by Garris Elkins | Nov 20, 2019 | Poetry, Verse
This week, I raked summer shade into piles, heaps of leaves assembled, the closure of a season. This week, two died younger than me, a friend of a friend another, the father of my daughter’s friend. Perhaps, this is aging, dropping people like leaves raked into piles...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 20, 2019 | God, Grace, Mercy
I am still amazed at the mercy and grace God displayed when he came and rescued me 40 years ago. In the first couple of minutes of this TV interview, I share my story. Click this text to watch.
by Garris Elkins | Nov 19, 2019 | Discernment, Discipleship, Discipline, Dreams
I have lived long enough to realize in every area of life, over time, we will need to experience a restart. Each new season requires a fresh encounter with God to get us moving once again from a place of standstill. Experience and success in any area of personal...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 18, 2019 | Apostle, Church, Culture, Deliverance, Freedom, Justice, Kingdom of God, Mercy, Reformation, Restoration, Spiritual Warfare
A call for discernment has been sent out. Those who answer this call will need to reevaluate what has been presented to them as truth evaluated thorough the limitations of natural sight and human intellect. These shallow forms of surface perception can...
by Garris Elkins | Nov 17, 2019 | Discernment, Discipline, Dreams, Future, Grace, Rest, Sacrifice, Truth, Wisdom
There are times when the next step forward is discovered when we simply stop and rest. We live in a culture that continually drives us to experience more and more forward motion. Constant motion is advertised as proof that we have it all together and are on a mission....