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.
Short prayers work
According to Jesus, the power of prayer isn’t in the number of words that you pray. Our Savior taught, “And when you pray, do…
Avoid the pitfalls of prayer
Have you ever driven up a mountain? On one side of your car is a cliff with a drop that would plummet your car…
Better than 7,700,000,000 likes
It feels pretty good to be liked. Whether you’re a social media user or not, you’ve probably felt the rush of having someone notice…
The key to great prayer
A few weeks ago, I asked our church a dangerous question: “What grade would you give your prayer life?” About 160 people gave their…
The problem with getting older
Now that I’m 40, the devil loves to use my experiences, hard-won wisdom, and lessons learned to convince me that I don’t need to…
Devoted to prayer
Okay, confession time. I stink at prayer. Stink might be a strong verb, but it’s the right one. I’ve tried prayer apps, repeating calendar…
The man who preached to 20 million
One day a reporter went to witness the most famous man on earth in action. Walter Maier, the Lutheran radio preacher whose sermons reached…
P.R.A.Y.
Most of my prayers sounds like this: “Dear God, AAAAAAAAAAAAAA! In Jesus’ name. Amen.” I should explain. I think of prayer as having four…
What I pray (almost) every morning
There’s a passage I pray almost every morning. I say “almost” because I’m not a morning person. Some mornings I wake up in a…