Tag: faith
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OR ELSE – What leads to Victory or Defeat?
Or Else Making Room For God – From the Edges February 12, 2025 We are in a season in our weekend worship experiences and, in these devotionals, where we are focusing on “Making Room for God”. It shouldn’t be something we have to think about or devote time, energy and thought in doing. It should…
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ON EMPTY –
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.…
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GOD WHERE ARE YOU?!? ARE YOU NEARBY? ARE YOU HERE?
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…
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Dwelling with God – God resides where ever God’s people are ! The Journey Begins –
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…
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What We Want to Hear vs. What We Need to Hear
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…
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Living in the Tabernacle – Thoughts of Seeking Jesus From the Edges –
Living in the Tabernacle Pastor Calvin J. Cook February 5, 2026 Scripture: “Have them make a sanctuary for me, and I will dwell among them.” Exodus 25:8 I am preparing for this week’s preaching and teaching and the focus for the week of making room for God and preparing a tabernacle where we can live…
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YOU NEED TO READ THIS FIRST ! Some morning devotional thoughts – Following Jesus From the Edges
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…
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Feeling Noticed and Finding Self-Worth – Thoughts from the Edges
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…
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IT is Never to Late for a New Beginning – Devotions From the Edges – Following Jesus
Before Anything Else – Pastor Calvin Cook February 2, 2026 Psalm 143:8 Let the morning bring me words of your unfailing love, for I have put my trust in you. Show me the way I should go, for to you I entrust my life. Before anything else today – can we just take a moment…
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The Need for Breath – Thoughts from Edges while following Jesus.
Breathe on Me, Breath of Life Pastor Calvin Cook January 30, 2026 A Devotional for the Worn and Weary “Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.” Genesis 2:7 (NIV) I visited recently with…
Thoughts from the Edges 