Thoughts from the Edges

Tag: christianity

  • Wrapped Around the Rock – Morning thoughts on being Planted and Rooted.

    Wrapped Around the Rock –Prayerfully from the heart of Pastor Calvin CookWritten the morning of August 19, 2025 Last evening I was sitting at Wild Cat Park in Ludlow enjoying a Chicken BBQ in one of the pavilions. As I was facing the trees and woods that surrounds the park – I noticed a large…

  • ALL IN – The Name of Jesus – Following Jesus From the Edges.

    IN THE NAME OF JESUS DEVOTIONALS Beginning a new series of Devotional thoughts this morning. Focusing on and emphasizing our actions and our life in the name of Jesus. I recently have been experiencing some thoughts from others about my priority of ministry. The priority is that all we do is in the “name of…

  • THE RESULTS OF OUR FOCUS

    Devotional: The Results of Our FocusBased on Galatians 5:16–24Pastor Calvin CookAugust 14, 2025 Scripture Focus “So I say, walk by the Spirit, and you will not gratify the desires of the flesh… But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.” (Galatians 5:16, 22–23 NIV) This morning…

  • The Thoughts I Didn’t Want to Share – From the Edges Hanging on to the Hope of Jesus

    The Thoughts I Didn’t Want to Share From the heart of Pastor Calvin Cook August 13, 2025 Scripture: “Truly, truly, I say to you, whoever believes in me will also do the works that I do; and greater works than these will he do, because I am going to the Father. Whatever you ask in…

  • The Replacement Theory- What needs replaced in your life with more of God ?

    The Replacement Theory-Pastor Calvin CookAugust 11, 2025 Galatians 2:20 I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me… While still considering the impact of the choices that King Asa and Jehoshaphat made and the result that their choices made, I am considering some of the choices that are…

  • Thoughts On Distractions and Sleeping In – Thoughts From the Edges

    Thoughts on Distractions and Sleeping In      From the heart of Pastor Calvin Cook August 8, 2025 Scripture : Proverbs 4:24-27 Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you. 25 Let your eyes look directly forward, and your gaze be straight before you. 26 Ponder the path of your feet;…

  • When the Mirror Speaks – Seeing Specs through Logs.

    When the Mirror SpeaksPrepared and shared by Pastor Calvin CookAugust 6, 2025 Scripture: “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye? How can you say to your brother, ‘Let me take the speck out of your eye,’ when all…

  • Some Thoughts on Hearing From God – You are never to far to hear from God –

    Some Thoughts on Hearing from God Pastor Calvin Cook August 5, 2025 Scripture focus : “So then faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.” Yesterday I heard from a dear sweet sister in the Lord. This sister has been a very important part of my journey in faith, because as her…

  • Hold On – We Do Not Shrink Back – We Persevere

    Hold On – We Do Not Shrink BackPastor Calvin CookAugust 4, 2025 Scripture focus : Hebrews 10:35-39 So do not throw away your confidence; it will be richly rewarded. 36 You need to persevere so that when you have done the will of God, you will receive what he has promised. 37 For, “In just…

  • STEP INT THE NEW

    “Step Into the New”From the heart of Pastor Calvin CookJuly 31, 2025 Scripture: Isaiah 43:18–19 (NIV) “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland.”…