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.
No weight limit on forgiveness
While most everyone agrees that forgiveness (the opposite of vengeance) is the right thing to do, there are three aspects to biblical forgiveness that…
Is Jesus disappointed in you?
A few years ago, I lost my voice and my car wouldn’t start on the same day, so I ordered an Uber to give…
Prone to wander
A famous old hymn said, “Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it. Prone to leave the God I love.” The author admitted that his…
Why so few Christians?
When I was kid, about nine in ten Americans claimed to be Christian. Now that I’m middle-aged, only six in ten Americans stand with…
When you slip, Jesus saves
Everyone was feeling the tension during a crucial moment of filming the 2000 movie Reindeer Games. Light was fading fast, and the director was…
Saved
In late 2022, a sunken boat left three Louisiana boaters stranded 25 miles off the coast. By tying their ice chests together, they were…
Got room for Jesus?
In his classic Christmas carol “Joy to the World,” Isaac Watts encouraged, “Let every heart prepare him room.” Jesus, the Lord and King, wants…
God + man = Jesus (and really good news!)
Ready for a mental workout? Then read the lyrics of this classic Christmas carol—“Christ, by highest heaven adored/Christ, the everlasting Lord/late in time behold…
Are you good?
Back in 2013, Oprah gave a commencement speech at Harvard where she revealed a question that she had been asked by President Bush, President…
Hark! (a.k.a. Hey!)
Way back in 1739, Charles Wesley wrote a Christmas song soaked with Scripture. If “Away in a Manger” is like Cool Whip on a…
Worthy of whatever
Phil Wickham’s modern rendition of “Away in a Manger” ends with some stirring lyrics about worshiping Jesus for all the days of his life…
Better than a five-star hotel
What’s the best room you’ve ever stayed in? I’ve never spent a night in a five-star hotel, but I have been in a few…