Thoughts from the Edges

Tag: holy-spirit

  • Keeping Focus on What is Important –

     Keep Your Eyes on the Prize Pastor Calvin Cook –  June 10, 2025 Scripture Focus: Philippians 3:14 (NIV) “I press on toward the goal to win the prize for which God has called me heavenward in Christ Jesus.” It seems that one of the big problems facing us in life is distractions. We have many…

  • IT IS TIME – From the Edges – Don’t Be Left Behind –

    IT IS TIMEPastor Calvin Cook – June 9, 2025Scripture focus – “Then they returned to Jerusalem from the mount called Olivet… and when they had entered, they went up into the upper room where they were staying… These all continued with one accord in prayer and supplication…” – Acts 1:12–14 When Jesus ascended into heaven,…

  • Waiting! It is so hard! Especially when we want instant everything.

    “Waiting on Something New” Pastor Calvin Cook – June 5, 2025 Scripture: “And while staying with them he ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father… ‘You will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you, and you will be my witnesses…’” (Acts 1:4-5, We…

  • IF I CAN – Even if I don’t want to – I must !

    IF I CAN – Pastor Calvin Cook – June 4, 2025 – Scripture focus : Acts 1:4-5 And while staying with them He (Jesus) ordered them not to depart from Jerusalem, but to wait for the promise of the Father, which, He (Jesus) said “you heard from me; for John baptized with water, but you…

  • 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…

  • When Doubt and Give Up Take Over – A morning devotional From the Edges –

    When Doubt and Give-Up Take Over  Pastor Calvin Cook  May 1, 2025 Scripture Focus – Romans 15:13 “May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit you may abound in hope.”* Thomas struggled with doubt, allowing a “give-up” attitude to take…

  • RETREAT Without WITHDRAWING – Moving Forward by Returning – Part 3

    Moving Forward by Returning – Part 3 Retreat Doesn’t Mean Withdrawing – Prayerfully prepared by Pastor Calvin Cook February 12, 2025 Good Morning, may we together just take a deep breath, quiet our lives, and sit for a few minutes just listening to the presence of God. Before anything else today, take a few minutes…

  • Moving Forward By Returning – A Devotional From the Edges while Following Jesus –

    MOVING FORWARD BY RETURNING – Prayerfully offered by Pastor Calvin Cook Daily Devotional: Following Jesus From the Edges It is 4:50 AM on Monday, February 10, 2025 – my day is beginning. I know that there is a busy week ahead, with much to do and focus on. But more than anything I am convinced…

  • MOVING FORWARD and SCRAMBLED EGGS – A Morning Devotional From the Edges.

    MOVING FORWARD and  SCRAMBLED EGGS Prepared by Pastor Calvin Cook February 4, 2025 Isaiah 43:18 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past.19 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.  This…

  • Waiting – And It Came to Pass Devotionals

    And It Came to Pass – Devotionals Prepared by Pastor Calvin Cook – January 9, 2024 Waiting Isaiah 40:31:”But they who wait for the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings like eagles; they shall run and not be weary; they shall walk and not faint.” Waiting is tough! Whether it…