by Elaine Olsen | Jul 30, 2013 | cancer, cancer volume 4, obedience, prayer
I remember how strange it seemed. Foreign to me. Familiar to others. Prostrate prayers before the Lord, face-down on my red quilt, pointed eastward toward Jerusalem. It was her challenge to us following the Raleigh Living Proof Live event I’d attended. It soon became...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 9, 2013 | knowing God, living God's truth, parenting, prayer, theology, truth, worship
Consider heaven. Take a moment or two or ten and consider the heavenly kingdom that exists just beyond the veil. What thoughts come to mind? What do you believe to be true about your Father’s house and the rooms he has prepared in advance of your arrival? As...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 5, 2013 | family fun, God's voice, God's Word, parenting, peace, prayer
God’s Word instructs us to pray about everything. With prayer and thanksgiving we are to present our requests to God; accordingly, his promise to us in return is his peace—a measure of settled, heavenly comfort moving in to replace (or at least temporarily cover over)...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 2, 2012 | family fun, out of the mouths of babes, parenting, prayer
“When you come to the door, kiss me on the cheek so that I know I am safe.” So wrote my daughter on a slip of paper last week. She placed the note in the hallway, next to her bedroom door, so I would see it on my way to bed. At first glance, I thought these might be...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 12, 2012 | a quick word, pilgrimage, prayer, silence, wholeness
I am exceedingly weary tonight, and my heart is greatly troubled. It’s just how it is. I cannot escape my tiredness, nor can I deny the heaviness I feel in my spirit. As much as I would like to be in this place, to take the time to fill up this space with words, I...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 28, 2012 | a quick word, faith, fast, prayer, surrender
The aroma from the kitchen reaches my nostrils. It’s 4:58 PM… dinnertime. The first time in the last twenty hours when I’ve noticed my hunger. I wonder why it has taken so long… this noticing of emptiness. I’m surprised it hasn’t happened sooner. I suppose it makes...
