by Elaine Olsen | Feb 17, 2009 | a quick word, freedom, friendship, living God's truth, pilgrimage, trust
“You will be a crown of splendor in the LORD’s hand, a royal diadem in the hand of your God. No longer will they call you Deserted, or name your land Desolate. But you will be called Hephzibah, and your land Beulah; for the LORD will take delight in you, and your land...
by Elaine Olsen | Feb 7, 2009 | friendship, God's Questions, living God's truth, pilgrimage
“Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me.” (Philippians 3:12-24). A sacred intersection. There’s been one this week. Between your brokenness and mine. And...
by Elaine Olsen | Feb 2, 2009 | grace, living God's truth, pilgrimage, words
*Please note update below post… “For I resolved to know nothing while I was with you except Jesus Christ and him crucified.” (1 Corinthians 2:2). For all of the ways that we could spend our words this week, what is more worthy than spending them on the truth of...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 9, 2009 | christian perfection, living God's truth, peace, pilgrimage, rest
“This is what the LORD says: ‘Stand at the crossroads and look; ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls. But you said, ‘We will not walk in it.’” (Jeremiah 6:16). “If you write conviction,...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 6, 2009 | eternity, letting go, living God's truth, pilgrimage
“The LORD said to Abram, ‘Leave your country, your people and your father’s household and go to the land I will show you.’” (Genesis 12:1). God’s people are a people of movement. From the very beginning of an Eden’s expulsion, we’ve been spreading our outward...
