by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2019 | Family, Father, Fathers
Spiritual fathers and mothers get angered by the same things that incense a young believer. What a spiritual parent has learned to do with the help of God is to temper their initial angry response. This is done to offer their spiritual offspring the time needed to...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2019 | Church, Courage, Destiny, Fear, Freedom, Integrity, Peace, Spiritual Warfare
Today, two extremes of the ideological/political spectrum will confront each other in demonstrations in the streets of Portland, Oregon. Hopefully, the event will be peaceful. Many hold no hope for that outcome. As these two groups gather and confront each other, in...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 17, 2019 | Courage, Discipleship, Favor, Grace, Healing, Honor, Identity, Integrity, Love, Reconciliation, Resurrection
There are times when I scroll through Facebook posts that I see someone depicted in a less than noble booking photo or view the image of a person who has committed a horrible act. Lately, I find myself reaching out to my computer screen and touching their image. When...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 16, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Church, Deliverance, Discernment, Dreams, Faith, Fathers, Future, Leadership, Promotion
In the last month, I have been speaking to people who work in high-impact Kingdom positions. Change is coming in many of these assignments. I have noticed several consistent themes in some of these transitions. 1. A sense of unease that worried some of the...
by Garris Elkins | Aug 15, 2019 | Change, Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Freedom, Holy Spirit, Spirit, Worship
When I read the book of Acts, I discover a group of people who did not slavishly follow a plan or remain in a single direction without frequent course corrections. I read about people who followed the Spirit at all costs. They arose each day and allowed the Spirit to...
