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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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Bible 101

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…

Living My Faith

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…

Life’s Challenges

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…

Living My Faith

My best friend in the morning

I saw a commercial for a coffee creamer recently. The actor in the ad said, “This is my best friend in the morning!” As…

Living My Faith

4 steps to more church joy

Spiritual growth happens in a fairly predictable way: read, teach, ask, explain. First, someone reads the Bible. Second, someone does their best to teach…

Living My Faith

If you’re a Christian, you’re creative!

When a creative person dares to present an outside-the-box idea, there always seems to be a hater lurking in the shadows: “Looks like *someone*…

Living My Faith

On-again, off-again

“So [God] saved them from the hand of the foe and redeemed them from the power of the enemy. And the waters covered their…

Living My Faith

Perfect days

You have 15 perfect days a year according to a survey of two thousand American adults commissioned by the U.S. Highbush Blueberry Council. The…

Life’s Challenges

Disciplined

Sometimes I wish I were more disciplined. I wish it were easier to automate good habits. I wish temptations weren’t so tempting. I wish…

Living My Faith

Awe at God’s wonders

I recently visited Las Vegas for the first time. Have you been there? It’s pretty cool. I was passing through on a road trip,…

Bible 101

When one and done doesn’t cut it

I’m not telling Time of Grace how to spend its budget, but couldn’t Pastor Mike just write the definitive devotion on grace and call…

Living My Faith

Paving the way

A longtime work friend of my husband’s recently visited us. He’s a Christian who is zealous about proclaiming the gospel to “save people from…