by Elaine Olsen | Dec 20, 2010 | calling, church life, living God's truth, sundays
Last Friday, I loaded up on my pain meds and had my mother taxi me to the local Michael’s craft store. Sunday morning loomed on the horizon, and I needed a few Christmas activities to keep young hearts and hands engaged. I took my time, making sure to pick out things...
by Elaine Olsen | Aug 29, 2010 | a quick word, sundays, video
A caravan of love showed up for morning worship today… twenty-three of some of the most faithful saints of Pine Forest UMC. Not all of them are pictured here, but most of the Tuesday “ancients” arrived just on time with lots of hugs and love to go...
by Elaine Olsen | Jul 12, 2010 | christian perfection, faith, living God's truth, packing up, pilgrimage, sundays, trust
“Faith moves forward… faith anchors itself in the unseen. Faith doesn’t base its hope in emotion but in the truth.” That was my answer this morning to the question that was raised in Sunday school regarding the definition of faith. I spoke it rather mechanically,...
by Elaine Olsen | May 23, 2010 | living God's truth, packing up, pilgrimage, sundays
“I appeal to you for my son, Onesimus, who became my son while I was in chains. Formerly he was useless to you, but now he has become useful both to you and to me. I am sending him—who is my very heart—back to you.” (Philemon 10-12). I’m not going to lie to you… last...
by Elaine Olsen | Feb 28, 2010 | a quick word, grace, sundays
The brilliancy of a Sunday morning’s sun. It beamed through the slits in the mini-blinds reminding me of a new day’s embrace. I needed its witness this morning… needed to know I’ve been given another day to live it right, especially since yesterday seemed to live so...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 17, 2010 | baptism, church life, Holy Spirit, living God's truth, sundays
“As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and lighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.’” (Matthew...
