by Elaine Olsen | Jan 11, 2014 | Beyond Cancer's Scars (the story behind the story), cancer, cancer volume 4, obedience, peace, surrender, words
I remember the night I first penned those beginning words to Beyond Cancer’s Scars with the nudge of the Holy Spirit alongside: “Out of your poverty, Elaine, surrender your pen.” It was a hard obedience. At that point in my journey, I was exhausted, worn out and...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 23, 2013 | cancer, cancer volume 4, church life, courage, kingdom, ministry life, obedience, silence, words, writing
“Once more a remnant of the house of Judah will take root below and bear fruit above. For out of Jerusalem will come a remnant, and out of Mount Zion a band of survivors.” (2 Kings 19:30-31) ~~~~ I attached the purple ribbon to my mailbox as a reminder to myself: A...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 30, 2013 | cancer, cancer volume 4, obedience, prayer
I remember how strange it seemed. Foreign to me. Familiar to others. Prostrate prayers before the Lord, face-down on my red quilt, pointed eastward toward Jerusalem. It was her challenge to us following the Raleigh Living Proof Live event I’d attended. It soon became...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 22, 2013 | calling, cancer, cancer volume 4, dad, grace, ministry life, obedience, speaking
Safe . . . protected under the shelter of God’s wings. Those were the phrases that surfaced in my mind and the feelings that settled deeply within my soul when I awoke at my parents’ home yesterday morning – a Sabbath morning. Certainly the fact that I was with...
by Elaine Olsen | Feb 21, 2013 | cancer, cancer volume 4, friendship, grief, suffering
It’s been a long time since I’ve raised a toast to my cancer season and uttered the words, “Bless you, Cancer.” I’m glad I haven’t forgotten how to do so. There’s been a lengthy span of less thankfulness and more confusion in recent days. Not so this past weekend. On...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 30, 2013 | Beyond Cancer's Scars (the story behind the story), cancer, cancer video, freedom, ministry life, rest, video
Because sometimes we need the witness and strength of an earlier season . . . To read more about Jacob’s night stay in Bethel, check out Genesis 27-28. To learn more about Beyond Cancer’s Scars, click...
