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.
During corona, your pastor needs you
The other day, the pastors at our congregation wanted to make sure our church was making it through the new world that the coronavirus…
Blessing #10—Teaching Us Who’s Eternal
There are three words that have changed my life—GOD is here! I love thinking about the presence of GOD. Not some lame, meh, shrug-your-shoulders…
Blessing #9—Teaching Us What’s Temporary and What’s Eternal
One of the dangers of living in 2020 America is the feeling of invincibility. In other times and places, people expected war to take…
Blessing #8—Teaching Us Gospel Theology
Right when the coronavirus was snowballing into a global pandemic, I was trying to get home. After an abbreviated trip to Israel, I was…
Blessing # 7—Teaching Us to Love Church
Can you imagine this isolation without modern advances in technology? This week, I watched the livestream of our church’s worship service, complete with multiple…
Gather, Seek, Serve
There are many temptations that keep us from church, and so many distractions that keep us from worshiping if we get there. This message reminds us why we gather every week in Jesus’ name.
Blessing #6—Teaching Us Generosity
I suspect that 2020 will throw us the slowest pitch the Christian church has gotten in a long time. Our prayers for revival might…
Blessing #5—Teaching Us to See People
Once self-isolation became the norm in our neighborhoods, I started to (finally) think of my neighbors. The elderly couple down the road—how are they…
Blessing #4—Teaching Us Gratitude
“I have ZERO clue how your wife handles [my son] five days a week!” That was an actual text a church member sent to…
Blessing #3—Teaching Us Family Discipleship
Until the coronavirus hit, I couldn’t recall a time that my family ate breakfast, lunch, and dinner together for an entire week. Neither could…
In a corona world, love like a local
I made the mistake (again) of checking the news today. The headlines (again) were global. “America may be at its most dangerous point.” “Italy…
Blessing #2: Teaching Us Humility
Every time I read the news (which might be a mistake these days), I find another story of a celebrity who tested positive for…