by Elaine Olsen | Nov 15, 2019 | freedom, holiness
He knelt down in the gravel, purposefully digging in the rock bed that houses the welcome sign for the entrance to my neighborhood. His presence there was unexpected. He was, after all, part of the work crew responsible for digging ditches and placing new gas lines on...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 21, 2019 | ancients, death, friendship, heaven
We said good-bye to her last evening. Elegantly adorned in a deep fuchsia dress with her silvery, full coiffure swept perfectly to her right side, Inez Perkins was laid to rest in a pecan-wood coffin next to her beloved Calbert. During the service, she was surrounded...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 23, 2019 | church life, eternity, faith, God's voice, ministry life
“All these people were still living by faith when they died. They did not receive the things promised; they only saw them and welcomed them from a distance.” (Hebrews 11:13) Five months ago, I curled up in my bed barely able to breathe. Physically I was fine....
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 4, 2019 | faith, kingdom, living God's truth, packing up, trust
I picked up eight stones in the first few steps of my walk this morning. I’ve been walking this street for a week now; it’s my new route in this new chapter of living. Whereas my former neighborhood boasted several streets full of twists and turns and lots of scenery,...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 12, 2019 | grace, ministry life, packing up
“When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread.” –John 21:9 Finish strong. I used those words repeatedly in the classroom as the fourth nine weeks of the academic school year arrived. Students have a tendency to...
