by Elaine Olsen | Oct 30, 2009 | freedom, montana, pilgrimage, trust
for “Montana” and for pilgrims everywhere who dare to dream it… Wanderlust. That desire in each one of us to roam and to move beyond the current boundaries that cradle us in order to explore the wild unknown with carefree abandon. A search...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 10, 2009 | courage, freedom, peace, strength
I want to tell you about a real hero tonight; not the one getting all the press in the media for his efforts at the peace-making process. My hero sits alone this evening, on the front porch of her home in a rocking chair, reeling from the extreme after-effects of...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 22, 2009 | brokenness, calling, conviction, faith, freedom, Gail, grace, living God's truth, the least of these
“Pray that God restores a place in me…” That was her request. It haunts me now, some seven hours down the road. She spoke it from a place of absolute brokenness and ample isolation. She also asked me to pray that the devil would stop doing bad things to her … that God...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 3, 2009 | a quick word, family fun, freedom, living God's truth, rest, sanctity of life
“‘… in quietness and trust is your strength.’” (Isaiah 30:15). Contentment.How long has it been since you’ve experienced the sheer joy of resting in the contentment of a moment?I saw it in my daughter the other day. I took a picture.With a good book in one hand, a...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 2, 2009 | brokenness, church life, freedom, grace, living God's truth, surrender, trust, video
“But as you come to him, the living Stone—rejected by men but chosen by God, and precious to him—you, also, like living stones are being built into a spiritual house to be a holy priesthood, offering spiritual sacrifices to God acceptable to him through Jesus Christ.”...
by Elaine Olsen | Feb 17, 2009 | a quick word, freedom, friendship, living God's truth, pilgrimage, trust
“You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land...
