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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

A conversation with God

Here’s an honest conversation with God: “When my soul was embittered, when I was pricked in heart, I was brutish and ignorant; I was…

Who is God?

How much does Jesus love you?

I need to choose from my many shoes and shirts which to wear each day. As a matter of fact, I have to choose…

Who is God?

God is with you

It was mid-July. A discussion broke out in our car between our two older boys regarding when school was going to start.  “Not soon…

Life’s Challenges

What’s your secret?

Hello. My name is Jon Enter. Husband. Father of four. Pastor. Coach. Sin addict. And so are you. You may not see it. You…

Life’s Challenges

Guardrails

Over a decade ago, I heard a brilliant teaching on the need for adding rules to the Bible. If that sounds bad, it wasn’t….

Friends & Family

Moms, you are valuable to Jesus

“Mary … sat at the Lord’s feet listening to what he said. But Martha was distracted by all the preparations. … ‘Martha, Martha,’ the…

Bible 101

You shine!

In the rural hill country of Texas, miles away from city lights, many more stars appear in the night sky. It puts my constellation…

Depression & Anxiety

Quiet; be still

I’ve never been in a boat in rough water. Have you? I almost drowned when I was about ten, so choppy water makes me…

Bible 101

The uniqueness of Jesus

Decades ago, at a European conference, scholars discussed the world’s religions, wondering if there was anything unique about the Christian faith. Was it prayer?…

Depression & Anxiety

A daily reminder

Allow me to introduce you to my number-one enemies—anxiety and doubt. How often I forget the words of God when a crisis or problem…

Bible 101

Who does that?

“Who does that?” That question can be a wonderful compliment, like when you hear a story of someone donating their kidney to a total…

Life’s Challenges

Lipstick and a toilet brush

A high school principal was frustrated by the repeated lipstick graffiti on the girls’ bathroom mirrors.  One day she asked a group of girls…