by Elaine Olsen | Jul 12, 2010 | christian perfection, faith, living God's truth, packing up, pilgrimage, sundays, trust
“Faith moves forward… faith anchors itself in the unseen. Faith doesn’t base its hope in emotion but in the truth.” That was my answer this morning to the question that was raised in Sunday school regarding the definition of faith. I spoke it rather mechanically,...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 5, 2010 | a quick word
“For since the creation of the world God’s invisible qualities–his eternal power and divine nature–have been clearly seen, being understood from what has been made, so that men are without excuse.” {Romans 1:20}A view from my window this...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 1, 2010 | christian perfection, Holy Spirit, knowing God, living God's truth
“God is in her citadels; he has shown himself to be her fortress…. Walk about Zion, go around her, count her towers, consider well her ramparts, view her citadels, that you may tell of them to the next generation. For this God is our God for ever and ever; he will be...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 28, 2010 | faith, living God's truth, pilgrimage, trust
{arriving home…} Not long ago, my friend, Melanie, asked me a few questions regarding my “running” life. She has recently started a new blog for running moms and graciously allowed me a post all my own. You can read it here. One of her questions centered on my...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 21, 2010 | letting go, packing up, pilgrimage
“… Come now; let us leave.” (John 14:31). I’m a fan of the ellipsis—the “dot, dot, dot” (…) that is sometimes used in writing to denote a pause in thought. An ellipsis is a connector of sorts, a bridge linking a previous moment with the next one. Sometimes the link is...
