by Elaine Olsen | Jun 24, 2008 | friendship, grace, living God's truth
She Speaks, 2008“But Jesus immediately said to them, ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’ ‘Lord, if it’s you,’ Peter replied, ‘tell me to come to you on the water.’‘Come,’ he said.Then Peter got down out of the boat, walked on the water and came toward...
by Elaine Olsen | May 19, 2008 | Fighting to Win, friendship, give aways
“After this, the word of the LORD came to Abram in a vision: ‘Do not be afraid, Abram. I am your shield, and your very great reward.’” (Genesis 15:1).Someone asked me the other day if I thought that people were logging in to the blog and commenting just to receive a...
by Elaine Olsen | May 2, 2008 | friendship, living God's truth, theology
“‘I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing. … This is to my Father’s glory, that you bear much fruit, showing yourselves to be my disciples.’” (John 15:5, 8).They arrived this...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 21, 2008 | friendship, Genesis 18, grace
“Abraham and Sarah were already old and well advanced in years, and Sarah was past the age of childbearing…”. (Genesis 18:11). …flawed perspective …better perspective I challenged them this morning to examine Abraham and Sarah’s “old.” To think...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 7, 2008 | ancients, friendship
“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 acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.” (1 Peter...
by Elaine Olsen | Feb 25, 2008 | death, friendship
“What is more, I consider everything a loss compared to the surpassing greatness of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whose sake I have lost all things. I consider them rubbish, that I may gain Christ.” (Phil. 3:14).Some moments are worthy of our words…worthy of our...
