Thoughts from the Edges

Viewing Life from the Edge while centering on Jesus

  • I Will – I Did –

    I Will. I Did. Pastor Calvin Cook January 12, 2026 A Devotional on Faithfulness, Follow-Through, and Living What We Say In the words of Jesus : “Let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No.’” Matthew 5:37 (NIV) As I begin this morning in my devotional time, I was drawn to my journal and my…

  • AFTER THIS THE SHIELD – Following Jesus From Edges – Devotional

    After this the Shield Pastor Calvin Cook January 9, 2026 Why am I where I am today with my thoughts? I received a question from a reader asking how I focus these thoughts each morning and how most times they are varied. There is a long answer to the question but most recently it has…

  • Stepping Into God’s Story.

    Stepping Into God’s Story A Devotional from David and Goliath Pastor Calvin Cook, January 8, 2026 Scripture: 1 Samuel 17:45–47 (NIV) : “You come against me with sword and spear and javelin, but I come against you in the name of the Lord Almighty… For the battle is the Lord’s.” I love how the Holy…

  • UNLESS –

    UNLESS Pastor Calvin Cook January 7, 2026 “Unless the Lord builds the house, the builders labor in vain.” — Psalm 127:1 (NIV) This morning, I was praying through scripture. Today’s focus during this prayer time was on Psalms 3 and 5. It seemed that each verse took me to a different place of prayer. I…

  • I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For – Thoughts From the Edges while Following Jesus.

    I STILL HAVEN’T FOUND WHAT I’M LOOKING FOR – Pastor Calvin Cook January 6, 2026 “He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in the human heart…”  Ecclesiastes 3:11 (NIV) Something happened this morning ! The last several weeks amid Advent, Christmas, New Years  and now Epiphany I have been…

  • What Will We Carry? Thoughts on the Gifts we present to Jesus.

    What Will We Carry? A Devotional Reflection on the Wise Men Pastor Calvin Cook January 2, 2025 Each year at this same time we return to the story of the Wise Men. Travelers from afar who followed a star, carrying gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh were not random offerings. They were intentional, costly, and…

  • Expectant for the Move of God – Happy 2026 New Year.

    Expectant for the Move of God — A New Year Devotional As we step into a new year, my heart is filled with a sense of expectancy. Not a distant hope, not a wish whispered into the wind—but a confident belief that God is moving, here, now, and in the days ahead. I don’t want…

  • Finding What Wasn’t Lost – Following Jesus From the Edges

    Finding What Wasn’t Lost – Pastor Calvin Cook December 31, 2025 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. This…

  • A Light Breaks into the Darkness –

    A Light Breaks Into the Darkness Pastor Calvin Cook December 30, 2025 Isaiah 60:1 — “Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord rises upon you.” I am reflecting on our Advent and Christmas season this year, with new truths learned and hope, joy, and peace experienced through the presence…

  • WHAT CHRISTMAS CHANGED – Following Jesus as a expectant Shepherd from the Edges.

    What CHRISTMAS CHANGED – Pastor Calvin Cook – December 26, 2025 Taking some time to realize, pray about and receive what the birth of Jesus changed. All through the Advent and into the Christmas season, there has become a realization for me what has to change. Not just in our own lives, but in the…

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