by Elaine Olsen | Oct 25, 2011 | calling, friendship
Love stretches the soul. When was the last time that love stretched your soul? Reached inside your heart and pulled it outside for exposure, for adventure, for remembrance, for renewal? How long has it been since you left the safety of your carefully constructed,...
by Elaine Olsen | May 25, 2011 | calling, friendship, living God's truth
My neighbor taught me a lesson a few days ago. A lesson about what it means to be a steward of inconvenience. I call him neighbor, but the truth is I don’t even know his name. He lives down the road and around the corner from my home. I only see him in passing while...
by Elaine Olsen | May 9, 2011 | calling, cancer, cancer volume 4, Living Our Consecrated Deserts
“The Spirit of the Lord told Philip, ‘Go to that chariot and stay near it.’ Then Philip ran up to the chariot and heard the man reading Isaiah the prophet. ‘Do you understand what you are reading!’ Philip asked. ‘How can I,’ he said, ‘unless someone explains it to...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 2, 2011 | anchor verse, calling, cancer, cancer volume 4, knowing God, living God's truth, New Year's
{lisaleonard designs} From my perch on the couch, I watched him trim her nails. Never in her eight years on this earth did I recall him trimming baby girl’s nails. She was caught off-guard as well, looking at me occasionally as if to say, “Daddy isn’t doing this...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 20, 2010 | calling, church life, living God's truth, sundays
Last Friday, I loaded up on my pain meds and had my mother taxi me to the local Michael’s craft store. Sunday morning loomed on the horizon, and I needed a few Christmas activities to keep young hearts and hands engaged. I took my time, making sure to pick out things...
by Elaine Olsen | Nov 10, 2010 | calling, cancer, cancer volume 4, freedom, knowing God, pilgrimage
“Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.” (John 17:3) Calling. Yours and mine. You know the word. If you’re immersed in pop-Christian culture, then you’ve heard it before, probably even received...
