Viewing Life from the Edge while centering on Jesus
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From the Edges – A Level Playing Field
From the Edges – Morning DevotionsA Level Playing FieldScripture focus – Jeremiah 31: 7-9I was recently reading an article in regard to building up and helping commerce and sustainability in third world countries. Of specific interest is the present situation in Haiti. You know of our passions for Haiti and though I have very specific…
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From the Edges – A life of Allowing God –
Morning Devotions – Allowing God ! Scripture focus – Jeremiah 31: 3-6 What are you allowing God to do? What are you not allowing God to do? So much of what is happening in our lives is what we have allowed God to do. Have you allowed God to have his way. I know…
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From the Edges I Could have just moved on !
Morning Devotions – From the EdgesPastor CalvinI Could Have Just Moved On –Today, I got out of sync, away from normal practices and discipline. I had a sleepless night. Not for any reason other than maybe not putting my mind to rest. The first couple of hours were OK but by 1AM I was walking…
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From the Edges – Walking the Way !
Morning Devotions – Walking the Way! Scripture focus – Jeremiah 31 Walking the way of the Lord is tough. We want to, we really want to, but there are so many distractions. In our trying to be faithful to the call of the Lord but more to walking within the will of God. We don’t…
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Saturday Morning Preparing our Hearts for Worship – From the Edges.
Preparing our hearts for Worship WORSHIP IS Scripture focus – Proverbs 2:1-11 Through the night I kept hearing Proverbs 2. I thought it strange and questioned the Lord “But don’t you know today is the day my devotion centers around preparing for Worship. Again, I heard “Proverbs 2”. “OK Lord” I responded, “I’ll think about…
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Core verse of Scripture for today!
”I say to myself, “The Lord is my portion; therefore I will wait for him.” The Lord is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him;“Lamentations 3:24-25 NIVhttps://bible.com/bible/111/lam.3.24-25.NIV
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Out of the Routine – From the Edges
Morning Devotions – From the EdgesPastor Calvin CookOut of the Routine –Scripture focus – Jeremiah 31:1 & 2 Yesterday I was in a different place than what I have become use to. I was at a meeting and spent the night in a hotel instead of traveling back home late at night in the dark…
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From the Edges – A Heavy Load
From the Edges – Morning DevotionsPastor Calvin CookThe Burden Focus “God is greater than the burdens you are carrying. Cast your burden upon the Lord and He will sustain you.” Psalm 55:22 Are we focused to much on our burdens, troubles, and cares that we are unable to see the way out that God is…
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From the Edges – At the Mountain Top
Morning Devotions – From the Edges Pastor Calvin Cook Where you have been to where you are going Scripture focus – Jeremiah 30:8-10 In that day, declares the Lord Almighty, I will break the yoke off their necks and will tear off their bonds; no longer will foreigners enslave them. . Instead, they will serve…
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From the Edges – Why Things Didn’t Go Better
FROM the EDGES Why Things Didn’t Go Better Pastor Calvin Cook Focus Jeremiah 29:24-32 There is this unspoken thought, sometimes spoken very loudly with the question, why didn’t things go better. I have asked that question a lot. It seems through life’s ups and downs, mountain tops and valleys, that the question of why didn’t…
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