by Garris Elkins | Jul 24, 2015 | Faithfulness, Kingdom
Spiritual pioneers had no path to follow. They walked in faith along an uncharted course toward a dream God had placed within their heart. Today, instead of following the well-worn course of a known way, choose to follow the unmarked path of faith. The generations who...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 22, 2015 | Courage, Culture
The effectiveness of the prophetic voice of the Church will be measured not only by our ability to release words of encouragement, but in the warnings of love we speak about the evil in our midst. While some believe in the increasing goodness of mankind and have...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 22, 2015 | Church, Culture, Family, Fear, Giving, Kingdom, Love, Peace
I grew up in Los Gatos, a small town adjacent to San Jose in central California, an area rich with the heritage of Old Mexico. Many of the city names that surrounded our family home revealed a Hispanic origin. I was raised around Mexican people and their...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 21, 2015 | Change, Church, Courage, Destiny, Dreams, Faith, Identity, Kingdom, Leadership, Tranistion
My father was a house-moving contractor. During the 1950’s and early 60’s when the freeway systems of California were being constructed, an entire track of homes in the path of a coming freeway would be sold and moved to new locations. Each house was raised from...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 21, 2015 | Marriage
As a woman matures and grows older it is important for a man to realize there will always exist within her a beauty waiting to be discovered in each new season of life. A wise man will relentlessly search for that treasure. This is how passion remains within a...