by Garris Elkins | Sep 8, 2019 | Honor, Humility, Leadership, Love, Mercy
We can learn some of our most valuable lessons from leaders who show us what we do not want to become. Not all wisdom comes from positive examples. We can think the most valuable lessons are learned from the most honorable leaders. These faithful leaders do have...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 7, 2019 | Trust, Truth, Vision.
A pendulum is constantly swinging back and forth between opinions as the Church tries to navigate through the extremes of theological interpretation. Don’t try to follow the path of the pendulum. If you do, you will become spiritually dizzy and unfocused. Pendulums...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 7, 2019 | Apostle, Change, Courage, Culture, Deliverance, Honor, Hope, Justice
I try to recognize the repetitive things I notice throughout the day to see if God is trying to get my attention. In the last few days, I have seen the word “dichotomy” in print, once on someone’s Facebook post and once on a delivery box. After these notices, I...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 6, 2019 | Courage, Discernment, Prophecy, Prophetic, Revelation, Supernatural, Transition, Truth, Worship
We can too easily believe predictions that align with our predisposition or bias on a particular subject. I saw it just this week where a news commentator was predicting the outcome of the next presidential election. I’ve seen it in the predictions made concerning a...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 5, 2019 | Discernment, Faith, Faithfulness, Five-Fold Ministry, Freedom, Gifts, Grace, Holiness, Humility, Integrity, Leadership
Everyone has a gift. To say someone is “really gifted” is a statement of preference. It simply says we value and might even prefer a particular gift and its function. We like gifts so much we take tests to determine what gifts we might possess. They are popular,...
