by Garris Elkins | Jul 9, 2020 | Culture, Faith, Favor, Fear, Healing, Honor, Hope, Humility, Peace, Pride, Restoration, Revelation
As I prepared our lunch of wild salmon, I used a mortar and pestle to crush together the ingredients of garlic, cilantro, and green onion to create a rub that would be applied to the salmon filet. I began to imagine the flavor they would bring in harmony when...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 9, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Reformation, Restoration, Revelation, Spirit, Supernatural
My 16-year old pickup truck has a CD player. It was part of the truck’s original equipment installed at the factory. A couple of years ago the CD went on the fritz. It makes funny noises when it’s turned on and then it keeps repeating the same song without moving on...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 8, 2020 | Family, Fathers, Favor, Fear, Forgiveness, Freedom, Honor, Hope, Identity, Love, Marriage
On July 4th, Jan and I had the honor of officiating our daughter’s wedding. Toward the end of the ceremony, I had Anna and Jared exchange rings. I explained to them wearing my wedding ring for the last 47 years was a daily reminder that I belonged to someone – to Jan....
by Garris Elkins | Jul 7, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Fear, Future, Healing, Hope, Mercy, Pride, Relationships
Relationships are being tested. A casual comment or post on social media that creates disagreement can challenge the honor of a relationship. Jesus knew each of us would see life differently, and He still said oneness was possible even in the presence of...
by Garris Elkins | Jul 4, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Courage, Culture, Leadership, Revelation, Transition
On May 3, I wrote an article titled, “The Alarm Bells Are Sounding” and posted it on my social media sites. Like most prophetic insight, what we see is not always complete, nor has the context yet arrived for the prophetic word to be understood. Yesterday, Jentezen...
