by Garris Elkins | Jan 23, 2015 | Courage, Destiny, Family, Fathers, God, Identity, Kingdom, Pentecost, Power, Spiritual Warfare, Supernatural
Most people are familiar with the epic battle between David the young shepherd and Goliath the Philistine giant. What many don’t realize is that Goliath had relatives just as big and just a bad as him. I Chronicles 20 describes these other giants: 4 “After this,...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 21, 2015 | Discipleship, Discipline, Honor, Humility, Identity, Kingdom, Leadership, Love, Redemption, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom
Years ago, when I was a police Field Training Officer (FTO), the first week having an inexperienced rookie riding with you in a squad car was an interesting experience, both for you as the FTO and for the trainee. Each night during that first week I would begin the...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 20, 2015 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Culture, Fear, Freedom, Kingdom, Mercy, Peace, Revelation
The Changing Props On The World Stage I remember being part of a stage production in high school. I had a small acting part. I played a police detective. That acting role was prophetic of what I would do as a profession later in my life. The...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 19, 2015 | Courage, Discipleship, Discipline, Favor, Forgivenss, Mercy, Obedience, Peace, Prayer, Redemption, Restoration, Sacrifice
Recently, I read a response to something I had written on one of my social media accounts. The response was a bit edgy and confronting. When I read the persons comment (I don’t know them), I realized their response revealed a lack of understanding of the...
by Garris Elkins | Jan 17, 2015 | Apostle, Faith, Five-Fold Ministry, Gifts, Holy Spirit, Kingdom, Pentecost, Power, Prayer, Prohecy, Promise, Prophetic, Revival, Spiritual Warfare
I remember talking with someone who had been educated in Cultural Anthropology. He described something called, “The God Line”. As a missionary in Africa this man used that culture to define for me what he meant. He said in African culture everything...
