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 | Feb 2, 2010 | a quick word, family fun, living God's truth, parenting, pilgrimage
I am reminded of something this morning… something so small that if not carefully looking for that something, it is easily missed. Something so seemingly routine and mundane. Something we usually take for granted.Footprints.Ours and others.Every one of us is leaving...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 6, 2010 | a quick word, faith, living God's truth, pilgrimage, trust
“You, O LORD, keep my lamp burning; my God turns my darkness into light.” (Psalm 18:28) God’s returning light. It’s returning to me after a long six-week season of diminishing dimness. Not elimination; God’s light always flames within me, but there are...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 30, 2009 | freedom, montana, pilgrimage, trust
for “Montana” and for pilgrims everywhere who dare to dream it… Wanderlust. That desire in each one of us to roam and to move beyond the current boundaries that cradle us in order to explore the wild unknown with carefree abandon. A search...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 21, 2009 | a quick word, living God's truth, pilgrimage
“Go to the village ahead of you, and just as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, which no one has ever ridden. Untie it and bring it here. If anyone asks you, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will send it back here shortly.’” (Mark...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 10, 2009 | blog designers, pilgrimage, trust, writing
“By faith he made his home in the promised land like a stranger in a foreign country; he lived in tents, as did Isaac and Jacob, who were heirs with him of the same promise. For he was looking forward to the city with foundations, whose architect and builder is God.”...
