by Elaine Olsen | Aug 4, 2012 | conviction, courage, evil, God's Word, hell, living God's truth, right words; right timing, truth
“Not until halfway through the feast did Jesus go up to the temple courts and begin to preach. . . . Jesus answered, ‘My teaching is not my own. It comes from him who sent me. If anyone chooses to do God’s will, he will find out whether my teaching comes from God or...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 30, 2012 | church life, knowing God, living God's truth, peace for the journey
This is where we went to church yesterday . . . at least for those of you who answered the roll call on my facebook page: CommunityWalk Map – God’s House (7-29-12) Twenty-five states represented (I think), at least twelve denominations and several...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 26, 2012 | cancer, cancer volume 4, faith, living God's truth, pilgrimage
May I tell you a secret? For those of you who know me personally and do life with me on a regular basis, it won’t be fresh revelation. But for others—those of you who only know me as the woman who writes these words in this public place—my disclosure might come as a...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 29, 2012 | conviction, courage, faith, living God's truth, pilgrimage
“I’m writing on the 5 D’s to workout motivation. Can you guess one of the “D” words?” So asked Melanie Dorsey on her facebook wall yesterday afternoon. My response to her was immediate . . . “DON’T eat a piece of the chocolate cake I just posted a picture of on...
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 18, 2012 | God's Word, living God's truth, Scripture, Uncategorized
Genesis went flying to the floor . . . literally. It came unglued, unhinged from its binding and cascaded to the ground a few weeks ago while I was walking down the hallway. I knew it was loose, knew it wouldn’t be long before I would have to give attention to its...
