Grace Moments
Grace Moments are daily devotions written by Pastor Mike and many other Time of Grace writers. These Bible-based messages cover a wide variety of topics and help you experience a satisfied life as you see God all around you. Join the thousands of people who receive these devotions for encouragement by subscribing to have them delivered to your inbox each morning.
Comm-union
Would you think I was creepy if I told you that I like to watch people during Communion? Okay, I know that sounds slightly…
All the wondering isn’t done
I wonder what ethical challenges or unintended consequences may come from artificial intelligence and machines that learn. They are behind innovations like driverless cars,…
Living with loss: Your wealth
Nobody is immune from financial disaster. It can happen in so many ways—expensive health catastrophe, protracted loss of income to the family breadwinner, bad…
Where are you, Lord?
How you can you live with the disconnect? You know what I mean—the gap between what God’s Word promises you and what you see…
No excuses
Children don’t have to be coached to know how to attempt to weasel out of responsibility for their misdeeds. They figure out denial (“Not…
Not a coincidence
God is subtle, isn’t he? He’s so quiet that some people can go through their entire lives and not notice his work at all….
Still at risk
How different Israelite society was 3,400 years ago! The conquest of Canaan had just begun; most of the people had a subsistence lifestyle and…
A singular gift
God’s gifts come in multiples. Even though one particular star is really important to us, a clear night reveals God made too many to…
A very great reward
Once I made the short list in a nationwide writing competition (Canada is a relatively small nation). I won $1,000 and was interviewed by…
Live like redwoods
When we lived in California, we visited the redwoods. What astonished us is that some of these trees started growing possibly when Jesus walked…
God makes our sufferings work for us
Nobody escapes suffering. We are all hurting to some degree right now . . . some of us are in terrible pain. But do…
The Spirit gives spiritual life
You probably have some stressful memories of being dumped somewhere and left to fend for yourself. Maybe your parents pushed you into some kind…