by Elaine Olsen | Jul 18, 2009 | desert dwelling, faith, grace, living God's truth, trust
“See to it that no one misses the grace of God…” (Hebrews 12:15). This morning, Spurgeon has me thinking about the Israelites’ tribal progression through the wilderness and how this relates to my own progression through mine. I’m pretty sure I have some...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 15, 2009 | a quick word, living God's truth
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another” (Proverbs 27:17). Silence. It really is golden. At least it seems that way to me in this moment. Tonight, I’m sitting in my parent’s living room, forty-five miles away from the usual noise of my very chaotic and...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 13, 2009 | a quick word, blessing, Bolivia, church life, family fun, friendship, joy
Joy comes. It came for me tonight as I chased the sunset to its rest. This evening, my feet carried me far and fast with the gentle breeze of a better wind. Tonight I ran with the Spirit, and we were moving in praise to the God who authors each day and scripts it with...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 10, 2009 | death, friendship, grief, pain, suffering
I suppose I owe you post. It’s been a few days; still and yet, I’m struggling for my words. My heart isn’t here. My heart is there, underneath a blue tent that shelters the freshly dug grave of my friend, Beth. My heart is in a hospital room, where Beth’s daughter has...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 6, 2009 | church life, communion, family fun, out of the mouths of babes
“Taste and see that the LORD is good; blessed is the man who takes refuge in him” (Psalm 34:8). He tasted yesterday. In fact, he took things a step further.He licked the plate clean … literally. Let me explain.Following our Sunday morning services yesterday, I took...
