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.
Family history
Being a Jew in the first century included with it a certain amount of pride in your ancestors. Jewish families would tell stories about…
Good or good?
Years ago my daughter went to the store with her grandma and wanted to buy a new toy. Thankfully, my baby had money in…
Firmly rooted
There are different ways to approach life. One approach is to amass power, wealth, influence, and knowledge to have an edge over others. It’s…
Tune your ears to hope
Back in 1982, the Wisconsin Badgers played Michigan State in a Big Ten football game on the same day the Milwaukee Brewers played the…
Read. Write. Worship.
Sometimes I feel too busy to read my Bible. But I came across this passage about God’s expectations for the kings of Israel, men…
Shame is an essential worker
This might seem odd to say, but shame is an essential worker in the kingdom of God. If the sinful actions that came from…
What scale are you using?
I stepped on the corner of our scale in the dark, and the plastic foot broke. Great. No woman really wants to confess that…
Faith in what?
Our culture is infatuated with faith. An 80s pop song told us, “You just gotta have faith,” and Disney constantly preaches, “Just believe.” College…
What are you ashamed of?
Is there anything that you are ashamed of? Apparently, my oldest daughter could answer that question emphatically. I was parked with our family minivan…
Final words
Only two people haven’t experienced death and are physically enjoying heaven. Just two. Enoch, who walked with God right into heaven (Genesis 5:24), and…
Jesus is more than a carpenter
Last year my wife and I had a new home built for the first time in our lives together. Our builder has handled some…
Heaven ahead
Antigua boasts 365 beaches, one for each day of the year. I dispute the math, but I do have a favorite beach. It’s called…