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.
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A few years ago, I learned the power of the word and. I was preparing for a series called Gay & God, and I…
The diversity of eternity
This past month, I immersed myself in trying to understand issues of race in contemporary culture, including inner city poverty, unconscious prejudice, and mass…
God doesn’t show favoritism
God’s kind of like Blake Shelton, one of the celebrity judges from the Voice. It’s a reality show where singers try to impress a…
Hard words, happy hearts
I recently heard about a girl who was raised in a religion that added conditions to the gospel. “Believe in Jesus and you are…
Grace teaches us
Grace has supernatural power to change people. Just ask that wee little man. If you grew up in church, you might have learned a…
A new mindset on money
Ti is a tiny word in the Greek language, one of the smallest that you’ll find on any given page of a Greek New…
Easter is about/for real events
The most frequently used words in John’s account of Easter morning are . . . “saw” or “looked” (John 20:1-20). Mary saw the stone…
Easter is about/for real places
The Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem is believed by most scholars to mark the actual tomb of Jesus. This church was built…
Easter is about/for real people
Easter is more than a story. It’s history. Because history is about real people, places, and things, which are exactly what we find in…
The Lamb on the throne
There are two wonderful words that don’t often appear together outside of Christianity—lamb and throne. “And they cried out in a loud voice: ‘Salvation…
A multiracial Messiah
The other day, I tried to track down all the Jesuses in my office. I gathered every painting, picture, icon, and action figure. Then…
Thirsty?
Have you ever wondered why it’s so hard to be satisfied? If you’re like me, living in a prosperous country, you have/own/enjoy more blessings…