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 | Jan 21, 2014 | fellowship with God, God's Questions, God's Word, obedience, provision, Scripture
Distracted. I am. I have been for the past couple of weeks, and now I’m physically sick. What has been brewing in my mind and circling over my emotions has taken root in my flesh, and I have taken to my bed. Oh, perhaps there’s a floating bug in the air that took...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 14, 2014 | faith, fellowship with God, grief, living God's truth, loss, pain, suffering, trust, truth
“Therefore we do not lose heart. Though outwardly we are wasting away, yet inwardly we are being renewed day by day. For our light and momentary troubles are achieving for us an eternal glory that far outweighs them all.” -2 Cor. 4:16-17 Yet inwardly. As...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 1, 2014 | anchor verse, fellowship with God, God's Word, knowing God, obedience, trust
“You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” –Isaiah 26:3, ESV Kept. This is who I want to be in 2014. This is how I want to live. Kept … in perfect peace—the Father’s pledge to me preceded by my obedience...
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 26, 2013 | Advent, christmas, creation, faith, fellowship with God, knowing God, pilgrimage, silence, worship
I’ve been waiting for this day for several weeks now. December 26th – the day after Christmas. No wrapping. No baking. No one needing me quite so much. More peace. More quiet. More time to take a walk beneath the beauty of a setting sun. This is where I found the...
