What is the first love in your life? In our busy world of work, school, kids, and relationships, what is your greatest passion? Your answer is so important when it comes to love. Because in order to love well, you need to have the right order of your loves—starting with the first love.

Get Pastor's Mike new book, "What Is Love?", which has a Bible study written by Time of Grace writer and podcaster Amber Albee Swenson: https://bit.ly/3ux5RB0

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– The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside 
– Little Things, with Amber Albee Swenson
– Bible Threads, with Dr. Bruce Becker
– Evening Encouragements With Pastor Jeremy
– Grace Talks Daily Devotionals
– Bible Breath With Pastor Jeremy Mattek

Happy Easter! Pastor Mike reminds us that we get to celebrate Easter EVERY day!

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– The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside 
– Little Things, with Amber Albee Swenson
– Bible Threads, with Dr. Bruce Becker
– Evening Encouragements With Pastor Jeremy
– Grace Talks Daily Devotionals
– Bible Breath With Pastor Jeremy Mattek

What if someone told you that you could have the best life possible? Even if your life is already pretty good right now, or especially if it's not, you CAN have a really full and abundant life. And, as Pastor Mike shares in today's Easter message, it starts with knowing the beautiful promise Jesus made.

Get Pastor's Mike new book, "What Is Love?", which has a Bible study written by Time of Grace writer and podcaster Amber Albee Swenson: https://bit.ly/3ux5RB0

Check out our other podcasts! Search for these on your favorite podcast app. 
– The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside 
– Little Things, with Amber Albee Swenson
– Bible Threads, with Dr. Bruce Becker
– Evening Encouragements With Pastor Jeremy
– Grace Talks Daily Devotionals
– Bible Breath With Pastor Jeremy Mattek

Issue after issue, regardless of which side you choose, everyone says Jesus is on their side. But two thousand years ago when Jesus walked the earth, what did he really say, and whose side would he take today? This message takes a close look at Jesus and his words and teaches us how we can learn from his perfect example of love.

Get Pastor's Mike new book, "What Is Love?", which has a Bible study written by Time of Grace writer and podcaster Amber Albee Swenson: https://bit.ly/3ux5RB0

Check out our other podcasts! Search for these on your favorite podcast app. 
– The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside 
– Little Things, with Amber Albee Swenson
– Bible Threads, with Dr. Bruce Becker
– Evening Encouragements With Pastor Jeremy
– Grace Talks Daily Devotionals
– Bible Breath With Pastor Jeremy Mattek

Love. Some define love as speaking the truth, no matter how hard it is to hear. Others define it as acceptance, approval, and applause. Love, according to the apostle Paul, is actually both tough and tender—but love is not equal parts of both. Pastor Mike walks us through Paul's words, revealing Paul's recipe for love and giving us three takeaways on how we can show love in the most meaningful way.

Get Pastor's Mike new book, "What Is Love?", which has a Bible study written by Time of Grace writer and podcaster Amber Albee Swenson: https://bit.ly/3ux5RB0

Check out our other podcasts! Search for these on your favorite podcast app. 
– The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside 
– Little Things, with Amber Albee Swenson
– Bible Threads, with Dr. Bruce Becker
– Evening Encouragements With Pastor Jeremy
– Grace Talks Daily Devotionals
– Bible Breath With Pastor Jeremy Mattek

How do you even tackle a subject as big as love? Especially when considering that God is love?

Pastor Mike is once again joined by Amber Albee Swenson—one of our Time of Grace bloggers, podcasters, and writers—as they give us a sneak peek at April's TV message series, "What Is Love?" Pastor Mike and Amber talk about whether love should be tough or tender—with Pastor Mike and Amber each revealing whether they are tough or tender. Spoiler for Amber: she has likely sent camp kids to therapy. The two take a deep dive into love, including showing love to those who disagree with you, whether our loves are ordered correctly, and how to love "those" people.

They also discuss this year's Easter sermon, where Amber poses the question: Even though we know Jesus has given us eternal life with his resurrection, why are so many Christians grumpy?

Pastor Mike and Amber also mention April's new book by Pastor Mike, "What Is Love?" which also includes a Bible study written by Amber. Get this new book, starting in April, at timeofgrace.org with your gift to the ministry.

If our hearts can deceive us and the world can mislead us, certainly the church is a good source of truth. Well . . . maybe. Since the hearts of church leaders can be deceived and many people can follow their teaching, how do we know we can trust the church? Pastor Mike explores what we can do so we know when to trust the church.

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Check out our other podcasts! Search for these on your favorite podcast app. 
– The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside 
– Little Things, with Amber Albee Swenson
– Bible Threads, with Dr. Bruce Becker
– Evening Encouragements With Pastor Jeremy
– Grace Talks Daily Devotionals
– Bible Breath With Pastor Jeremy Mattek

Think of the top two to three voices that get your attention the most: the cable news networks, talk radio shows, podcasts, friends, family members, pastors, teachers. Now, Pastor Mike challenges, are these voices sources of truth you can trust? How do you know? Pastor Mike looks to the Bible to help us answer if we can trust their truth.

Get our new book, "Truth in Our Time": https://bit.ly/3vTwlPK

Check out our other podcasts! Search for these on your favorite podcast app. 
– The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside 
– Little Things, with Amber Albee Swenson
– Bible Threads, with Dr. Bruce Becker
– Evening Encouragements With Pastor Jeremy
– Grace Talks Daily Devotionals
– Bible Breath With Pastor Jeremy Mattek

“Be true to yourself.” That message is found everywhere in today's culture. Since churches, religions, and families are so obviously flawed, we are taught to turn inward in order to find what is true, beautiful, and right. But how do we sift through the countless and oftentimes conflicting desires that we find within? In this message, Pastor Mike poses the question, "Should I live my truth?" The Bible's answer may surprise you.

Get our new book, "Truth in Our Time": https://bit.ly/3vTwlPK

Check out our other podcasts! Search for these on your favorite podcast app. 
– The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside 
– Little Things, with Amber Albee Swenson
– Bible Threads, with Dr. Bruce Becker
– Evening Encouragements With Pastor Jeremy
– Grace Talks Daily Devotionals
– Bible Breath With Pastor Jeremy Mattek

The cross. Pop stars, rappers, bikers, and pastors tattoo it on their bodies, an artistic shape that seems to mean all things to all people. But what does the cross actually mean? As Pastor Mike unpacks the word "cross," he shows us how knowing what the cross is, that Jesus died on one, and what Jesus' death means today will change us in profound ways.

Get our new book, "Truth in Our Time": https://bit.ly/3vTwlPK

Check out our other podcasts! Search for these on your favorite podcast app. 
– The Nonmicrowaved Truth with C.L. Whiteside 
– Little Things, with Amber Albee Swenson
– Bible Threads, with Dr. Bruce Becker
– Evening Encouragements With Pastor Jeremy
– Grace Talks Daily Devotionals