by Garris Elkins | Sep 20, 2020 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline
I listened to an interview with an astronomer who said every day the Earth is bombarded with 100 tons of dust and sand-sized particles, remnants of space rocks that exploded when entering our atmosphere. There is another kind of bombardment taking place – the...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 19, 2020 | Apostle, Faith, Hope, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Obedience, Prophecy
We are in a time like that of Nehemiah, a man called by God to rebuild the broken walls of Jerusalem. Behind the scenes and without the permission of potential dissenters, Nehemiah rallied allies and began the project as doubting eyes looked on. When his plan was...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 18, 2020 | Faith, Hope, Kingdom of God, Love, Trust
Events are amassing on a global scale that could become a historic moment of transition. In August, I could sense a gathering of these events taking place. At that time, I wrote a blog post about something called Singularity. Singularity is a moment when seemingly...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 17, 2020 | Favor, Grace, Mercy
Five times in the book bearing his name, Ezra is described as having the “gracious hand of God” upon him. Ezra and the Israelites would need to know God’s hand was on them when they returned to Palestine after being exiled in Babylon. The hand of God gave Ezra...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 17, 2020 | Mercy, Thankfulness
In southern Oregon, 2,357 homes have been lost at last count, due to wildfires. With an average occupancy rate of 2.5 persons per household for our state, that is 5,892 people without a place to call home. Today, I thanked God for a roof over my head, the availability...
