by Elaine Olsen | Jul 30, 2008 | Bolivia, family fun, living God's truth
Until now, regular readers of peace for the journey have known me as Elaine’s husband and her number one fan. Now for the first time I am a guest contributor to her blog, which coincides with another important first in my life—my first mission trip outside the USA.A...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 29, 2008 | Bolivia, family fun, living God's truth
Greetings to all of you faithful bloggers who clicked on Peace for the Journey to read Elaine’s writing. Alas, you’re stuck with her son instead. I’m Nick, the eldest (!!!), and I was part of a recent 16-man team from our church who went to Tacachia, Bolivia for a...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 27, 2008 | A Zoo's Pondering, family fun, living God's truth
“Shout for joy to the LORD, all the earth. Worship the LORD with gladness; come before him with joyful songs. Know that the LORD is God. It is he who made us, and we are his; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture. Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 25, 2008 | A Zoo's Pondering, family fun, grace, living God's truth
Updated bonus to this post…When I began blogging several months back, I wanted a header photo that included a dirt road/desert with a “journeying” type of theme. I came across the photo above and knew it was the one! Last night, while perusing photos...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 24, 2008 | A Zoo's Pondering, family fun, living God's truth
“This is what the LORD says: ‘Let not the wise man boast of his wisdom or the strong man boast of his strength or the rich man boast of his riches, but let him who boasts boast about this: that he knows and understands me, … .’” (Jeremiah 9:23-24a). I am reminded...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 22, 2008 | A Zoo's Pondering, family fun, living God's truth
“However, as it is written: ‘No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him’—but God has revealed it to us by his Spirit. The Spirit searches all things, even the deep things of God. … We have not received the...
