by Garris Elkins | Feb 16, 2021 | Prophetic
We can walk right by truth or a perception of reality and not perceive its existence. Only when it is revealed to us does it become a personal discovery. In 1853, a mule owned by a gold prospector named John. W. Hillman led him to the rim of Crater Lake in southern...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 15, 2021 | Prophetic
Daniel and Joseph allowed the Lord to use their voices to influence the political leaders of their day. I am also glad to see the same thing taking place in our day when it is done under the leading of God’s Spirit and with a heart of humility. The Gospel is...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 15, 2021 | Church, Discernment, Discipleship, Freedom, Future, Holy Spirit
Romans 8:5 tells us: “But those who live by the impulses of the Holy Spirit are motivated to pursue spiritual realities” (TPT). The word “impulses” jumped out at me and captured in words what I have been experiencing as I learn how God prompts us to live. Jan and...
by Garris Elkins | Feb 14, 2021 | Dreams, Eternity, Family, Favor, Future, Honor, Intimacy, Jesus, Joy, Love
This morning, as I look at the flowers and card I got for Jan, I think back to an evening fifty-one years ago when I took Jan on a spontaneous date. I entered our college cafeteria and saw her. We had been introduced a week or so earlier so I wasn’t a stranger....
by Garris Elkins | Feb 13, 2021 | Prophetic
Last night, Jan and I watched one of those end-of-the-world, apocalyptic films titled Greenland. In the film, a comet is on a collision course with Earth promising to create a near-extinction level event. It was standard and predictable disaster film fare. In...