by Garris Elkins | Nov 16, 2012 | Culture, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Miracles, Power, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
I have been around the Church-world for many years. I have seen lots of buzzwords enter the vocabulary of the Church. A current word in our ecclesiastical buzz-a-sphere is, “missional.” It’s not a bad word – it’s a good word. In using this word we...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 11, 2012 | Church, Faith, Future, Leadership, Transition
(The following letter was given to the congregation of Living Waters Church in Medford, Oregon, on Sunday, November 11, 2012, announcing a coming change in pastoral leadership that will take place in 2015.)...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 11, 2012 | Church, Faith, Future, Hope, Prophecy, Transition, Vision.
Recently, I took part in a conference with people attending from all around the world. The worship was powerful. During one of the morning worship sessions the Lord began revealing to me a developing image of a father’s heart. I saw a father gently pushing one...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 30, 2012 | Evangelism, Faith, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God, Power, Prayer, Revival
Recently, I was channel surfing and came upon the end of a NASCAR race. The winning driver crossed the finish line and took his victory lap. After the victory lap he pulled into the Winner’s Circle. What happened next was interesting. Once his car...
by Garris Elkins | Oct 24, 2012 | God, Love, Miracles, Prayer, Restoration
I live in an area surrounded by beautiful mountains. This area used to be part of the old Oregon Territory that was comprised of the states of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and bits of Montana and Wyoming. Before statehood, if someone was “going to Oregon”,...
