Pastor Mike Novotny
Pastor Mike Novotny has served God’s people in full-time ministry since 2007 in Madison and, most recently, at The CORE in Appleton, Wisconsin. He also serves as the lead speaker for Time of Grace, where he shares the good news about Jesus through television, print, and online platforms.
Your screen and your soul
Technology is a tension, isn’t it? Families feel this when they FaceTime siblings two states away … and when they sit in the same…
Jesus will get you to the finish
Years ago I made the foolish decision to try to run a marathon way faster than I was trained to run. For the final…
The path to burnout
People burn out by following a predictable path. First, we compromise. We know enough about the human body to realize what we should do,…
Balance in a burnout culture
Our modern, American, Christian culture sets you up to burn you out. First, a modern culture is disconnected from the natural rhythms that guided…
Help! is a brave word
I recently met a young woman who just became a Christian. During our conversation, she told me of a book about a horse, a…
Put in place for a purpose
Have you ever felt like your life lacks purpose? You’re at a job you don’t love, grinding out another shift and hoping for something…
Biblical self-care (Part 4)
So much of our work is about getting people to like us, isn’t it? We work so hard on school projects because we want…
Biblical self-care (Part 3)
While God wants us to sweat, he also wants us to rest. Jesus did. “Then, because so many people were coming and going that…
Biblical self-care (Part 2)
“If you find a job that doesn’t feel like work, you’ll never work a day in your life.” Do you believe that? Jesus had…
Biblical self-care (Part 1)
Four out of the five pastors at my church recently admitted (and gave me permission to tell you) that they almost didn’t make it….
How do you know God loves you?
When you are in unspeakable pain, it is natural to question the love of God. If God has the power to end your pain,…
Bucket list
The other day I stumbled across a 2008 version of my bucket list, a document of 71 things I wanted to accomplish before I…