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.
Boast in the burn
About twice a week, my wife and I have the same conversation. She says, “My workout at the gym was so hard today.” And,…
Your pain plan: Dial 5-1-1
The next time you’re in pain, I would advise you to dial 5-1-1. That’s my shorthand way of reminding you to open your Bible…
Thank God for forever
The other day I bought a 150-foot rope from Amazon. After it arrived, I wrapped 1 inch of black tape around an end of…
Better than Broadway
My musical-loving daughter wrote letters to some famous Broadway actors and actresses. One day, a reply letter showed up in our mailbox from New…
God gets your abuse
Have you ever been going through something in life and had a conversation with someone who truly understood what you were going through? Maybe…
God loves the abused
A few years back, a pastor told me about the funny way our minds do math. He had just read a study that said…
Abuse is not your fault
As I prepared a series of messages on the topic of abuse, I sent my first drafts to a woman I knew who specialized…
God hates abuse
A man came to my office and confessed to me that he had been abusive with his girlfriend. After expressing my grave concern for…
God is close to the abused
While abuse is not a comfortable topic to talk about, we need to. If the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s statistics are correct,…
If you can save just one
As I was preparing to teach a series of messages on abuse, members of our church gave me some honest feedback on a survey…
Help abusers with grace
Recently 159 members of our church completed a survey to help me prepare for a series of messages on abuse, and one of the…
Help the abusers with truth
I once accused a man of being a liar. Following a conversation with his wife and daughters, three quiet women who told me about…