Thoughts from the Edges

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  • A CALL TO LEARN, TO MOVE ON. Isaiah 54 Wrap-Up Devotional.

    A Call to Learn, and a Call to Move On Isaiah 54 – Wrap-Up Devotional Pastor Calvin Cook November 21, 2025 For a month and one day, I have been on a journey focusing on Isaiah 54. You can read in the devotional dated October 20th, the reason behind this. This journey through this chapter…

  • Righteousness Being Restored. A cry from the Edges.

    Righteousness Being Restored Pastor Calvin Cook November 20, 2025 “In righteousness you will be established; tyranny will be far from you; you will have nothing to fear. Terror will be far removed; it will not come near you.” Isaiah 54:14 (NIV)** There comes a point in every life when we must ask the deeper questions—not…

  • The Call to Rest – Finding Peace while living on the Edge.

    A Call to Rest in His Peace Pastor Calvin Cook November 19, 2025   Scripture: “For the mountains shall depart and the hills be removed, but My kindness shall not depart from you, nor shall My covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has mercy on you. — Isaiah 54:10 (NKJV) It seems…

  • Vision to Do God’s Work – Thoughts from the Edges.

    Vision to Do God’s Work Pastor Calvin Cook November 18, 2025 Scripture: “O afflicted city, lashed by storms and not comforted, I will rebuild you with stones of turquoise, your foundations with lapis lazuli. I will make your battlements of rubies, your gates of sparkling jewels, and all your walls of precious stones.”* — *Isaiah…

  • NO GUARDRAILS – What is guiding you? Following Jesus from the Edges

    NO GUARDRAILS Pastor Calvin Cook November 17, 2025 Isaiah 54:7 “For a brief moment I abandoned you, but with deep compassion I will bring you back.”(NIV) I was recently having a conversation with a brother in the faith. We were talking about what most conversations end up with today about how bad things are. How…

  • Are You Taking Care of What God has entrusted you with?

    Take Care of What I Gave You Pastor Calvin Cook November 14, 2025 “For you will spread out to the right and to the left; And your descendants will take possession of nations And will inhabit deserted cities. 4 “Do not fear, for you will not be put to shame, And do not feel humiliated…

  • How Will You Respond? Will You Respond?

    How Will You Respond? Pastor Calvin Cook November 13, 2025 “‘To me this is like the days of Noah, when I swore that the waters of Noah would never again cover the earth. So now I have sworn not to be angry with you, never to rebuke you again. Though the mountains be shaken and…

  • Not Being Statuesque – Thoughts From the Edges – Praying for the Church.

    Not Being Statuesque Pastor Calvin Cook – November 12, 2025 In my meditating and reading through Isaiah 54, I am very intently trying to allow each verse with its meaning to speak to me a fresh call to drawing closer to God – the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. As I read this morning, I…

  • Learning to Lean and Depend on Jesus

    Learning to Depend on Jesus – Pastor Calvin Cook – November 11, 2025 It might be because of the recent dive into the deep end of scripture concerning spiritual gift of discernment and listening to the speaking, urging and leading of the Holy Spirit. Or it just could be the thoughts of what it means…

  • What is Your All in All – Thoughts From the Edges –

    Is All That We Do God-Honoring and Glorifying? Pastor Calvin Cook November 10, 2025  “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” — 1 Corinthians 10:31 (NIV) I am pushing pause on the devotional train I have recently been riding from Isaiah 54, will return to…