by Elaine Olsen | Feb 18, 2014 | a quick word, alicia chole, Bible Study, fellowship with God, hope, suffering, truth, wholeness
I made a telling discovery this morning during my morning devotional time – a few thoughts I’m lingering on and in as I begin this grace-day with Jesus. It’s about my standing “near the cross” and the posture of my heart therein. Let me explain....
by Elaine Olsen | Feb 2, 2014 | alicia chole, book review, church life, communion, give aways, knowing God, rest, sundays
“Cease from what is necessary. Embrace that which gives life.” This is the golden rule of Sabbath according to Mark Buchanan, author of The Rest of God: Restoring your Soul by Restoring Sabbath. Have you read these words, this extraordinary book that feels less like...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 20, 2013 | alicia chole, artistry, the seventh year, words, writing
Today I have the privilege of creating words with my Creator over at The 7th Year blog. A few weeks ago, my mentor and friend, Alicia Chole, asked me a question. In The Work of Our Hands, I respond. Both Alicia and I invite you to the table of grace today to add your...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 23, 2013 | alicia chole, Easter, friendship, grace, knowing God, pilgrimage, the seventh year
“It’s the people . . . all about the people for me. They are where I find God.” So I told my new friend from the 7th year, both of us participants in Alicia Chole’s Leadership Investment Intensive. Half-way between her house and mine rests Bellamy Manor and Gardens...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 9, 2013 | alicia chole, family fun, living God's truth, out of the mouths of babes, pilgrimage, the seventh year
I gently reached down and touched her chapped hands. Tenderly they rested on the pew in front of us as we chorused our way through five verses of “We Three Kings.” Her hands have grown over the years, no longer balled into tiny fists; no longer reaching outward to...
by Elaine Olsen | Nov 27, 2012 | alicia chole, holiness, hunger, knowing God, living God's truth, surrender
“Craving hearts will never know satisfaction regardless how often or how much God provides.” So tweeted my friend, Alicia Chole. I sat with her thought for a bit, knowing that her words are never casually written. Instead, she writes and lives from a deep well. After...
