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.
God’s intentions, not mine
It can be discouraging to be a Christian in today’s social and political culture. We are pressured not to express our faith or God’s…
Remember and fight
When you’re under spiritual attack and can’t get out from under the weight of discouragement, read Nehemiah 4-6. It’s a slow burn of good…
Jesus’ mission for us
Sometimes my own man-pride watches a YouTube video about how to fix a leak and then struts confidently through the Home Depot plumbing aisle….
Be the tree!
Have you ever thought, “When I read the Word, I don’t feel like I get anything out of it”? You want immediate gratification because…
Our Redeemer lives
What do you say when everything goes wrong? when life falls apart? when it feels like you can’t go on? What do you cry…
Simple gestures
When I was in grades 7-12, I trick-or-treated every year on Halloween with a group of friends in the same neighborhood. At the house…
More than enough
You can never have enough money. Have you learned that yet? It’s a hard truth for us to grasp. We always feel like we…
Why I love imperfect worship
When I gather with others and we worship together, it is not heaven because … I’m here, and I’m imperfect. We all have sin…
Ignorant Christians
About every four weeks, I feel fairly ignorant. That’s because the barbershop where I, an ethnically white man, get my hair cut is not…
Love means …
When the movie Love Story hit the big screen in 1970, a line from the movie became a popular slogan: “Love means never having…
I don’t want to, but I have to
Imagine you and I are at the best dinner party ever. Smoked brisket, mango salsa, fresh mozzarella, and not one but two chocolate chip…
Where are you?
What is one of the most common questions we throw at God when things aren’t going according to plan? When we’re having a bad…