by Garris Elkins | Jul 23, 2017 | Prophetic
On August 21 a solar eclipse will cross the United States from Oregon to the Carolinas. Darkness will cover the cities in its path for over 2 minutes. Viewing a map of the United States and the eclipse path it appears as if someone took a large marker pen and drew a...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 22, 2017 | Love, Marriage, Relationships, Spiritual Warfare
Every marriage has little rituals. One of our rituals takes place every morning. Each day, I rise a few minutes before Jan to start the coffee and get set up in my writing chair. When Jan walks into the living room I stand and we hug. I usually kiss her on the neck...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 21, 2017 | Faith, Hope, Vision.
In my 50th year, a friend invited me to climb the tallest mountain overlooking our region. Mount McLoughlin stands 9,499 feet. For the last almost 8,000 years it has held prominence in our area. Before that, it lived in the shadow of the volcanic peak known as Mount...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 20, 2017 | Courage, Creativity, Destiny, Discipleship, Gifts, Resurrection
There are a few things that will elicit an emotional, gut-wrenching and sometimes sobbing joy in me. This happens when an unnoticed underdog rises to a place of freedom and victory before an audience of doubters. It can be a timid singer on a talent show stage who...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 20, 2017 | Joy, Kingdom of God, Love, Marriage, Power, Promise, Prophecy, Relationships
A few days ago someone made an honoring comment about me in reference to something I wrote. They did not direct the comment to me personally. The person was writing to the people who follow their ministry. I found out about the comment just because I stumbled across...
