by Garris Elkins | Mar 18, 2017 | Intimacy, Jesus, Love, Marriage
I was awakened in the middle of the night hearing the 1964 blues song written by Tommy Tucker titled, Hi-Heel Sneakers. The opening lyrics are, “Put on your red dress, baby, cause we goin’ out tonight.” As the song played on, instead of the words, “Put on your...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 17, 2017 | Death, Faith, Forgivenss, Hope
In a time of great personal crisis or in the moment of approaching death, it is not our opinion about a particular strain of theology or a narrow worldview that people will reach for to find hope. In those moments people are reaching for the hand of God. Before these...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 16, 2017 | God, Jesus, Vision.
There have been a few times when I listened to people share their concept of God that I come away from those conversations seeing an image of a god who is so damaged that I want to hand the person a bottle of anti-depressant pills to help medicate their stressed out...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 16, 2017 | Deliverance, Favor, Healing, Hope, Restoration, Trust
I remember the painful day when I accidently threw away all of Jan’s childhood family photos. We were pastoring our first church and our kids were in grade school. Jan’s mom and dad were downsizing so they wanted to make sure all the old family photos pertinent to...
by Garris Elkins | Mar 15, 2017 | Favor, Future, Giving, God, Joy, Peace
The Lord revealed a picture of your life. Behind a doorway and standing in line are answers to forgotten prayers, unexpected blessings, new relationships, and fresh opportunities. As I continued to watch the developing image, all of these deliveries of God’s...
