The Prayer Path: A Quiet Place to Meet God
A Place for Prayer, Truth, and Encouragement
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Rooted: Lessons From the Garden
🌿 PART 1 — Rooted Lessons By Guest Contributor: Robin Grimes (Introduction and closing reflection by Pastor Dee) Introduction Every so often, the Lord allows us to meet someone whose everyday life becomes a living parable of His goodness. My friend and sister in Christ, Robin Grimes, is that kind of gift. Robin is a…
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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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The King and His Cross
by Pastor Dee Good Friday is not merely the day we remember Jesus’ suffering—it is the day we behold the King enthroned in self-giving love. The cross is the doorway into God’s acknowledged reign on earth, and prayer is how we walk through that doorway with repentance, faith, and renewed allegiance. Mark 15:33–39 — As…
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The Glory of King Jesus Revealed in Service
Power through Love on Maundy Thursday John 13:1–17 NIV 13 It was just before the Passover Festival. Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end. 2 The evening meal was in progress, and the devil…
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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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Eight Days Later: When Jesus Comes Back for the One Who Missed It
Thomas, Covenant Mercy, and the New Creation Rhythm of God I’m writing this from Richardson, Texas, in the middle of Your Time to Shine 2026 with Sweet Adelines Region 25. It’s a weekend filled with harmony, community, and the joy of voices rising together. And maybe that’s why this passage from John 20 has been…
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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…
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