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Time is one of God’s greatest gifts. We all receive twenty‑four hours a day, and we mark our calendars with birthdays, anniversaries, and milestones. The only difference between our time and someone else’s is how much of it we are given. Some live to old age; others leave this world far too soon. But why do we count time? What are we measuring? Whether we admit it or not, we are all moving toward one appointment: the Day of Judgment. On that day, every person will give an ac

The miracle of adoption — and the God who adopts us all. There once was a man who struggled to understand what true love really was. He believed in God, but he did not yet understand how deeply God loved him or what it meant to be adopted into God’s family. So God chose a very special way to teach him — through the adoption of a little girl. A Mommy and Daddy Who Longed for a Child The man and his wife were very sad. They longed to be a mommy and daddy, but they could not ha

When I was a young man, a co-worker did what we believe all men in their twenties do. Somewhere along the line he too must have wondered if there was more to life than what he knows. So he asked me what is love? I told him that was an easy question to answer, “God is love.” He was offended that I with no college education would think I know something, that he didn’t learn in college. Love is not something you find in a bar, on a Saturday night. Getting drunk and picking

For years I struggled under a lie that Satan whispered relentlessly: “God is not pleased with you.” That lie drained my joy, fed my anxiety, and kept me running in circles. I felt like I had to fight God for anything good in my life — as if He were reluctant to bless me, reluctant to love me, reluctant to be near me. I remember telling a men’s group that I felt like I had to earn God’s approval every single day. I said, “It’s like He’s not pleased with me.” Three men stared

As God the Father and Christ Jesus sit face‑to‑face in conversation, I burst into the Holy of Holies—talking fast, running around, praising and thanking them with no time to stop. And just as quickly as I entered, I was gone. As I ran down the hallway, I overheard them say, “That’s John.” For the first time, that comment really bothers me. It hits me how deeply God the Father and Christ Jesus love me—and how much they desire to spend time with me. So what insecurity keeps me

The Warrior on the Path The warrior walking down the path of righteousness looks up and sees a castle standing directly in his way. In front of the castle door is a guard—the tallest and strongest man he has ever seen. The warrior hopes the guard is on Jesus’ side, for he has no desire to fight him. The warrior is exhausted. His shield is dented from enemy arrows and sword blows. His sword is bloody and dull, hanging straight down because the belt of truth is broken. His armo

Calm down. Pick your spot. Breathe. Then hold your breath and slowly squeeze the trigger. I couldn’t believe what was happening. The ten‑point buck I had been chasing for two years stood broadside fifty yards in front of me, completely unaware of my presence. It was Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving, and I planned to hunt down in the swamp. As I walked toward it, I felt impressed by God to go twenty yards past the old shack. Just off the big field, tucked into the wo

My dad and I were out in the woods bow hunting. He showed me a good spot to set up and pointed out a solid tree I could climb using my old‑style tree stand. Back in the 70s, a tree stand was nothing fancy—just a wooden platform and a metal bar that wrapped around the tree. You hugged the trunk, pulled your knees up toward your chest, stood up, and repeated the process. It was simple, quiet, and didn’t harm the tree. Before long, you could be ten or fifteen feet in the air. O

I don’t know about you, but I get deeply excited when God speaks to me—especially when He calls me by name. In 2022, while shoveling my driveway and seeking my purpose in God’s Kingdom, the Lord spoke so clearly: “Your purpose is to pray for a Worldwide Great Awakening.” My heart leapt. I told Him, “Lord, I can do that.” Then in 2024, He spoke again: “Ask others to join you.” So I created the Collective Prayer Network website and Instagram page, hoping to gather believers wh

Jesus said, “He who has seen Me has seen the Father” (John 14:9 NKJV). If our view of Jesus is distorted, then our view of the Father will be distorted as well. Jesus is the perfect revelation of God the Father. Through Him, we see the Father’s heart, His character, His love, and His intentions toward us. Through Jesus, we are acceptable to God our Father.Through Jesus, we receive justification, knowing we will never pay for our sins. Paul wrote by the Holy Spirit in Romans 8

I had a nightmare that I was in Hell. I was in the lake of fire and burning. I sat up and was completely relieved that it was a nightmare as sweat ran off my body. As I was sitting up in bed God spoke to me. He said, "I did not design Hell for the human race." Ezekiel 18:23 says, "Do I have any pleasure in the death of the wicked, declares the Lord GOD, rather than that he should turn from his ways and live?" Imagine the world is at war, and you know how to end the war.