skim. In Exodus 30, God tells Moses to…
Two gifts to give
It’s almost time to make your Christmas lists (if you’re the kind of person who thinks ahead like that). As you put all the…
Compensation or restoration
“If you find a perfect church, don’t join it. You’d spoil it.”—Billy Graham It’s only a matter of time until the people around you…