by Garris Elkins | May 3, 2020 | Deliverance, Discernment, Discipline, Truth, Vision., Wisdom
When historians look back and review this time in our national history, what will they write? Honest historians will write with reflective clarity seeing in retrospect what we have been trying so hard to comprehend. Today, many are trapped in shallow layers of...
by Garris Elkins | May 2, 2020 | Apostle, Church, Courage, Discernment, Discipline, Five-Fold Ministry, Forgiveness, Grace, Healing, Honor, Identity, Justice, Kingdom of God, Leadership, Pride, Relationships, Restoration
Critics in the Church come and go like the cycles of ocean tides. They run up on the beach of the Church to make their claim and then recede, leaving behind the hissing foam of their declaration of judgment. Over the years, I have noticed several areas where critics...
by Garris Elkins | May 1, 2020 | Humility, Trust, Truth, Wisdom
In Psalm 86:17, David made a request of the Lord, “Send me a sign of your favor.” When opposition was coming against David from all quarters, and his circumstances were overwhelming, he knew to recognize the favor of God on His life would bring much a...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 30, 2020 | Apostle, Change, Church, Courage, Discernment, Five-Fold Ministry, Reformation, Relationships, Revelation, Teaching, Trust, Worship
Today, as one who served in pastoral ministry for many years, I want to share something with my fellow pastors, church leadership, and those who love and pray for the local church. These are unprecedented times that will require of us deeper levels of wisdom and...
by Garris Elkins | Apr 29, 2020 | Fear, Justice, Love
Amid the Coronavirus pandemic, a perfect storm is taking place. The spiritual storm systems of isolation and suspicion are joining with the fear created by an unseen and predatory virus. These influences are beginning to merge, creating a superstorm of unimagined...
