Tag: christianity
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Standing Bold – Morning Thoughts From the Edges.
Standing BoldPastor Calvin CookOctober 17, 2025 “Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be courageous; be strong. Do everything in love.” — 1 Corinthians 16:13–14 (NIV) The words stopped me in my tracks and drew me into a time of holy reconciliation for myself. The words I heard were after a woman had…
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When You Feel Alone – Thoughts from the Edges while following Jesus.
When You Feel AlonePastor Calvin CookOctober 16, 2025Scripture: “Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted.” — Psalm 25:16 (NIV) One of the faith issues I constantly hear from people I talk to of all ages – is that of loneliness. It seems to be lingering always in very…
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The Needful Thing – Sitting at the Feet of Jesus – Following Jesus From the Edges
Sitting at the Feet of JesusIn Reflection – Pastor Calvin CookOctober 14, 2025 38 Now as they went on their way, Jesus entered a village. And a woman named Martha welcomed him into her house. 39 And she had a sister called Mary, who sat at the Lord’s feet and listened to his teaching. 40…
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Eating What Has Been Served ! Even When You don’t like it.
Eating What Has Been Served. Pastor Calvin Cook October 10, 2025 “Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” — Matthew 4:4 I remember many times at home at supper time that there was food on the table that I didn’t like or particularly care…
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The Sin of Complacency – How do we move forward when we are sitting still?
The Sin of Complacency –From the heart of Pastor Calvin CookOctober 9, 2025 Scripture focus – “For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with virtue, and virtue with knowledge, 6and knowledge with self-control, and self-control with steadfastness, and steadfastness with godliness, 7and godliness with brotherly affection, and brotherly affection with love.…
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The Need to Continue – personal thoughts on personal Sabbath.
The Need to ContinuePastor Calvin CookOctober 7, 2025 Scripture: “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.” — Luke 5:16 (NIV) There is nothing like my quiet early mornings. It is healing for my hurt, ointment for my wounds, and comfort for the things I can speak to no one about. It is drawing…
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What About that New Heart – We all need the transformation that only God can do!
What About that New HeartPastor Calvin CookOctober 3, 2025I knew of a person many years ago, who had become very sick because his heart was diseased and not functioning properly. After a long wait, he received a new heart. This was one of the first human heart transplants. The new heart did not come with…
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The Wind in My Sails. Where is the Holy Spirit taking you?
The Wind in My Sails Pastor Calvin Cook October 2, 2025 “The wind blows wherever it pleases. You hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going. So it is with everyone born of the Spirit.” — John 3:8 Recently I was passing by the lake and moving…
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GOD is ALWAYS with US – Realizing the presence of God.
GOD is ALWAYS with US – Pastor Calvin Cook October 1, 2025 “And behold, an angel of the Lord stood next to him, and a light shone in the cell… and the chains fell off his hands.” — Acts 12:7 The question silenced everything around the crowded restaurant I was in when a person who…
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Shielded From Jesus – May we begin to look fully into Jesus.
Shielded From JesusSeptember 30, 20252 Corinthians 4:1-5 Therefore, since through God’s mercy we have this ministry, we do not lose heart. 2 Rather, we have renounced secret and shameful ways; we do not use deception, nor do we distort the word of God. On the contrary, by setting forth the truth plainly we commend ourselves…
Thoughts from the Edges 