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 3, 2009 | a quick word, family fun, freedom, living God's truth, rest, sanctity of life
“‘… in quietness and trust is your strength.’” (Isaiah 30:15). Contentment.How long has it been since you’ve experienced the sheer joy of resting in the contentment of a moment?I saw it in my daughter the other day. I took a picture.With a good book in one hand, a...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 25, 2009 | a quick word, friendship, living God's truth, trust, video
“‘I am the way… ’” (John 14:6). I had a thought during my devotional time this morning. A quick word for some good friends who, perhaps like me, need a reminder about our “down the road’s.”We are prone to them, are we not? To our looking down the road, planning our...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 12, 2009 | a quick word, friendship, give aways, grace, peace
Over the past couple of weeks God has been ministering to my weary soul with the music of DJ Coles. Most of you aren’t familiar with his work. I wasn’t either until early May when DJ was the guest worship leader at our church’s spring revival. DJ serves as the youth...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 3, 2009 | a quick word, friendship, living God's truth, pilgrimage
“I am still confident of this: I will see the goodness of the LORD in the land of the living. Wait for the LORD; be strong and take heart and wait for the LORD.” (Psalm 27:12-14). Today has been a day of routine waiting. From the moment my feet hit the floor, it’s...
