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.
The offending of the five thousand
You may have heard of the feeding of the five thousand, but what about the offending of the five thousand that followed Jesus’ miraculous…
Ignorant Christians
About every four weeks, I feel fairly ignorant. That’s because the barbershop where I, an ethnically white man, get my hair cut is not…
Jesus is our best investment
A few months back, I wandered into a local collector’s shop and struck up a conversation with “Rick,” the owner who soon shared his…
I don’t want to, but I have to
Imagine you and I are at the best dinner party ever. Smoked brisket, mango salsa, fresh mozzarella, and not one but two chocolate chip…
4 steps to more church joy
Spiritual growth happens in a fairly predictable way: read, teach, ask, explain. First, someone reads the Bible. Second, someone does their best to teach…
Jesus is worth it
I once witnessed a reluctant two-year-old who did not want to go up for the pastor’s children’s sermon. I could hear him rejecting his…
Show up and show Jesus
What do you do if your friend cheated on their spouse? How do you show grace and truth as they try to put together…
Grace shows up
What do you do if your friend was cheated on? How do you show grace and truth as they try to put together the…
When friends cheat
One of the hardest times to be a good friend is when your friend cheats (or is cheated on). When adultery happens by or…
The wisdom of margin
You can learn a lot from a piece of notebook paper. Just think of those little red lines near the left-hand side, the ones…
Jesus deleted your sins
Food and phones have something in common. Most of us feel bad about our relationship with both of them. We struggle to enjoy them…
The allure of screens
The book of Proverbs, written around three thousand years ago, doesn’t say much about tablets and TikTok, but it can teach us wisdom with…