by Elaine Olsen | Sep 3, 2008 | friendship, Hurricane Floyd
For Dewey and your precious family. My heart is with you today as I remember and reflect… “Be still, and know that I am God;…” (Psalm 46:10a). We’ve all had them.Shaping seasons. Times in our lives chronicled by life-changing situations that force the issue of...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 26, 2008 | ancients, friendship
“And now these three remain: faith, hope, and love. But the greatest of these is love.” (1 Corinthians 13:13).That which is the greatest remains my difficult hard.Love, and the giving and receiving therein.It should come easily. It should be the overflow of my heart...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 14, 2008 | friendship, living God's truth
“Our desire is not that others might be relieved while you are hard pressed, but that there might be equality. At the present time your plenty will supply what they need, so that in turn their plenty will supply what you need. Then there will be equality, as it is...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 13, 2008 | ancients, friendship, living God's truth
For my Tuesday ancients. I’ve written of you before, but today you caught my heart again. I love you all! “Now faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see. This is what the ancients were commended for.” (Hebrew 11:1-2). I ate...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 29, 2008 | friendship, living God's truth, theology
“Let love of the brethren continue.” (Hebrews 13:1).Concluding exhortations.That was the topic of this morning’s adult Sunday school class. I am not on the circuit of regular teachers for this group of mature seniors, but I have been attending their class for nearly...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 26, 2008 | friendship, living God's truth
“After that, he poured water into a basin and began to wash his disciples’ feet, drying them with the towel that was wrapped around him. He came to Simon Peter, who said to him, ‘Lord, are you going to wash my feet?’ Jesus replied, ‘You do not realize now what I am...
