by Elaine Olsen | Mar 21, 2010 | church life, faith, living God's truth, peace, pilgrimage
Loose ends. We all live with some. I don’t imagine there is a day that goes by when a loose thread or two don’t dangle their insistence before our eyes and within our hearts, thereby challenging us to trust in something bigger, Someone bigger, to weave them into the...
by Elaine Olsen | Feb 11, 2010 | eternity, living God's truth, peace, pilgrimage
“LORD, you have assigned me my portion and my cup; you have made my lot secure. The boundary lines have fallen for me in pleasant places; surely I have a delightful inheritance.” (Psalm 16:5-6). A good boundary line; a pleasant place. Surely, I could live there....
by Elaine Olsen | Dec 23, 2009 | christmas, peace
“Above all, you must understand that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation. For prophecy never had its origin in the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit. (2 Peter 1:20-21).It’s the music...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 10, 2009 | courage, freedom, peace, strength
I want to tell you about a real hero tonight; not the one getting all the press in the media for his efforts at the peace-making process. My hero sits alone this evening, on the front porch of her home in a rocking chair, reeling from the extreme after-effects of...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 12, 2009 | a quick word, friendship, give aways, grace, peace
Over the past couple of weeks God has been ministering to my weary soul with the music of DJ Coles. Most of you aren’t familiar with his work. I wasn’t either until early May when DJ was the guest worship leader at our church’s spring revival. DJ serves as the youth...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 31, 2009 | family fun, parenting, peace, pilgrimage, Ruby Tuesdays, trust
Please join us over at Refreshmoments to read more Ruby Tuesdays’ posts. To read part one and two of my series, click here. “She senses that her gain is good; Her lamp does not go out at night.” (Proverbs 31:18, NAS). My lamp wants to. Go out tonight. But my...
