Thoughts from the Edges

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  • FEAR vs. HOLY BOLDNESS – Thoughts From the Edges while Following Jesus.

    Fear vs. Holy BoldnessPastor Calvin CookSeptember 9, 2025 Scripture: “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” — 2 Timothy 1:7 I recently found myself in a situation – where I wanted to be bold, speak up, and out in the midst…

  • Stepping Back to Move Forward —

    Stepping Back to Move ForwardFrom the heart of Pastor Calvin CookSeptember 8, 2025 Isaiah 43:8-10 “Remember this, keep it in mind, take it to heart, you rebels. 9 Remember the former things, those of long ago; I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like me.10 I make…

  • Identity – Claiming it in what? Jesus or the World?

    Claiming IdentityPastor Calvin CookSeptember 5, 2025Scripture: 2 Corinthians 5:17 “Therefore if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come. The old has gone the new is here!” I’m teetering in my thoughts this morning between dealing with discouragement as well as thoughts about what or who we are claiming our identity in. What is…

  • Walking Together, Even When We’re at Different Places.

    Walking Together, Even When We’re at Different Places From the heart of Pastor Calvin Cook September 4, 2025 Joshua 1:1-3 After the death of Moses the servant of the Lord, the Lord said to Joshua the son of Nun, Moses assistant: Moses my servant is dead. Now therefore arise, go over this over this Jordan,…

  • Ashes to Beauty – What Jesus Can Do –

    What Jesus Can Do – Ashes to BeautyFrom the heart of Pastor Calvin CookSeptember 3, 2025 Life is brutal and hard and often leaves us standing in despair. It seems that many times the hope we once had that brought us joy is completely gone and all that remains is the ashes of disappointment, grief,…

  • Ashes To Beauty – What Jesus Can Do –

    What Jesus Can Do – Ashes to BeautyFrom the heart of Pastor Calvin CookSeptember 3, 2025 Life is brutal and hard and often leaves us standing in despair. It seems that many times the hope we once had that brought us joy is completely gone and all that remains is the ashes of disappointment, grief,…

  • When We Ask God and God Answers – Asking questions from where we are.

    When We Ask God and God AnswersFrom the heart of Pastor Calvin CookSeptember 2, 2025 Scripture – James 1:16-18 Do not be deceived, my beloved. Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or shadow due to change. Of his…

  • Did God Bring Me to This Place? Are we in the place we need to be with God?

    Did God Bring Me to This Place?Pastor Calvin CookSeptember 1, 2025 Scripture Focus – Genesis 45:7–8 But God sent me ahead of you to preserve for you a remnant on earth and to save your lives by a great deliverance. 8 “So then, it was not you who sent me here, but God. He made…

  • What Is New Today? A Saturday Morning Devotional to Pause Us.

    New Every Morning –A Saturday morning Thought from Pastor CalvinAugust 30, 2025Scripture Focus: “The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases; his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness.” — Lamentations 3:22–23 (ESV) This past week while on the road in the early morning for various reasons,…

  • Making Room – In the Midst of Everything – Following Jesus From the Edges –

    Devotional: In the Midst of EverythingPastor Calvin CookAugust 29,2026Scripture: “Be still, and know that I am God.” – Psalm 46:10 Life rarely slows down. Our schedules fill, our responsibilities weigh heavy, and distractions press in from every side. In the midst of everything—whether it’s joy, sorrow, busyness, or weariness—there is a gentle invitation from God:…