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.
Praise is fleeting, but GOD is forever
I have a special email folder labeled “Encouragement.” Whenever a kind, thoughtful word comes my way, I drag that message into that folder, saving…
Friendship is fleeting, but GOD is forever
The other day I paged through my grade school yearbooks. Besides the questionable clothing choices and baffling hairstyles, I was struck by a simple…
Everything is fleeting, but GOD is forever
For 157 straight Sundays, I wore the same blue, checkered, button-up shirt to church. I’m not exaggerating. A creature of habit I must be,…
Jesus reconciles with real sinners
There’s a difference between forgiveness and reconciliation. Forgiveness is when you make the daily choice not to get back at the person who sinned…
The pressure is off
In November 2019, social media giant Instagram decided to hide the number of “likes” each posted picture received. Instead of revealing that 73 people…
When sin tears people apart
I find Paul’s words to the Romans as challenging as they are beautiful: “If it is possible, as far as it depends on you,…
Is peace possible?
I love how realistic the apostle Paul is. While teaching on sin, forgiveness, and reconciliation, he wrote, “If it is possible, as far as…
The Savior of poor sinners
When Jesus was baptized, the Holy Spirit came down like a dove. Do you know what that means? In the Bible, doves are connected…
How do I forgive?
Years ago I got into a rather unloving exchange with a fellow Christian. The tension had been growing for months, so we met face-to-face…
The gift of repentance
Do you love repenting? That word might bring some uninspiring pictures to mind. Perhaps an angry preacher thumping his Bible or a street corner…
The math of forgiveness
Here’s a story that Jesus almost told—There was a man who owed a king 100 silver coins. The king, knowing the man couldn’t pay…
Where forgiveness begins
Have you ever seen the musical (or read the book) Les Misérables? It is, in part, about a convict named Jean Valjean who refuses…