by Elaine Olsen | May 27, 2013 | living God's truth, obedience, peace for the journey, pilgrimage, provision, trust
A few words latch tightly onto my spirit this morning. Not “what if”, Elaine, but rather “what is”. What is. What if I could just live there instead of living in the interminable list of maybes? I’m going to try. With God’s help I’m going to endeavor to live in the...
by Elaine Olsen | May 21, 2013 | confessions of a reluctant juror, freedom, knowing God, living God's truth, ministry life, truth, words
Truth exists. Truth isn’t relative. Sometimes, however, truth gets buried beneath the details—layer upon layer of story that muddy up the process of discovery. Why conceal it? To quote Jack Nicholson’s famous line from the movie A Few Good Men . . . “You can’t handle...
by Elaine Olsen | May 6, 2013 | freedom, letting go, living God's truth, obedience
“Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it?” –Isaiah 43:18-19 It’s time to throw-away the blue sweater (modeled here by mini-me, a.k.a. Miss Amelia). How do I know the time has come? I...
