by Garris Elkins | Apr 7, 2018 | Courage, Deliverance, Discipline, Freedom, Identity, Kingdom of God, Reconciliation, Reformation, Spiritual Warfare
In our increasingly entrenched world of opinion where we have individually or as a group defined what is true and right according to our preference, familiarity, and bias, it has become increasingly difficult to find common ground. In these opposing and combative...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 6, 2018 | Father, Future, God, Love, Marriage, Obedience, Thankfulness
Recently, I watched a vintage newsreel depicting San Francisco in 1939. It revealed a beautiful city with a magnificent bay. As I watched the black and white images unfold of people walking up and down Market Street and Fisherman’s Wharf, I realized somewhere in the...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 5, 2018 | Change, Family, Father, Fear, Honor, Identity, Leadership, Love, Marriage, Miracles, Pride, Relationships, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare, Transition, Trust
This morning, I awakened to check the flight status of my daughter, Anna. She is returning home from a month away hosting writing teams in both Spain and Morocco. For the last week, Anna and some of her friends had some downtime in Paris. As I slept, Anna boarded her...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 4, 2018 | Change, Courage, Faithfulness, Obedience, Peace
Your waiting time is almost over. The wait has become intense in recent days. You have reached up wanting to harvest the fruit of a promise but wisely held back knowing it was premature. You are so close. The self-control you exhibit in the coming days will be more...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 3, 2018 | Creavity, Discipleship, Eternity, Future, Holiness, Humility, Identity, Marriage, Relationships, Revelation, Thankfulness
As I grow older, so much of what I pursued as a young man no longer matters to me. In the course of my lifetime, as the desire and drive for recognition faded away, I found myself left holding only the simplest of life’s treasures. Songs that did not register...
