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.
I don’t have to tell you to tell someone about Jesus
It scared children. It panicked parents. Other than the atomic bomb, it was the number-one fear of the time. Every summer, this stealer of…
Evidence of the Spirit: Kindness
It’s not so hard to be nice to the nice. It’s not so hard to dish back at people who give you guff. It’s…
Put a rock on it
I once read about a man who put a rock in his mouth to stop himself from speaking without thinking. Maybe he was on…
Today
“The living, the living—they praise you, as I am doing today” (Isaiah 38:19). Today you will take about 23,040 breaths, and you don’t even…
Faith and obedience are good for business
There is a sad cynicism in our land that the entire world of work is rigged, that only privileged insiders profit, that hard work…
Reckless love
Musician Cory Asbury struggled to understand what God was like. But things changed when Cory had a son. Whenever he held his baby, he…
Wash me
The back window of our van often sports a scrawled, “Wash Me!” My neighbor’s car, however, always shines. Even before sunrise, he kneels by…
Face-to-face friendship
“Here. Chew this.” How many people in your life—not including family—would you be able to walk up to, take the gum you are chewing…
God’s judgment timetable
One of the sad features of our broken lives on a broken planet is that justice is often murky and delayed and sometimes seems…
Tattoos & Jesus in your heart
My friend Tony has a sweet tattoo of Galatians 2:20 inked over his ribs. Tony came to trust in Jesus in his mid-20s, which…
I know I’m right
I hope you and I never get into an argument. I’m pretty stubborn, and even when seeming to yield, I’m probably just pretending to…
Carry each other’s burdens
Many hands make light the work. That is so true! Even for simple projects, another set of hands can be very helpful. I grew…