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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.
Time to Pray
From election politics to the economy, from healthcare to social issues, this year has given us so many opportunities to talk about the serious…
Meditating on Scripture
The Bible can be intimidating, can’t it? With 66 separate books inside and over ¾-million words, that’s a lot to read. And where do…
2 Questions to Ask Your Kids Today!
Journalist Hilde Kate Lysiak broke a news story about a neighborhood murder. After talking with neighbors and police, she posted a full-length story and…
6 ways to show your kids they are precious to you
Adam LaRoche—a baseball player for the Chicago White Sox—walked away from 13 million dollars. When the team’s vice president told LaRoche that his 14-year-old…
You are not free porn
Dear girls . . . lovely, beautiful tween and teenage girls, You are not free porn. I know you want the boy to like…
God is good even when life is not
This Thanksgiving, as part of our prayers, my family will say, “O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good.” At one church we…
What are you doing, God?
Within the past few weeks, people I love have been through a lot. A father died unexpectedly. An acquaintance was diagnosed with cancer. A…
Promposals
3 important reminders we need to share with our teens I think promposals are dumb. There, I said it. My oldest just started high…
Mommy & Daddy are getting a divorce
Why we need to be proactive in focusing on our marriages The video of the six-year-old girl reacting to the news of her parents’…
Praying for the ordinary
There is no shortage of prayer needs, right? Churches set up entire prayer chains to pray for people who are either suffering or rejoicing….
7 lessons in raising heroes
Last week, Spencer Stone, Alek Skarlatos, and Anthony Sadler were on a train to Paris. That’s when these three men stopped a terrorist and…
Parenting by terror
As if parents don’t have enough fears for their children . . . Have you seen the most recent viral video where Coby Persin,…