by Garris Elkins | Nov 13, 2013 | Church, Faith, Father, Future, Hope, Leadership, Transition
In October of 2014, I will complete a transition out of the Senior Pastor role at Living Waters Church in Medford, Oregon. The man God is raising up to fill that role is Ryan Rhoden. Ryan is a good and godly man with a vision for the future. We have...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 12, 2013 | Family, Gifts, Giving, Hope, Sacrifice
In the late 1990’s, Jan and I lived in Berlin, Germany. Berlin was our base of operation because of the abundance of travel options the city provided. We worked and traveled in the nations that comprised the old East European Communist Bloc. Our primary...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 8, 2013 | Discipline, Family, Father, Forgiveness, Future, Hope, Humility, Repentance
Each morning I walk into our kitchen and do three things. I feed the dog; I start the coffee maker and I take my vitamins while drinking a large glass of water. This morning, I noticed that I first splashed a bit of water into my glass and then poured it...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 7, 2013 | Dreams, Future, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Miracles, Revelation, Supernatural
As a boy, I listened any time an older person told a story. I loved hearing their stories. It was through these stories that I learned about life and came to appreciate the power of seeing something for the first time. My maternal grandmother was born in 1896....
by Garris Elkins | Oct 29, 2013 | Family, Fathers, Future, Love, Transition, Trust
When I became a father, God blessed me with a daughter and a son. We have prayed for each of our children since the day they were born. One of the great joys of being a father was to do special things with each of my children that would be specific to them...