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.
Look at you
Depending on how you grew up, how your dad treated your mom, how your mom spoke to your dad, or how the adults in…
Abusers at church?
There’s a man in prison who watches Time of Grace and writes me grateful, encouraging, and faith-filled letters. One day, however, I came across…
The (second) longest sentence in the Bible
The second-longest sentence in the Bible is one of my favorites. The longest sentence, technically, is the genealogy of Jesus from Luke chapter 3,…
The first Christians loved life
The Romans, as you may have heard, did not love children. Not only did they often abort them; they also “exposed” them, meaning that…
The key to great prayer
A few weeks ago, I asked our church a dangerous question: “What grade would you give your prayer life?” About 160 people gave their…
The cross and your abortion
“It’s kind of an emergency,” a woman from church insisted as she handed me her phone. That’s when I heard the confession of her…
Does life begin at conception?
“Is our couch sinful?” I asked my daughters as we discussed the issue of abortion during a family devotion. “No,” my youngest said, “unless…
Does life begin at recognition
Last night my daughters and I got into an unexpected discussion about when life begins. Without tipping my hand, I asked the girls when…
Does life begin when babies can survive?
Dr. Willie Parker doesn’t believe that performing abortions conflicts with his faith in God. Why? In describing abortion, he writes, “Before twenty-two weeks, a…
Does life begin at desire
In exploring people’s answers to, When does life begin? I discovered that some say, “When the mother wants a baby.” Since every child should…
Does life begin at birth?
One of the top five answers to, When does life begin? is “At birth.” Once out of the womb, we’re no longer looking at…
The issue regarding abortion
Given how frequent, emotional, and personal abortions are, we need a God-given foundation for what we believe and why we believe it. Since many…