Tag: Encouragement

Encouragement

July 3, 2026

He Wasn’t Famous. He Wasn’t Successful.

But He Wrote One of the Most Beloved Hymns of All Time. He wrote the words out of a long, ordinary, faithful life. Thomas Obadiah Chisholm was born in a log cabin in Kentucky in 1866. He came to faith around age 27, was ordained as a Methodist minister, but was forced to leave the pastorate shortly after due to chronic poor health that followed […]

November 28, 2025

Just a Nobody Trying to Tell Everybody About Jesus. Let’s Make Heaven Crowded Together!

There’s a hole in every human soul. A God-shaped emptiness that nothing in this world can ever fill. Not money. Not success. Not the next purchase or promotion. I’ve watched people chase all of it, thinking one more thing will finally make them feel whole. It never does. Only Jesus can. Only the living God can take a broken life and transform it into something […]

June 22, 2025

God Never Gives Up on Us: Lessons from a Pastor on Crutches

This morning, I sat on a stool to preach next to the front pew, as I’m still on crutches, my body reminding me of its limitations. Yet, as I looked out at our congregation, I was filled with a deep conviction: God never gives up on us, no matter how many times we feel like quitting. My journey to the pulpit today, crutches and all […]

September 2, 2024

Words have power!

As Proverbs reminds us, “The tongue has the power of life and death” (Proverbs 18:21). The way we speak to others and about others can either bring life and encouragement or death and discouragement. Consider this: our words can be both creative and destructive. We can use our tongue to build others up or tear them down, to inspire or discourage, to save or destroy. […]

May 14, 2023

Updated Prayer Request

From Anna Molter: This is my post to break my silence. My husband has made several posts that you may have seen. I need to make my own as part of my own closure. For some time now I have been very vocal about my support and encouragement of foster care and adoption. I still believe it is a beautiful and tangible expression of the […]

July 29, 2020

A Biblical Case for the Church’s Duty to Remain Open

Recently John MacArthur wrote a blog post entitled “Christ, not Caesar, Is Head of the Church” which is an excellent read. I will attempt to share our churches response here with minimal modifications to fit within the context of our local church named Calvary Chapel Fergus Falls. Christ is Lord of all. He is the one true head of the church (Ephesians 1:22; 5:23; Colossians […]