by Elaine Olsen | Feb 18, 2014 | a quick word, alicia chole, Bible Study, fellowship with God, hope, suffering, truth, wholeness
I made a telling discovery this morning during my morning devotional time – a few thoughts I’m lingering on and in as I begin this grace-day with Jesus. It’s about my standing “near the cross” and the posture of my heart therein. Let me explain....
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 16, 2012 | authenticity, calling, faith, freedom, letting go, living God's truth, obedience, wholeness
Siix years ago in my dreaming, I didn’t plan on my current reality. The life I’m living today wasn’t the life I was dreaming about in my yesterday. Six years ago . . . I had just written my first book / Bible study about the prophet Nehemiah and was sure it would be...
by Elaine Olsen | Oct 9, 2012 | authenticity, holiness, living God's truth, strength, wholeness
Authenticity. Being authentic. Not fake. Genuine. Real. Threadbare and exposed. Are you authentic? If you answered “yes” then allow me a further probe. Who decides what’s authentic? How do you determine the boundaries for the definition, or does the definition (in and...
by Elaine Olsen | Sep 18, 2012 | Beyond Cancer's Scars (the story behind the story), book release, cancer, cancer volume 4, God's Word, knowing God, pain, radio interviews, wholeness, words
There are many moving parts to my story. They change on a regular basis, moving on to the stage of my life without warning and, just as quickly, making their exit. I cannot predict the flow. I only know to expect it—an ever-shifting current of ins and outs, ups and...
by Elaine Olsen | Jun 25, 2012 | God's Questions, God's voice, knowing God, obedience, pilgrimage, wholeness
“When Jesus saw him lying there and learned that he had been in this condition for a long time, he asked him, ‘Do you want to get well?’” –John 5:6 Do you want to get well, Elaine? So whispered the Holy Spirit to my heart this past week. Of course, Lord, I want to 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...
