by Elaine Olsen | Oct 7, 2009 | authenticity, christian perfection, living God's truth, writing
The purest place. The place from which I want to write my words. Greater still, the place from which I want to live my life. To write and live otherwise is hypocrisy. Hypocrite. The word hupokrites meaning “one who acts pretentiously, a counterfeit, one who assumes...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 5, 2009 | church life, living God's truth, worship
{me and sis in a simpler season}“Could you just come for me?”The clarity of his question startled me. I wasn’t expecting it in my early morning hours. Instead, I was content to marinate the thoughts that assaulted me as I awoke from a restless night’s slumber, one...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 2, 2009 | living God's truth
Not long ago, my friend Beth asked her blog readers a question… What are you eating at your house? My response? Condiments. Ketchup. Mustard. Mayonnaise and relish. The meat to go with? Well, it was the end of the month, and as the family budget dictates, the...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 28, 2009 | a quick word, Holy Spirit, living God's truth, speaking, trust
I want to tell you how I feel tonight. That being said, feelings are sometimes a dangerous soil from which to write. Seeds planted there spring forth from the rawest point of the human condition, and I have not always found this to be the most profitable way to manage...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 24, 2009 | living God's truth, theology, trust
for the one whose pain caught my attention… I recently received an e-mail from a stranger. She needed a safe place for her thoughts; I was privileged to receive them. If ever anyone needed a “passing by” from the Lord, it was her. I imagine it still is her, for...
