by Elaine Olsen | Jul 2, 2012 | hunger, knowing God, pilgrimage, provision
“When Jesus looked up and saw a great crowd coming toward him, he said to Philip, ‘Where shall we buy bread for these people to eat?’ . . . Peter’s brother spoke up, ‘Here is a boy with five small barley loaves and two small fish . . . .’” –John 6:5,8-9 Here is a boy...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 25, 2012 | God's Questions, God's voice, knowing God, obedience, pilgrimage, wholeness
“When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, ‘Do you want to get well?’” –John 5:6 Do you want to get well, Elaine? So whispered the Holy Spirit to my heart this past week. Of course, Lord, I want to be...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 20, 2012 | christian perfection, faith, knowing God, living God's truth, obedience, Scripture, theology, words
It’s been one of those mornings in Bible study—a time of reflection that promotes more questions than answers. A day when I (again) wrote these words in the margin of my current Bible study guide, “Do I really believe this?” Whenever this happens, my contemplation...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 5, 2012 | hunger, knowing God, living God's truth, pilgrimage
“Then she arose with her daughters-in-law to return from the country of Moab, for she had heard in the fields of Moab that the LORD had visited his people and given them food.” –Ruth 1:6 My husband noticed my disconnect with my immediate surroundings. While my kids...
by Elaine Olsen | May 15, 2012 | conviction, eternity, evil, hell, knowing God, living God's truth
Hell-bent. Are you? Am I? I know. A heavy question, but since I used this phrase in my last post, I thought it deserved some further exploration. Merriam Webster defines hell-bent as “stubbornly and often recklessly determined.” The earliest mention of...
by Elaine Olsen | May 10, 2012 | conviction, creation, eternity, freedom, knowing God, living God's truth, love, marriage, surrender
The ocean is still free. So I said to myself this past weekend while spending a few days on the shores of the Atlantic. The ocean is still free. Free to roam. Free to breathe. Free to birth. Free to be. Mankind has tried to control it, has sloppily put its...
