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Follow Pastor Mike and the other Time of Grace blog writers as they cover a wide variety of topics. Though each writer’s unique style and perspective give each post a different flavor, all of their writing will help you reflect more deeply on the grace of God in your life and how you can live your life to serve him.
“Because you say so”
One day as Jesus was standing by the Lake of Gennesaret, the people were crowding around him and listening to the word of God….
Where’s your focus?
I’m not sure what you got for Christmas. I got COVID. Thankfully, my physical symptoms were mild. Unfortunately, my emotional and spiritual reactions were…
Just four things
One of my favorite memes was based on a tweet from 2018: My 3yo said she wanted to be an astronaut, and I said…
Arise and shine. God is here!
Christmas joy and Christmas grief are the unavoidable extremes of Christmas. Parents of young children, the healthy, and those who have successfully had more…
Reflecting on kids and crisis during Christmas
I recently attended a seminar held in my city about mental health, suicide, and crisis prevention. The statistics and stories from my part of…
Christianity and mental health
Last December, Gallup reported that our country’s mental health was as low as it has ever been since they started gathering data in 2001….
Fight back
It feels like the world is getting more evil. I need both hands (and possibly my feet) to count how many people in the…
Something to give
I remember the exact date, time, and where I was when things started going downhill for our family this fall. We all experience it…
All the marshmallows
Have you heard of the famous marshmallow experiment? In the 1960s, a Stanford professor tested hundreds of children ages 4-5 by sitting them down…
In a world of conspiracies, how do you find the truth?
The Netflix documentary The Social Dilemma was prophetic. Granted it is ironic that Netflix produced a movie that bashed addictive media that removes people…
Practicing gratitude
If your social media feed looks anything like mine in November, thankfulness and gratitude are making a comeback. In a buildup to Thanksgiving, friends…
Standing for the truth
My family recently watched the movie The Courier. It’s based on the true story of a British businessman who carried secrets from a spy…