Tag: christianity

ON EMPTY February 11, 2026 Psalm 51:10-12 Create in me a pure heart, O God, and renew a steadfast spirit within me. 11 Do not cast me from your presence or take your Holy Spirit from me. 12 Restore to me the joy of your salvation and grant me a willing spirit, to sustain me.…

GOD WHERE ARE YOU ? ! ARE YOU NEARBY? ARE YOU HERE? ARE YOU WITHIN? February 10, 2026 I know what it is to go through those moment of struggle, of the questionable uneasiness of asking the question why? Times when we feel that God is so far away that we don’t even know how…

Dwelling with God – The Journey Begins The Word became flesh and blood, and moved into the neighborhood. We saw the glory with our own eyes, the one-of-a-kind glory, like Father, like Son, Generous inside and out,    true from start to finish. John 1:14 (the Message) After this last weekends focus on the Tabernacle of…

What We Want to Hear or What We Need to Hear Pastor Calvin Cook February 6, 2026 I am reading a book that is a compilation from various writers and theologians on what relationship with God might look like. The perspective from each person has been interesting to say the least. Prayerfully and hopefully through…

You Need to Read This First ! Pastor Calvin Cook February 4, 2026 My email accounts, text messages, messenger, media, and advertising is constantly bombarding me in what seems like every minute of the day. My phone is always chiming, dinging, and chirping with some new communication. I know yours is more than likely the…

Feeling Noticed and Finding Self-Worth Pastor Calvin Cook February 3, 2026 Isaiah 43:4 (NIV) I recently ministered with someone whose words have continued to nag at my heart and soul. These words come from a person who has gone through a lot, some of the situations self-induced some caused by what others have done and…

Staying With Jesus – Pastor Calvin Cook January 28, 2026 These cold mornings are tough to leave the comfort and warmth of bed. As we listen to the back up beepers of snow removal equipment and hear the wind blowing, the furnace turning on and off, we almost hate to think what it will be…

GOD’S WAY – In the Calm of the Storm – Pastor Calvin Cook January 26, 2026 Psalm 107:28-30 Then they cried to the Lord in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress. 29 He made the storm be still,  and the waves of the sea were hushed. 30 Then they were glad that…

GOD SPEAKING DEVOTIONAL #4 The way of Holiness – Pastor Calvin Cook January 22, 2026 Scripture: Wash and make yourselves clean. Take your evil deeds out of my sight; stop doing wrong.17 Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah…

GOD’S WAY DEVOTIONAL – #2 Following Jesus From the Edges GOD’S RELATIONSHIP Pastor Calvin Cook January 20, 2026 Focusing on a series of devotionals and journaling, asking the question “Am I doing, living into what God wants or what I want?” “Am I doing what others expect of me or what God is expecting of…