Thoughts from the Edges

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  • Highs and Lows – Dealing with it – From the Edges

    Highs and Lows – God Is There Through It All Pastor Calvin Cook – July 14, 2025 Scripture: “If I go up to the heavens, you are there; if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.” — Psalm 139:8 (NIV) Again please be reminded these devotions are written to myself in my…

  • PAUSED or STALLED – There is a difference !

    Stalled – Part 3“Pause or Stalled?”July 10, 2025Scripture: “Be still, and know that I am God.” — Psalm 46:10 (NIV) Over the past few days, I’ve felt the Holy Spirit stirring my heart around this idea of being stalled—not in the mechanical sense, but in the spiritual one. And I’ve been reminded that any separation…

  • STALLED AGAIN – A reflection on being stalled in our Faith Journey –

    STALLED – Part 2July 9, 2025Scripture: “He lifted me out of the slimy pit, out of the mud and mire; he set my feet on a rock and gave me a firm place to stand.” — Psalm 40:2 (NIV) One of my first cars was a Dodge Omni with a standard transmission and a 3-speed…

  • STALLED – A look at where we are in our faith journey.

    Stalled Scripture –  “The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but you do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.” John 3:8 One of the first memories I have of a car was a Rambler that…

  • What Matters Most – A morning devotional From the Edges !

    Remembering What Matters Most Pastor Calvin Cook July 7, 2025 Scripture: Colossians 2:6–7 (NIV) — “So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” My schedule every day is…

  • Freedom

    Some Thoughts on FreedomPastor Calvin CookJuly 4, 2025 “It is for freedom that Christ has set us free. Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 As we celebrate Independence Day, we pause to thank God for the freedoms we enjoy in this country—freedom to…

  • What is Leading You ? Being Led by the Spirit.

    Led by the Spirit – Pastor Calvin Cook – July 3, 2025 “The Lord is my shepherd, I lack nothing! He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters, he refreshes my soul, He guides me along the right paths for His name’s sake” Psalm 23:1-3  (NIV) We know it…

  • Keeping Focus in an Un-Focused World

    Keeping Focus Pastor Calvin Cook July 2, 2025 “Fixing our eyes on Jesus, the pioneer and perfecter of faith.” – Hebrews 12:2 “But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven and saw the glory of God, and Jesus standing at the right hand of God.” – Acts 7:55 For the last several…

  • Some Thoughts on Standing on Holy Ground. Is it time yet?

    Some Thoughts on Standing on Holy Ground July 1, 2025 “Do not come any closer,” God said. “Take off your sandals, for the place where you are standing is holy ground.” Exodus 3:5 (NIV) Trying to be in the right place all the time is tough. Even tougher is discerning “is the place where I…

  • CUT TO THE HEART – A surgery done by the HOLY SPIRIT –

    Being Cut to the HeartActs 2:37 “When the people heard this, they were cut to the heart and said to Peter and the other apostles, ‘Brothers, what shall we do?’” (NIV) In following up on yesterday’s message and preaching, here are a few more thoughts on Being Cut to the Heart. The worship service from…