Thoughts from the Edges

Tag: faith

  • WE ARE ALL AT THE CORNER – What next?

    Turning the Corner in TrustPastor Calvin Cook – May 28, 2025Scripture: Acts 1:7 — “It is not for you to know the times or dates the Father has set by His own authority.” This week I like most every preacher in the world will be focusing on the Ascension of Jesus, 40 days after the…

  • Pause to Remember – A Devotional for Memorial Day – From the Edges

    PAUSE to REMEMBER –Pastor Calvin Cook – 5-26-2025 Scripture focus – Luke 24:44-45 Then he said to them, “these are my words that I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled. Then he opened…

  • THE AWESOMENESS OF GOD – Realizing it From the Edges.

    THE AWESOMENESS OF GOD – Pastor Calvin Cook – May 23, 2025 Scripture focus – Matthew 28:16-17 “Now the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain to which Jesus had directed them. And when they saw Him, they worshiped Him. But some doubted. This morning the hymn “How Great Thou Art” is playing on…

  • What Does Fear Look Like? Thoughts from the Edges-

    What Does Fear Look Like?  Pastor Calvin Cook – May 22, 2025  Isaiah 43:1 – _“I have redeemed you; I have called you by name!”_  I recently read an article stating that one of the most commonly used phrases in Scripture is some variation of “do not fear.” According to the author, this message appears…

  • Are You Who You Are Because of Jesus? A question that requires a honest answer !

    Are You Who You Are Because of Jesus? Pastor Calvin Cook Scripture focus John 21:15-19 – highlighting verse 15 “When they had finished eating, Jesus said to Simon Peter, ‘Simon son of John, do you love me more than these?’ ‘Yes, Lord,’ he said, ‘you know that I love you.’ Jesus said, ‘Feed my lambs.’”…

  • Peace In The Waiting – A devotional for today From the Edges.

    Peace in WaitingPastor Calvin CookMay 20, 2025Philippians 4:6–7 Do not be anxious about anything but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7 And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus. In our journey these last couple…

  • A Return to Prayer

    Returning to the Place of PrayerPastor Calvin CookMay 16,2025 Scripture: Mark 1:35–39 “And rising very early in the morning, while it was still dark, he departed and went out to a desolate place, and there he prayed…” (Mark 1:35) In a world that constantly pulls us in every direction, where the demand of life never…

  • We Need Each Other on the ROAD. What does your road to Emmaus look like?

    WE NEED EACH OTHER ON THE ROAD(based on Luke 24:13-35 (The Road to Emmaus)Pastor Calvin CookMay 15, 2025 Scripture Focus: Were not our hearts burning within us while he talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?” Luke 24:32 (NIV) In one of Jesus’s post resurrection show ups, two of Jesus’s…

  • Question Asked and Answered – Maybe! Jesus is showing up and asking an important question!

    Question – Asked and Answered MaybePastor Calvin CookMay 14, 2025Scripture focus John 21:15 – “When they had finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,….. “Do you love me more than these?…….. Peter replied…. “Yes, Lord; you know that I love you.” (ESV – paraphrased) Something happened at the lake shore. Jesus showed up once again…

  • Starting Over Again – For all of us From the Edges-

    Starting Over Again –Pastor Calvin Cook –May 13, 2025Scripture focus: John 21:3 Simon Peter said to them, “I am going fishing.” They said to him, “We will go with you.” They went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing. One of my core scriptures is Isaiah 43:17-19, you know this,…