by Elaine Olsen | Aug 19, 2009 | a quick word, discipleship, living God's truth, LOAM, worship
“Sir, give me this water so that I won’t get thirsty and have to keep coming here to draw water.” (John 4:15). Where is your “here”? The well you return to, time and again, in order to quench your insatiable thirst? What “deep and dark” cavernous hole beckons your...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 17, 2009 | faith, letting go, parenting, pilgrimage, trust
“So keep up your courage, men, for I have faith in God that it will happen just as he told me. Nevertheless, we must run aground on some island.” (Acts 27:25-26). One of the best pieces of advice I’ve ever received came from a counselor during a time of great personal...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 14, 2009 | a quick word, family fun
Today, we packed our second-born son for his freshman year at college. Tomorrow, we’ll move him in. On Saturday, we’ll pack our first-born son for his junior year at college. On Sunday, we’ll move him in. And somewhere between now and then, my heart...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 12, 2009 | a quick word, living God's truth, worship
(For my friend, Sassy Granny, who has me thinking about worship… thanks for your post.) “Thinking he was the gardener, she said, ‘Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him.’ Jesus said to her, ‘Mary.’ She turned toward...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 10, 2009 | discipleship, family fun, living God's truth, parenting
I laughed this morning, loudly to myself and with little regard to my surroundings. I suppose I needed it; the pressure and chaos in my life have been immense over the past several weeks. In the midst of the busiest season I have ever known, there have been few...
