by Elaine Olsen | Jul 16, 2013 | discipleship, family fun, God's Word, holiness, knowing God, living God's truth, pilgrimage, rest
We took our kids to Mayberry last week. Actually, we spent a day in Mt. Airy, NC, Andy Griffith’s hometown. The town has capitalized on his fame and the show’s popularity, modeling shops and eateries in the tradition of Mayberry. Floyd’s Barbershop still offers...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 9, 2013 | knowing God, living God's truth, parenting, prayer, theology, truth, worship
Consider heaven. Take a moment or two or ten and consider the heavenly kingdom that exists just beyond the veil. What thoughts come to mind? What do you believe to be true about your Father’s house and the rooms he has prepared in advance of your arrival? As...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 30, 2013 | church life, knowing God, living God's truth, ministry life, night visits, packing up, pilgrimage, sundays
“Jacob left Beersheba and set out for Haran. When he reached a certain place, he stopped for the night because the sun had set.” –Genesis 28:10-11 Certain places. We’ve reached a new one—a God-ordained assignment just an hour south of our last one....
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 19, 2013 | church life, faith, knowing God, letting go, living God's truth, ministry life, packing up, pilgrimage
This isn’t my first rodeo. In the course of my lifetime, I’ve lived in five different states, ten cities, and changed physical addresses at least eighteen times. My family and I are less than a week away from making it number nineteen. A new home. New...
by Elaine Olsen | May 21, 2013 | confessions of a reluctant juror, freedom, knowing God, living God's truth, ministry life, truth, words
Truth exists. Truth isn’t relative. Sometimes, however, truth gets buried beneath the details—layer upon layer of story that muddy up the process of discovery. Why conceal it? To quote Jack Nicholson’s famous line from the movie A Few Good Men . . . “You can’t handle...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 1, 2013 | Easter, eternity, grace, knowing God, obedience, peace
“As he approached Jerusalem and saw the city, he wept over it and said, ‘If you, even you, had only known on this day what would bring you peace—but now it is hidden from your eyes. The days will come upon you when your enemies will build an embankment against...
