by Garris Elkins | Mar 16, 2012 | Future, Hope, Transition, Vision.
My wife, Jan, received the following word during a recent worship service at Living Waters Church in Medford, Oregon. I wanted to post this for that person(s) who needed to hear the hope these words contain. “During the worship, I saw myself swimming...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 14, 2012 | Faith, Future, Hope, Restoration, Transition
When we moved to Newport, Oregon in the 1980’s we were impressed with the beauty of the Oregon coastline. For 363 miles this coastline exposes a raw beauty that resembles Big Sur without the crowds. Thanks to the 1967 Oregon Beach Bill the entire length of...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 29, 2012 | Church, Faith, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Spiritual Warfare
We have all read the story in Exodus 17 about Moses on the mountaintop holding up his staff while Joshua and the troops were down in the valley fighting the Amalekites. If Moses held his staff up above his head the troops would win, but if he dropped his hands...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 21, 2012 | Church, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Spiritual Warfare
When I was a street cop, I remember vividly what it was like to get ready for duty each night. I would stand in front of my locker at the police station and change out of my street clothes into my police uniform. I remember wearing jump boots – the kind...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 18, 2012 | Church, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Revelation, Teaching
A few Easters ago, I did something I had never done before – I did not focus my teaching on the cross or the tomb. Please don’t misunderstand me, I did speak about these two profound events, but I went further and preached about the destination of these Easter...
