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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.

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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…

Living My Faith

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,…

Life’s Challenges

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…

Life’s Challenges

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…

Bible 101

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…

Who is God?

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….

Living My Faith

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…

Who is God?

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…

Living My Faith

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…

Friends & Family

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…

Life’s Challenges

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…

Who is God?

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…