by Garris Elkins | Feb 26, 2013 | Future, God, Hope, Love, Miracles, Repentance
As a kid growing up we had one of those large, rubber-walled above ground swimming pools in our back yard. The pool stood three feet tall and was about twenty feet across. My brother and I would spend hours each summer swimming and playing in the water under the...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 19, 2013 | Evangelism, Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Kingdom of God, Obedience, Repentance, Revival
Some of us wait for the miracles to fall before we think a revival can begin. Others are waiting for a cultural icon to come to Christ to set off a line of spiritual dominos falling towards a massive move of God’s Spirit. Jesus had another plan – he said the...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 17, 2013 | Prophetic
My book, God-Whispers, was just released. It is a small book about a big God. The book is a collection of personal proverbs about life, ministry and the pursuit of God. God-Whispers contains proverbial reflections of one man’s journey of faith. Over the years, I...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2013 | Apostle, Church, Faith, Hope, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Teaching, Transition, Trust
As a young pastor I listened a lot. I listened to the many voices of leaders who went before me. There were times in those early years when I would ask a simple question and receive a profound answer. In my first year of pastoring I asked Jerry Cook...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 11, 2013 | Faith, Future, Identity, Obedience, Prophetic, Revelation
A forthright friend recently commented, “How strange that you are an artist, and yet you are so rigid with your time. So structured. Where’s the passion?” To which I wish I had replied: “Talent and passion don’t just transform themselves into books and paintings. That...
