Tag: jesus
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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…
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Here I Am Lord !
Good Morning – January 29,2026 Morning thoughts that the Holy Spirit is speaking into me this morning. I will have a more centered devotional a little later or maybe tomorrow. I spent the late hours of last night helping a fellow Pastor find shelter for someone who had no place to stay the night. I’m…
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STAYING WITH JESUS – EVEN WHEN…….Following Jesus From the Edges.
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…
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Hearing From God – When Faith Seems Distant and Oppression Takes Over – Thoughts From the Edges –
(This is part of and a excerpt from a much longer personal devotional and journal writing.) Faith Versus Oppression “Change Your Atmosphere” From the heart of Pastor Calvin Cook January 27, 2026 This morning I am thankful for a loving God—one who remains faithful regardless of what my mind is saying or how the pressures…
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Have any storms that need calming? Know someone in a Storm?
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…
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Is Everything Crumbling – Pray – Not From the Edges – From the Center of God’s Will –
GOD SPEAKING DEVOTIONAL – #5 God’s call to Prayer Pastor Calvin Cook January 23, 2026 Scripture – In the same way, the Spirit helps us in our weakness. We do not know what we ought to pray for, but the Spirit himself intercedes for us with groans that words cannot express. 27 And he who…
Thoughts from the Edges 