by Elaine Olsen | Jun 27, 2012 | artistry, creation, dad, words, writing
I quit writing yesterday. Quit. Put down the pen and said, “No more.” Today, I’ve extended that deadline a bit. Why? Well, partly because of something I read last night and mostly because of something my daddy has told me time and again throughout the course of...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 25, 2012 | God's Questions, God's voice, knowing God, obedience, pilgrimage, wholeness
“When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, ‘Do you want to get well?’” –John 5:6 Do you want to get well, Elaine? So whispered the Holy Spirit to my heart this past week. Of course, Lord, I want to be...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 20, 2012 | christian perfection, faith, knowing God, living God's truth, obedience, Scripture, theology, words
It’s been one of those mornings in Bible study—a time of reflection that promotes more questions than answers. A day when I (again) wrote these words in the margin of my current Bible study guide, “Do I really believe this?” Whenever this happens, my contemplation...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 18, 2012 | God's Word, living God's truth, Scripture, Uncategorized
Genesis went flying to the floor . . . literally. It came unglued, unhinged from its binding and cascaded to the ground a few weeks ago while I was walking down the hallway. I knew it was loose, knew it wouldn’t be long before I would have to give attention to its...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 12, 2012 | a quick word, pilgrimage, prayer, silence, wholeness
I am exceedingly weary tonight, and my heart is greatly troubled. It’s just how it is. I cannot escape my tiredness, nor can I deny the heaviness I feel in my spirit. As much as I would like to be in this place, to take the time to fill up this space with words, I...
