Ecclesiastes 1:9 "What has been is what will be, and what has been done is what will be done, and there is nothing new under the sun." Once again, the Bible is cuttingly relevant. It's election season again and Jesus is front and center as a political idol. On Flickr, a Blood for Oil poster … Continue reading Everything old is new again
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Breakfast of Champions
They called her Wheaties. When she served in volleyball, the ball would rocket past the opponents' court. Her volleyball coaches told her, "Control the power!" When she played tennis, she would fire the bright yellow sphere onto the asphalt behind the white line that marked "in." "Placement over power!" the tennis teacher would say with … Continue reading Breakfast of Champions
Like Mother…Like Daughter
In honor of mother's day, I've decided to use a illustration that my mom used several years ago while teaching youth at Bible club. As I've mentioned on this blog before, my mother was the one that started my unstoppable habit of finding spiritual applications in every day things. (So, if you're looking to blame … Continue reading Like Mother…Like Daughter
Sanctification on a Schwinn
My aunt and I used to go biking a lot. We've biked back country gravel roads and paved suburban pathways, hilly river terrain and flat farmland byways. We've biked until our legs couldn't even hold us up when we got off the bike to rest. (When we first started biking, that point was after a … Continue reading Sanctification on a Schwinn
Lip-Syncing Cowboys
When I was about 19 and my brother 14, we performed karaoke to the song "Christian Cowboy" for a New Years Eve Party. We had people clapping along and I think I even heard a "Yee-haw!" We went all out with the denim and the cowboy hats. We were totally...lip-syncing. Yep. Oh, and the hat … Continue reading Lip-Syncing Cowboys
Natural Beauty
I have been to 48 of the 50 United States, and someday hope to add the last two (Alaska and Hawaii, as you probably guessed) eventually. I am always so amazed and grateful at the variety of land formations, and scenery, and geography in America. I look at the beautiful mountain vistas and think "Wow! … Continue reading Natural Beauty
Type-casted
I'm one of those people that other people shake their heads at and say, "only you, Olive." 'Course, everybody has those moments when you just think, "What are the chances that this would happen to me? Oh, right, these things always happen to me!" Like that guy that was struck by lightening seven times. Talk … Continue reading Type-casted
Fruit from the Olive Tree 