Category: Holy Week
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Stonecroft Ministry Reflections
As I take my final remaining class in my doctoral studies at Liberty University and step into a new season of tutoring students there, I find myself in a moment of transition before beginning dissertation work. In the middle of all of that, what feels most like a gift is this—being invited into a circle…
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Empowered, United, Sent
When the Spirit Comes and the Church Goes… Opening Scripture “But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the end of the earth.”— Acts 1:8 (ESV) After Jesus rose from the grave and ascended…
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Risen, Seated, Reigning
Why the Throne of Christ Changes Everything “God raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly places, far above all rule and authority and power and dominion, and above every name that is named, not only in this age but also in the one to come.”— Ephesians 1:20–21…
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Waiting, Whispers, Wind
Remembering Jesus in the Days Between Promise and Power “All these with one accord were devoting themselves to prayer, together with the women and Mary the mother of Jesus, and his brothers.”— Acts 1:14 (ESV) There is something holy about waiting. Waiting strips away our illusion of control. It slows the body and sharpens the…
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Ready. Set. Go! Happy Resurrection Sunday! He lives!
The grave was robbed of its finality. Faith is the finish line.”— Pastor Burden, First Baptist Lubbock That line stayed with me because it names a truth we live inside every day: the grave no longer has the last word, and yet faith still requires movement. Obedience alone does not finish the race—faith does. 2…
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Silent Saturday and the Song Within
A reflection for Joanna Forbes and the Singing Women of Texas, West Chapter Dear Joanna,Dear Singing Women of Texas, As I have been studying my Bible and preparing for a research project involving singing, community, and Scripture, I found myself unexpectedly pausing in gratitude. Before writing another note or chasing another footnote, I stopped to…
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Holy Wednesday: A Fish and a Fig Tree – When God Confronts the Heart
Two Warnings. One God. Your Heart. God always pursues—not to punish, but to transform. Scripture Jonah 4:1–4 (ESV) Jonah’s Anger at the Lord’s Compassion 4 But to Jonah this seemed very wrong, and he became angry. 2 He prayed to the Lord, “Isn’t this what I said, Lord, when I was still at home? That is what I tried to forestall…
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Holy Monday: The Cluttered Temple and the Cluttered Heart
Matthew 21:12-13 by Pastor Dee On Holy Monday, we follow Jesus into the temple courts, where He overturns tables, scatters coins, and confronts a system that had drifted far from God’s heart. Matthew tells us: “Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables…
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Holy Week: Palm Sunday — The Redefining of Kingship
By Pastor Dee Holy Week arrives like a sacred invitation, drawing us into the final days of Jesus’ earthly ministry and inviting us to follow Him with deeper attention and tender devotion. It is a week rich with meaning, prophecy, and fulfillment. Palm Sunday stands at the gateway, not merely as a ceremonial tradition, but…
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A Journey Through the Gardens Where God Meets Humanity
From the Garden of Creation to the Garden of Resurrection By Pastor Dee House of Prayer Ministry Spring has arrived again, and many of us are stepping outside with our gloves and watering cans, ready to tend the gardens that have been resting all winter. There is something sacred about this yearly ritual. The warming…