by Garris Elkins | Sep 26, 2017 | Justice, Mercy, Obedience, Reconciliation, Redemption, Wisdom
As I sat in the police academy as a young almost-a-cop, I heard a lecture from one of the instructors about the difference between the intent and the letter of the law. Every law has both letter and intent. While the letter of the law does have an important place in...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 26, 2017 | Apostle, Culture, Honor, Kingdom of God, Leadership
Glenn Burris leads the Foursquare Church as its President. Jan and I have been pastors in the Foursquare Church for almost 40 years. Foursquare is an international family of churches founded in the 1920″s by Aimee Semple McPherson. Glenn wrote a very...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 25, 2017 | Church, Courage, Culture, Fear, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Pride, Reconciliation, Reformation, Teaching, Wisdom
It seems like a lot of people are affronted these days. It has become a ministry of sorts. The word affront in the dictionary is defined as “an action or remark that causes outrage or offense.” When challenged, some Christians who have adopted this ministry will...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 24, 2017 | Change, Church, Culture
The Church must constantly learn how to communicate its message more effectively or the sound of our voice will be dismissed as irrelevant by the culture. Motion pictures went through a migration of style and presentation to become what we watch today. That...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 23, 2017 | Truth, Wisdom, Word
When our assumptions are challenged it is not always a heresy, a deception or a false doctrine that brings the challenge. It can actually be a revelation from God. It’s important to know the difference.
