by Elaine Olsen | Oct 19, 2010 | cancer, cancer video, faith, living God's truth, pilgrimage, video, worship
“When the men of Judah came to the place that overlooks the desert and looked toward the vast army, they saw only dead bodies lying on the ground; no one had escaped.” (2 Chronicles 20:24). My spirit is moved today in a strong direction—a navigational pull that leads...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 12, 2010 | cancer, faith, suffering
I’ve thought a lot about her over the past few days. Thought about her courageous fight against cancer and all the many ways she chose to deal with her disease in that season. Thought about her choices, her responses… the days she chose isolation over population. The...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 24, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume 2, faith, family fun, out of the mouths of babes
“But you, man of God, flee from all this, and pursue righteousness, godliness, faith, love, endurance and gentleness. Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made your good confession in the presence of many...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 31, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume I, faith, living God's truth, trust
God is huge… really huge; so huge that it would be impossible for me to shrink him down and cram him into my pint-sized capacity for understanding. Still and yet, there are days when he breaks himself down for me so that my “pint-sized brain” can experience a...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 28, 2010 | cancer, cancer volume I, faith, living God's truth, peace, pilgrimage
“… You are not your own; you were bought at a price. Therefore honor God with your body.” (1 Cor. 6:19b-20) I just got in from my run. It felt good… almost sacred. The time is fast coming when I’ll have to put running away for a short season. I can’t imagine myself...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 16, 2010 | church life, faith, God's voice, Holy Spirit, packing up, pilgrimage
“Give thanks to the LORD, call on his name; make known among the nations what he has done. Sing to him, sing praise to him; tell of all his wonderful acts. Glory in his holy name; let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice. Look to the LORD and his strength;...
