by Garris Elkins | Sep 16, 2020 | Hope, Joy, Peace
At some point, in this over-heated social atmosphere, we have to bar the door and shelter in place. It is a sheltering just like teachers are advised to do when an active shooter is roaming through the halls of a school looking for victims. The sheltering in place is...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 15, 2020 | Discernment, Discipline, Spiritual Warfare, Wisdom
This is a difficult time in our culture, and it has become a dangerous time as well. People are becoming increasingly frustrated, angry, and prone to violence. Be careful how you respond to the emotional responses of people, even on social media. Your well-being may...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 15, 2020 | Culture, Faith, Future, Hope, Trust
We are in the middle of a climate change – a change in the climate of our culture. This climate change is stirring up winds that will move us past our current reality pushing aside the fog of deception. This wind is beginning to blow across our nation, steering us...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 13, 2020 | Church, Discernment, Discipleship, Leadership, Truth
Over the last several decades in western culture, some have attempted to redefine God. The isolated halls of academia and a culture living insulated from much of the sorrow that afflicts the rest of the world has been a seedbed for this process of progressive...
by Garris Elkins | Sep 11, 2020 | Fear, Hope, Trust
When I was a kid, whenever my dad would drive our family to a distant destination, before he pulled into a relative’s driveway or a camping spot for the night, he would find a gas station and top off his gas tank. As an impatient and tired kid, that seemed like a...
