by Elaine Olsen | Feb 26, 2010 | breakfast on the beach with Jesus, discipleship, surrender, trust
“When they landed, they saw a fire of burning coals there with fish on it, and some bread. Jesus said to them, ‘Bring some of the fish you have just caught.’” (John 21:9-10). One of the greatest joys we will ever know as believers in Jesus Christ is the moment when...
by Elaine Olsen | Jan 22, 2010 | death, faith, friendship, grief, surrender
{for Summer… who made it home to Canaan today} It occurs to me this evening that earthquakes come in all shapes and sizes. And while the world’s eyes have been focused on Haiti’s earthquake over the past week, my eyes have been fixed on the one occurring beneath...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 10, 2009 | Bolivia, calling, family fun, letting go, living God's truth, parenting, pilgrimage, surrender, trust
“Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman, and she became pregnant and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a fine child, she hid him for three months. But when she could hide him no longer, she got a papyrus basket for him and coated it with tar...
by Elaine Olsen | May 20, 2009 | family fun, graduation, living God's truth, parenting, pilgrimage, surrender, trust
I’ve heard it said before that “this life is but a dress rehearsal for the next.” If that’s true (and I happen to think there to be some merit in this understanding), then we are best served by paying closer attention to the scene changes in our lives … to...
by Elaine Olsen | Apr 27, 2009 | church life, faith, grace, living God's truth, out of the mouths of babes, pilgrimage, surrender
“On hearing it, many of his disciples said, ‘This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?’ Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, ‘Does this offend you? What if you see the Son of man ascend to where he was before! The Spirit gives...
by Elaine Olsen | Mar 19, 2009 | a quick word, christian perfection, living God's truth, pilgrimage, surrender, trust
“Test everything. Hold on to the good. Avoid every kind of evil. May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul, and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and...
