Thoughts from the Edges

Category: Uncategorized

  • NEVER LEFT – Feeling God’s Presence and Blessings. Devotions from the Edges

    NEVER LEFT –Prepared by Pastor Calvin CookScripture: Genesis 39:21 – But the Lord was with Joseph and showed him steadfast love and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper of the prison. (ESV) One morning, I said to Gail that I was leaving for the day and going on my way. While leaving…

  • NO NEED TO RETURN TO GOD – Morning thoughts from the lessons of Joseph’s life.

    NO NEED TO RETURN TO GOD Prepared by Pastor Calvin COOK January 27, 2025 Scripture focus – Genesis 39:1-3 39 Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt. Potiphar, an Egyptian who was one of Pharaoh’s officials, the captain of the guard, bought him from the Ishmaelites who had taken him there. 2 The Lord…

  • Let Not Your Hearts Be Troubled Prepared by Pastor Calvin Cook – January 24, 2025 Scripture focus – John 14:1-4 “Let not your hearts be troubled. Believe in God; believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms. If it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare…

  • Finding a Right or Better Place – Living Life From the Edges.

    Finding the Right Place Prepared by Pastor Calvin Cook January 23, 2025 Scripture focus – Psalm 91:1-21Whoever dwells in the shelter of the Most High will rest in the shadow of the Almighty. 2I will say of the Lord, “He is my refuge and my fortress, my God, in whom I trust.” I recently had…

  • Recognizing Jesus – Part 2 – Some thoughts for those who are seeking.

    Do We Recognize the Presence of Jesus? Part 2 Prepared by Pastor Calvin Cook – January 22, 2024 Scripture focus: Mark 10: 46-52 Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus and his disciples, together with a large crowd, were leaving the city, a blind man, Bartimaeus (which means “son of Timaeus”), was sitting by the…

  • Do You Recognize Jesus? A devotional for the seeking.

    Do We Recognize the Presence of Jesus?Scripture focus – Mark 10:46-52Prepared by Pastor Calvin – January 21, 2025 Do we recognize Jesus? We recognize the stories about Jesus. We recognize Jesus when we are in trouble and seeking rescue. We recognize Jesus on Sunday morning, in Bible studies, and during religious moments. My thoughts this…

  • Hearing God Calling and Making Excuses – Morning Devotional

    BEING CALLED and MAKING EXCUSES – Prepared by Pastor Calvin Cook Scripture Exodus 3:11-12 (KJV) And Moses said unto God, Who am I, that I should go unto Pharaoh, and that I should bring forth the children of Israel out of Egypt? 12 And he said, Certainly I will be with thee; and this shall…

  • Surrendering from Despair – From the Edges

    Surrendering From Despair Prepared by Pastor Calvin Cook January 17, 2025 The Wesleyan way in small group circles, band meetings, class meetings, even in one on one conversations, the historic question is often asked “how is it with your soul ?” The first time this question was asked of me; I melted before answering and…

  • The Wrestling Match – From the Edges – Morning Devotional

    The Wrestling Match – Prepared by Pastor Calvin Cook – January 16, 2024 Scripture Genesis 32:23-30  After he had sent them across the stream, he sent over all his possessions. 24 So Jacob was left alone, and a man wrestled with him till daybreak. 25 When the man saw that he could not overpower him,…

  • A Devotion for the Hurting – Find comfort in Jesus –

    A Devotion for the Hurting – Prepared by Pastor Calvin Cook – January 15, 2025 Over the last few weeks as I have been with others who are going through test, trials, brokenness, grief and a raft of other emotions and situations, I have relied heavily on the words and promise of Jesus as contained…