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.
Then they came for me
Martin Niemöller was a Lutheran pastor in Nazi Germany. He eventually found the courage to publicly oppose Adolph Hitler. As a result, he spent…
When your body hurts
My back had been mildly hurting for a few days, but by the fourth day, it was killing me! (I’m not exaggerating.) I couldn’t…
Forgiveness sagas
The story of civilization is a forgiveness saga. Unfold a big world map on a table and drop a dime on any modern population…
Dealing with sin
Why would any Christian in his or her right mind listen to Jesus’ teaching in Matthew 18:15-17? Why would any of us even dare…
Reaching out in love
Not long ago, a church in Texas followed the four agonizing but necessary stages of Jesus’ teaching on dealing with sin (Matthew 18:15-17). Sadly,…
A beautiful woman. A beautiful friend.
There’s a woman in Scripture named Tabitha. Her funeral gives us one of the most touching scenes in the entire Bible. Tabitha made clothes…
Givers get!
Every farmer agrees with Paul’s famous words: “Remember this: Whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows generously will also reap generously”…
Crocus watch
My favorite tree is a towering white pine because it’s majestic, soft, and always green. My favorite bird is the red cardinal because he…
No lie
A fact-checker report from the Washington Post says that in President Trump’s first year, he made 2,140 false or misleading claims. By day 558…
Quantity and quality
They say that money won’t make you happy. But if I had the resources, I wouldn’t mind experimenting. The prophet Jeremiah snuck in a…
My temper
I can sure tell when other people are losing their tempers. I hear the pitch of their voices rise. I note the sharpness of…
It’s in the Word
People do know a few things about God all on their own. They know he exists—every culture on earth involves stories about a power…